This is an unbelievably cruel disease to witness in action. I lost 13 of my pet bunnies 3 years ago after a release and it has had a major ongoing impact on my mental health and anxiety. I don't understand how this is logical when our pets are also being murdered. If these same barbaric measures were taken to irradiate the wild cat population, cat owners would never allow it! Bring back shooting wild rabbits as the 'norm' and get them back in stews and on dinner plates! Then our beloved pets can remain safe from released diseases. 2 'birds' with 1 stone as such. Cost of living has meat prices through the roof. It just makes sense. Releasing deadly diseases into nature does not.