Although the rabbit is a notorious pest it proved helpful to many people during the Great Depression and during wartime. Trapping rabbits helped farmers and stationhands by providing something to eat, extra income and in some cases helped pay off farming debts. Rabbits were fed to working dogs, and boiled to be fed to the poultry. Later, frozen rabbit carcases were traded locally and exported. Pelts too, were used in the fur trade and are still used in the felt-hat industry.