Giant rabbits save North Korea from starvation?

A year ago there was a story about a man raising giant german rabbits weighing up to 22 pounds. The one pictured here is named Herman and was the size of an average dog. The rabbits are so huge that they have lost the ability to hop, and mostly do nothing but eat all day.

The man apparently was intentionally breeding and overfeeding the bunnies to make them suitable to be eaten. Yes, he wanted to eat Herman. But he said he grew to attached to the abomination of nature and decided not to cook them.

Recently there has been a new twist on the story. North Korea has taken interest in Herman. Kim Jong Il wants to help end massive starvation in his country by putting giant bunny meat in each North Korean's dinner plate. This plans seems to be much more likely to succeed than his previous idea of feeding the populace with lobsters.

Strangely, the owner of the giant rabbits has agreed to the North Korea's evil plan to eat all the easter bunnies. So far a dozen rabbits has been sent over to the regime, but none have been eaten yet.

Links:
Google - Herman news links
BBC - Herman could be 'biggest bunny'
Wikipedia - Herman
Fox News - North Korea Seeks Giant Rabbits for Meat Production to Alleviate Food Shortage
About.com - Herman the Giant Bunny Rabbit