IN days of war, our stock of wild rabbits has value as a food-supply, but the experience of the War of 1914–18 was that the absence of game-keepers and rabbit-trappers permitted an excessive increase; and their food value did not balance the damage to crops they did. Accordingly, in 1917 it was found necessary to legislate for the prevention of damage by rabbits, the emergency legislation being repealed in 1921. The experience of the last war is likely to be repeated in the present conflict, but now the situation is more favourable from the nation's point of view, since there has been on the statute book since July of this year a Prevention of Damage by Rabbits Act, which offers facilities for dealing with the rabbit pest. For the successful carrying out of the obligations of the Act, the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare has published a revised and enlarged edition of its “Instructions for Dealing with Rabbits”. This 20-page pamphlet gives much information about rabbit-proof fencing, fumigation, long-netting, ferreting, shooting, catching witli dazzle-light (an impracticable method under ‘black-out’ conditions), catching in enclosures, and it naturally omits reference to the less humane method of the steel-trap against which the Federation has waged constant warfare. The pamphlet is a handy and reliable guide to methods of keeping down rabbits, and its value is increased by the inclusion of the text and a brief explanation of the provisions of the new Act. Single copies of the pamphlet may be had free on enclosing a stamped and addressed quarto envelope to UFAW, Gordon House, 29 Gordon Square, London, W.C.1, or larger quantities will be supplied at cost price (3d. each).