What in the hell is this, weird tumor or something on this rabbit

[ZekeZX10]

I took this rabbit a couple hours ago and just got home and was cleaning it to make a stew and I just lost my appetite. After I skinned it I saw this weird growth like tumor or something on his leg. No way I'm going to eat this thing I don't care if it's just localized to his leg it freaked me out.

UPDATE: Sent video to the wildlife health program in Arizona and the Department Veterinarian and she said it was definitely a tapeworm cyst....mmmmm....yummy. She said "it would be best to not consume the animal"....no problem here lol

 

[Ezana4CE]

@ZekeZX10 Good call.

 

[airgunner53]

Gross. I opened up a rabbit last season and found one in it. Also had an unhealthy looking liver. Tossed the whole thing. Saw my first bot worm too. People say it's safe but also, no thank you.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Gross. I opened up a rabbit last season and found one in it. Also had an unhealthy looking liver. Tossed the whole thing. Saw my first bot worm too. People say it's safe but also, no thank you.

@airgunner53 Can you describe in detail how the liver looked?

 

[airgunner53]

It had splotchy coloring like a bad camo paint job of various colored as opposites to a solid dark color. 1 other time I had found one with heavy white freckled like patterns.

 

[Ezana4CE]

It had splotchy coloring like a bad camo paint job of various colored as opposites to a solid dark color. 1 other time I had found one with heavy white freckled like patterns.

@airgunner53 Good call

@ZekeZX10 Did your rabbit’s liver look strange as well?