How to prepare and cook rabbit
Canada’s food safety guide http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/eating-nutrition/safety-salubrite/cook-temperatures-cuisson-tbl-eng.php recommends cooking rabbit meat to an internal temperature of 74°C (165°F).
United States Department of Agriculture
Rabbit From Farm to Table: Food Safety Fact Sheet
Michele Henry demonstrates why you shouldn’t hop past this formerly exotic meat at your local butcher shop.