Pensee Journal Vol 76, No. 2;Feb 2014 280 office@penseejournal.com Rabbits as an element of food security in rural areas of Chiapas, Mexico Francisco GUEVARA-HERNÁNDEZ Professor at the School of Agronomic Sciences in the Autonomous University of Chiapas. Carretera Ocozocoautla –Villaflores km. 84.5, Apdo. Postal 78, C.P. 30470 Villaflores, Chiapas, MEXICO. Francisco.Guevara@unach.mx Paula MENDOZA-NAZAR Professor at the School of Health, Veterinary and Animal systems in the Autonomous University of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, MEXICO René PINTO-RUIZ Professor at the School of Agronomic Sciences in the Autonomous University of Chiapas Heriberto GÓMEZ-CASTRO Professor at the School of Agronomic Sciences in the Autonomous University of Chiapas Manuel LA O-ARIAS Researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Research “Jorge Dimitrov”. Carretera vía Manzanillo, Bayamo 85100, Granma. CUBA Juan Rosendo MARTO-GONZÁLEZ Former student at the School of Agronomic Sciences in the Autonomous University of Chiapas and current project coordinator at RED AC Leopoldo MEDINA-SANSÓN Professor at the School of Health, Veterinary and Animal systems in the Autonomous University of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico Raúl PÉREZGROVAS-GARZA Professor at the Institute of Indigenous Studies. Autonomous University of Chiapas. San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico Luis A. RODRÍGUEZ-LARRAMENDI (Corresponding author) Research leader at the Network for Rural Development Studies (RED AC), Villacorzo, Chiapas, Mexico luislarra2012@gmail.com This research was financed by the Autonomous University of Chiapas (UNACH), the Mexican Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) and the Council for Science and Technology of Chiapas (COCYTECH)