Just though I'd share a bit of an experience I had today.
I've only just this week started looking for my first permissions. Today I visited a farm/riding stables that also had a farm shop. as usual there wasn't much happening until I told him that any rabbits or woodys would be given to the shop, this made him much more responsive, so maybe a little bribe of rabbits and woody's prepped for the farmers may be the way in.
Fingers crossed..