Robyn Parton asked:
 >  I live in
 >Florida, and there are wild rabbits everywhere.  It occurred to me
 >that it would be easy enough to trap and eat them, but I was told by
 >several local hunters not to eat the wild rabbits in the summer
 >months.  They said that the extreme heat causes some sort of liver
 >disease that taints the meat.  I have never heard of this and question
 >how an entire species can be diseased every summer and still live in
 >the area (and apparently thrive)...
 >Also, why only rabbits?
 >Can anyone shed some light on the subject?

Maybe Tularemia (Rabbit Fever)?
http://www.beaglesunlimited.com/rabbit-hunting/tularemia-rabbit-fever

Basically you have to make sure when skinning you wear rubber gloves 
to not get the bacteria into an open cut and then cook thoroughly.