If people can become werewolves, why not other animals too?

Question

I mean if a rabbit survived a bite of a werewolf by some freak occurrence, could he not become a were-rabbit?

Answer 1

Well, how many were-fleas and were-woodticks would you have running around?  They'd be biting the werewolf while he was running around.  

Answer 2

No. The meaning of "were wolf" is man-wolf, so a were-rabbit, or whatever, would be a man who turns into a rabbit, not a rabbit that turns into some kind of killer rabbit-wolf thing.

Answer 3

Watch courage the cowardly dog...there's an episode with a were-rabbit :).

Answer 4

werewolves are creatures of the night...the werewolf is a wolf creature it isn't a zoo-morph because wolves are associated with the moon, werewolves don't go after rabbits they go after humans to eat their hearts especially the hearts of maidens.  

Answer 5

I suggest you watch Courage the Cowardly dog.