Welp, this chapter confirms it: given the right motivation (labor), training (TV) and equipment (household chore items), they're essentially killer rabbits.
@Ced1106: it's something I've seen before as well, the OP to shomin sample and the mid-cards of Pandora in the Crimson shell are two examples that jump out at me. I think it's related to Sazae-san, but that might just be something that came up as I searched for an answer.