Rabbits changing hands as property (8)
I believe the answer is:
chattels
'property' is the definition.
(I have seen 'personal property' mean 'chattels' so perhaps 'property' could also mean 'chattels')
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
(Other definitions for chattels that I've seen before include "Movable possessions, often accompany goods" , "Moveables (in law)" , "personal property" , "Movable possessions as opposed to, say, house" .)