rabbits has turned better, since agi is now needed in combat, also for traveling with crossroads and improving ranged damage. Intelligence is not that important, except for stealth (so not that many foxes), Dex helps crafting, Con lets you run longer, do heavy work longer etc, and raises max HHP. Str adds damage in fighting and helps q smithing. Perc helps finding foragable items and tracking people and again boosts ranged damage. Psy boosts the effect of crafted items on your stats. Cha is only needed for leadership combat skills and to become chief
see here
http://havenandhearth.wikia.com/wiki/Attributes
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