Quote Originally Posted by Running Elk View Post
Then you'll find this interesting.

Rabbit people are split and at war. HRS and ARBA.

House Rabbit Society is rabbit PETA. Don't breed, don't eat rabbits and boycott places associated with meat rabbits, always spay and nueter, no rabbits for kids, no purebreds, no reptiles, etc. it sucks because they have some incredible information on rabbit care and do advocate some good things as far as rabbit welfare. They are known to call the SPCA on and even steal rabbits from ARBA people. It's so bad that many rabbit breeders are wary to deal with selling rabbits to those outside of the community. This is very very rarely because the conditions are poor, but because of volume of rabbits breeders need to produce show stock. An up-tight, preachy, rude community that scolds people who seek help but are rabbit-ignorant.

ARBA (American Rabbit Breeders Association), A relaxed community who breeds and shows rabbits. A generally nice community, though increasingly wary of outsiders. I've had lots of fun at rabbit conventions and shows. Many of these people have farms, and culls often are eaten, donated to zoos, or sold/given to reptile people. A friend of mine used to donate her culls to the reptile section of her local zoo.

Both make up the rabbit community. It's a civil war. The rabbit forum is litterally split into two parts, with strict rules on not taking your opinions to the other half. Mostly because HRS people are vicious and will hijack and preach anywhere they can. ARBA people will sometimes defend themselves (if not just ignore it) than then a major fight happens.
Well this is news to me. Doesn't surprise me though. We were getting into show rabbits for a bit, but my daughter and friend lost interest so I only just barely got started in it. Then they thought about meat rabbits, then they gave up, lol. At the time I didn't have anything that would take a larger rabbit, so I stopped breeding, since I couldn't break even selling them around here. Wish it had been as easy to find breeders back when I had burms. I recently get another burm for a pet, so being able to breed my own will come in handy. Too bad there are so many judgmental people in the world.