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English Spot Rabbit - Oryctolagus Cuniculus

English Spot Rabbit - Oryctolagus Cuniculus

 

Breed Organization

American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc. (ARBA)
P.O. Box 5667
Bloomington, IL 61702
Phone: (309)664-7500
Fax: (309)664-0941
Website: www.arba.net
Email: ARBAPOST@aol.com

The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC)
P.O. Box 477
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Phone: (919)542-5704
Fax: (919)545-0022
Website: www.albc-usa.org

The British Rabbit Council
Phone: 01636-676042
Website: www.thebrc.org

Breed Description

Weight: 5-8 lb.
The English Spot is an old breed suspected to have origins similar to that of the Checkered Giant, including Flemish Giants and some kind of spotted wild rabbit. English Spots have been bred in England since the 1880s, and the first English Spots imported to America were from England. This breed is mostly white, with coloring on the nose, ears, and around the eyes, and chains of colored spots along its sides including a black stripe down its spine.



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The English Spot is a very active breed because of its high arch and needs at least 2 hours of running time each day. On the show table they are supposed to run on the table to demonstrate their full-arch type (this is true for all full-arch breeds except the Britannia Petite). English Spots make good pets because they are generally quite docile, but like most rabbits, they do have a few "mad march hare moments"! They will happily tolerate other pets including Guinea Pigs and familiarize themselves with domestic cats.

More recently, breeders in the UK have been able to cross the English Spot with smaller rabbit breeds. It has been quite a slow process, although the latest families of offspring are showing muted-grey markings of the English Spot including the spine stripe, eye patches, and nose patch. Currently, this "scaled down" version of the English Spot is not recognized by professional bodies, but is recognized amongst some breeders as the 'Mini English'. The Netherland Dwarf, however can be shown in the UK in any recognized colour for any breed so there are a few dedicated breeders who can be seen with English marked Netherland Dwarves.


Breed Standard - ARBA

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Condition: Per ARBA definition


Varieties

ARBA-accepted varieties: Black, Blue, Chocolate, Gold, Gray, Lilac, Tortoise


Breed Standard - British Rabbit Council

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