Rabbit & Cavy News

I already posted some details in another post, about our 50th anniversary rabbit show coming up this Sunday, March 11 at Jefferson, Wisconsin…but….I thought I’d also throw in some good reasons for joining our rabbit club, or a local rabbit club near you.

All the rabbit shows that us rabbit breeders enjoy and faithfully attend are put on by local rabbit clubs.  These clubs vary from small, loosely-knit organizations, to large, highly-organized clubs that operate under parliamentary procedure, and of course there are clubs that fall in-between these two extremes. 

Any way you slice it - it is by the hard work of these rabbit club members that rabbit shows are successfully carried out. 

A wonderful by-product of this hard work is the social aspect; through meetings, group discussion and planning, and working together at a show, rabbit breeders have the opportunity to come together for a common cause.  Actual fun has been known to occasionally break out amidst all the work being done.  Many life-long friendships have evolved from working together through rabbit clubs.

These clubs ensure our hobby’s future!

Consider donating your time or expertise to your local rabbit club today - almost any contribution will be highly appreciated; arranging or running group meetings, providing refreshments for meetings, making or sending a club newsletter, tracking expenses, even making or maintaining a club website just to name a few things that can be done with minimal time commitments. 

For those who like the physical end of rabbit shows, the jobs are plentiful; setting up and tearing down at a rabbit show, clean up, handing out ribbons, organizing a raffle, taking or sorting entries and ramrodding classes at busy shows, and not to forget; writing for judges!  All these tasks, and more, are important for a rabbit show to run smoothly and each takes people-power!

The cost to join is usually minimal or non-existent.  If you are a rabbit breeder, there is no good excuse why you could not donate just a little time to help out your local rabbit club!

Badger RBA has been around for 50 years!  This is due to the focus of our founding members and the commitment of those who’ve joined since.  If you are in southern Wisconsin, join us today and plan to be part of our 75 year celebration!  I might be crawling in the door by then, but I’ll be there, hopefully with a nice show string of Polish by then………

And, if you are not in southern Wisconsin, look for a local rabbit club near you - if there isn’t one, start your own club!

Make a difference and help keep our hobby alive!

Hope to see you at the show this coming weekend - feel free to talk to any of our members for more info on how you can help our rabbit breeding hobby! 

Cathy