WHY TO RAISE RABBITS 7 



Naturally enough many fanciers also sell 

 utility rabbits and food animals, especially if 

 they happen to be breeders of Belgian hares, 

 Giants or New Zealands. Only a few of all 

 those raised will be of the highest type and 

 some outlet for the culls is needed. It often 

 happens that breeders who start with utility 

 stock and no high aspirations eventually be- 

 come ardent fanciers. This is a fascinating side 

 of rabbit keeping and is appealing to an in- 

 creasingly large number of men, especially as 

 speculators and dishonest breeders are being 

 curbed and opportunities for redress presented 

 through the medium of a national association. 



Finally there is the keeping of rabbits for 

 pets by children. Pet rabbits have been pop- 

 ular with boys from a time which extends 

 much farther back than the oldest of us can 

 remember. The rabbits most often seen are 

 little pink-eyed white creatures which all too 

 often move along to the rabbit Heaven in a 

 veffy short time. If your boy wants to keep 

 rabbits get him some other kind, for these have 

 many faults and few virtues. Belgian Hares, 

 Dutch rabbits, New Zealand Reds, Check- 

 ered Giants, and Himalayans will be found 



