My English Angora Rabbits

Jenny, black VM senior doe

Angoras are one of the oldest domestic rabbit breeds in the world. Because they have been used primarily as pets and for their wool, for so long, they have had a lot of close contact with humans, and usually have an excellent personality. Please check my Links page for web sites with excellent information on Angora care, grooming, wool, showing, etc. Check my BEW English Angora page for information about theVienna gene, and breeding blue-eyed whites. And please check my About Me page for my own personal history in raising this wonderful breed.

Following is my for-sale list, which I'll try to keep current. After the For-Sale list, is information on shipping rabbits via the airlines.

For-Sale List:

(Sorry, none available at this time.)

Terms used in the For-Sale List:

* VM = Vienna Marked . These are colored, with some white markings, usually on the nose and/or forehead. Often they have some areas of blue in their eyes. VM are not showable, but are good for pets, wool, and for breeding to get BEW. These are sometimes called dutch marked, sports, or mismarked.

* VC = Vienna Carrier. These have one Vienna gene, but don't show it. They don't have any white markings or blue in the eyes. They are solid colored and showable (if no other DQs). They will produce BEW offspring if bred to a VM, VC, or BEW.

* BEW = blue-eyed white

* REW = ruby-eyed white

* "V" numbers, such as "V502 = ear numbers

Shipping:

I used to ship several times a year, but more and more it has gotten to be such a hassle. I really don’t want to ship anymore. I am only breeding a few litters per year now, and I can probably sell these few more locally. The following is for information only. Prices and airline information may have changed since this was written.

U.S. Airways is the airline I usually use for shipping rabbits. In the fall of 2001, they discontinued their less expensive "Express Service" through the Cargo Office. They now only have their PDQ service available for shipping live animals of any kind. This service is about $170.00 for about one to three or four rabbits. PDQ shipments go through the passenger terminal (instead of the cargo/freight office), thus saving a lot of ground transporting and time during plane changes, and allowing the rabbits to remain in air conditioning (or heat, in the winter) most of the time. At some airports, you will pick up a PDQ shipment at the passenger terminal, baggage claim area. At other airports, PDQ shipments are picked up at the Air Cargo Office.

Rabbits are required to have a health certificate, at the cost of $20.00 per rabbit. Because I am so far from an airport, I have to ask $35.00 for my trip to and from the airport, for long distance calls, and any incidentals. This also covers my expenses in getting the carrier ready for shipping. For the carrier it’s self, I will only charge what I pay. Price will depend on where I get it, and exactly what size, but probably about $14.00 for a one-hole carrier, about $23.00 for a 2-hole, or about $25.00 for a three hole. Carrier price can vary a lot. If you don't want to keep the carrier, you can return it to me via UPS or FedEx, and I will refund the money.

I have always been able to use a regular rabbit carrier, but I am often questioned, and I know it is just a matter of time before an agent tells me that they will only accept the old-fashioned heavy and crude wooden box (which I refuse to use), or a plastic dog/cat type of carrier. I did use this type of dog/cat carrier on one shipment, and although it is not as good for transporting rabbits as a rabbit carrier, it is adequate, and I may have to use them in the future. In the meantime, I will try to keep using a rabbit carrier. Another disadvantage of using the dog/cat type of carrier, is that there can only be one rabbit per carrier. That means that if you want to receive three rabbits, in three carriers, you must pay three times the PDQ charge. With a normal rabbit carrier, I can put three rabbits in a three-hole carrier, for one charge.

When receiving rabbits PDQ, or any counter-to-counter service, either at the passenger terminal or the Air Cargo Office, freight must be prepaid, so that fee will have to be included in what you pay to me before shipping.

Some airlines, or airports, have an embargo (won't ship live animals) for the whole summer, because of the risks involved in shipping in hot weather. Some airlines will take it on a day-to-day basis, and will ship if the predicted temperature at all ground points is not above 85 degrees. Rabbits can usually be shipped during the winter, unless extremely cold, or during winter storms. They sometimes need a letter of acclimation from a vet, stating they are used to, and can stand, temperatures down to a certain degree. This is not a problem, since my rabbits are raised outside in an unheated building, and do very well in the cold. It's much harder to find a good day in the summer for shipping.

Delta is my second choice in airlines, and I have shipped with them quite a few times in the past. Delta discontinued their less expensive cargo/freight service for animals, "Priority First", on April 1, 2001. Their only service for rabbits now, is their counter-to-counter service, "Delta Pets First", which is about $162.50. Delta has changed their rules several times. At one point I was not able to ship with them, but I think new rules have made them available to me again.

Several years ago, I made two shipments with North West Airlines, Cargo Service. Cost was about $125.00 for a 2-hole rabbit carrier with two rabbits. I was not at all pleased with their service on either of the shipments, and will not try them again.

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