For many years rabbits have been raised in this country as pets and as fancy stock for competitive exhibitions. Until recently, however, there has been no real incentive to breed them for practical ends, as they were not actually needed for food, and better fur than theirs could be had for little money. Now many rabbit breeds are used as pets.
| BREED | WEIGHT | COLOR | USE |
| American | 8-11 lb. | Blue and white | Meat, fur, show |
| American Silver Fox | 8-12 lb. | Black and blue | Meat, fur, show |
| Angora wooler | 5 lb. and up | Black, blue, fawn, white | Wool, show |
| Belgian Hare | 8 lb. | Red, tan, chestnut | show |
| Beveren | 7 ½ lb. and up | Blue, white, blue-eyed black | show |
| Californian | 8-10 ½ lb. | white with colored nose, ear, feet, and tail | Meat, show |
| Champagne d`Argent | 9-12 lb. | White, silver, blue undercoat | Show, meat |
| Checkered Giant | 11 lb. and up | White and black or blue | Show, fur, meat |
| Chinchilla | 9-12 lb. | Gray with white belly | Show, fur |
| Dutch | 3 ½ - 5 ½ lb. | White and black, blue, chocolate, tortoise, gray, or steel gray | Show, laboratory |
| English Spot | 9-12 lb. | White with black, blue, chocolate, tortoise, lilac, gray, or steel gray spots | Show, meet, labaratory |
| Flemish Giant | 13 lb. and up | Black, steel gray, light gray, sandy, blue, white or fawn | Show, meat |
| Havana | 5-7 lb. | Chocolate, blue | Fur, show |
| Himalayan | 2 ½ -5 lb. | White with colored nose, ears, feet and tail | Show, laboratory |
| Lilac | 5 ½ -9 lb. | Pinkish gray | Fur, meat, show |
| Lops | 10 lb. and up | gray | show |
| Marten | 5 ½ -9 lb. | Chocolate, silver, silver sable, black, blue | Fur, show |
| New Zealand | 9- 12 lb. | Red, white, black | Meat, show |
| Palomino | 9-11 lb. | Golden, lynx | Meat, show |
| Polish | 2 ½ -3 ½ lb. | White, black, chocolate | Show, laboratory |
| Rex | 7 lb. and up | numerous colors | Show, fur |
| Satin | 8-11 lb. | Black, red, blue, copper, white | Meat, show, fur |
| Silver | 6 lb. | gray, fawn, chocolate | show |
| Tan | 4-6 lb. | black and tan, blue and tan | show |