Silver Fox Rabbit is a rabbit breed developed in Ohio in the United States in the 1920s by the breeder Walter B. Garland, who selected for a solid black coat tipped with silver-white guard hairs meant to resemble the fur of the wild silver fox, a color-phase form of the red fox valued in the fur trade. The breed was originally raised for meat and pelts during the era when rabbit fur farming was a more significant American industry, and its dense, upright coat was considered one of the finest fur textures among rabbit breeds. Silver Fox numbers declined sharply as commercial rabbit fur farming faded over the twentieth century, and the breed is now considered a rare heritage breed conserved mainly by hobbyist breeders and rare-breed organizations.
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In 1925, the breed was accepted by the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) at the Colorado Springs convention in both blue and black varieties.
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