The Californian Rabbit is a breed of domestic rabbit developed for the fur and meat industries by George S. West of Lynwood, California, beginning in 1923. West crossed a herd of genetically pure New Zealand White rabbits with Standard Chinchilla rabbits for their dense coat and Himalayan rabbits, from which the breed takes its distinctive dark-pointed markings. The breed was first shown in 1928 and its standard was accepted by the American Rabbit Breeders Association in 1939. Today the Californian is the second most popular meat-producing rabbit breed in the world after the New Zealand rabbit, and its dense, plush coat also qualifies it as a fancy breed.
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