I guess there is three breeds of chinchilla rabbits, the chinchilla named because it's fur resebles that of the rodent and was bred for its fur. This one was imported from France. The American chinchilla, selectively bred for larger size for more of a meat rabbit, these are the only heritage rabbit labeled as critically endangered. And then they took oversized American chinchilla and crossed them with white flemish giants. They have been purebreed for over 45yrs. All three look the same , just different sizes. Giants they say "have no competition when it comes to producing meat fast and cost efficiently." Unfortunately it looks like they are now rare. I'm going to keep looking but so far I've only found show quality ones from breeders in the $60-$80 price range. Seems like a lot of $$ doesn't it?
