My opinion about buying an Angora Rabbit off Craigslist

I was recently talking to a good friend about people buying Angora rabbits from Craigslist. My personal opinion is that Craigslist should not be the place to go to purchase a Show Quality English Angora. Now, I a biased and I admit it.


I do not see a problem with Craigslist as a whole. I love Craigslist and have found many awesome, items, and animals there. Yes, I bought two horses off Craigslist some time ago. I did not have any issue with them. However, I had to give them to my brother due to issues beyond my control.

Angora rabbits, well. I do not believe I would purchase one from Craigslist. I believe that now, in Texas, we have several reputable breeders of this breed and can easily find them in blogs, webpages, and even Facebook. Unfortunately, some people do not want to pay the prices some of us might charge, but the problem is they do not take into consideration the time and effort it went in selecting the proper breeding, feeding and maintaining the rabbits and then showing the rabbit. These are very expensive things to do. Also, one has to always take into consideration the reputation of the breeder, the years of investment in the breed, and the knowledge to continue striving to Standard of Perfection.

A craigslist breeder of the Angora rabbits, might not necesserily take all the aforementioned things into consideration. Some just want to sell a "cute" rabbit without letting the buyer know in advance the work and dedication that goes into this breed. I do have to admit, a $40-50 angora rabbit seems like a great bargain, but many times, one gets what they pay for. Often one will purchase an animal because it is "cute" and then get tired of it, then ends up neglecting it.

I always warn about doing these types of deals on Craigslists when it comes to Angora rabbits. I know that other rabbit breeds do not necessarily need the extra attention of these high maintenance rabbits, and some good, reputable breeders or said breeds sale on Craigslist. I am not talking about any other breed, but the Angora.

I know my friend's point of view is, "never buy from Craigslis". My point of view is regardless of where you purchase an Angora rabbit, do the research. Find out as much as you can about the breed. Figure out what you want the rabbit for, is it to show, pet, or fiber? Then, once a person knows the reason for getting an Angora rabbit, decide where your best place to purchase it is. I always say, "buyer beware", then again, even reputable breeders of Angoras have some time or another lost their way and sold rabbits just to "make room for new ones".

There, this is my opinion about Craigslist buying of Angora rabbits.