All Jersey Rabbitry

It all started when I was 9 years old back in 1972 in Warwick RI  my father brought me home a Tort Dutch Rabbit as a pet.  One thing led to another. After our move to Narragansett RI  I talked my dad into bringing me to Nugent’s Rabbitry in East Greenwich where they raised Standard Chinchilla rabbits.  That is where I got my first pair.  Soon after my father took me to visit Paul Jurgelonis to register all my rabbits.  My first show was the RI Rabbit Breeders show, then the Bay State Rabbit Breeders show, and many 4-H shows.  I did pretty well. 

 

 I soon got into some New Zealand’s.  My 4-H leader Walt Taylor gave me a pair to start out with.  Then I ventured into Belgian Hares back in 1978. I ended up with around 100 holes at the age of 13. In 1977 I earned the ARBA Regional Leadership Award which I was proud of.  In 1980 I joined the U.S. Marine Corps and soon after  my parents advised me that we had a raccoon attack killing all of my rabbits. In August 2009 I led my adopted son Thomas into the rabbit fancy. He and I drove to Chicago IL to pick up our new pair of Belgian Hares from Jeannie Walton. 

 

On the home front,  Sheila Scagnelli introduced me to showing again so we drove up to a Midnight Madness show in Topsfield MA, low and behold, who is Judging but Paul Jurgelonis , the man who use to register my rabbits with ARBA when I was a kid..  Not having seen him since 1977 or 78 I was quite surprised, baffled,  and excited to say the least.  My son won a Red Mini Rex at that show (Peaches) which turned out to be a great brood doe. He ended up being #7 in the sweepstakes that year showing only his Red Mini Rex.  As we grew in showing, so did our herd of many breeds.  This led to the formation of All Jersey Rabbitry.

 

All Jersey Rabbitry is a small 60 hole rabbitry located in the State of Rhode Island. . My primary breeds are  Belgian Hares, Checkered Giants and Standard Chinchilla's. We also breed and exhibit Tans, Mini Lops, New Zealand Whites and Broken along with Red Mini Rex, Blanc de Hotots, Czech Frosties, a new breed  about to be introduced to our rabbit people this year..  My rabbitry is registered with ARBA (C225)

 

I am currently a  member of the National Specialty Clubs: listed on the home page.

 

My son Wyatt and I  have traveled extensively showing our rabbits. We show Belgian Hares and Checkered Giants as well as Standard Chins along with other breeds.   I have attended Minneapolis MN ARBA Convention, the Indianapolis IN ARBA Convention, I missed Kansas, and I attended the Harrisburg PA ARBA Convention as well at the Forth Worth Texas ARBA Convention and  the Portland Oregon ARBA Convention. I t hink Portland was the furthest we have ever traveled for a rabbit show. We are now looking forward to traveling back to Indianapolis in 2017 and getting a bit closer to home, Springfield MA in 2018.  

 

I am currently a rabbit registrar for the ARBA and it is my intention to pursue my ARBA Judges License in the near future.  Feel free to contact me for rabbits that I may have available.    Thank You!!!!