Welcome to the 

Texas Rabbit Breeders

Association Website

TEXAS BOASTS a large ground area and within the state boundaries you'll find a hearty, ambitious, friendly, and plentiful group of rabbit breeders, supporters, and friends!  The Texas Rabbit Breeders Association is proud of our state and the many members who are dedicated to the support of their Organization.

We hope you find our pages interesting, informational, educational, and a place you'll want to visit often.

If the Texas RBA can provide assistance to you in any way, please feel free to contact us. We exist to serve the Texas Rabbit Community.

SOME OF THE  hyperlinks on our menu refer to documents in the .pdf format and require an Adobe Reader.   Click on the Adobe Reader icon for a free download.  

NEWSLETTER  One newsletter is mailed to each household about the 10th of Feb. Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct. and Dec. Only one (1) newsletter is mailed to each address, unless full TRBA membership dues have been paid by each member at that address. All advertisements must be sent to the secretary’s office with proper fees. Do not send to the News Editor as that will only delay the process and you may miss the deadline. Deadline dates for having all newsletter items to the secretary’s office are the 1^st. of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep. & Nov. Ad rates are listed in the newsletter. We encourage you to send in ads, articles, questions, recipes, comments, etc.

FIRST CLASS POSTAGE  Our newsletter is mailed to each household by pre-sort mail. Some members choose to pay a fee to receive the newsletter by 1^st. class postage. If you wish to receive your newsletter by 1^st. class postage send the fee of $9.00 to the secretary’s office.

REGISTERED RABBITRIES  If you would like to register your rabbitry, and no one else has that rabbitry name, you may do so by paying the $10.00 fee. The registration remains in effect for as long as your membership is current. If your membership lapses, the rabbitry registration lapses also. The fee must be paid again if the member rejoins and wishes to have the rabbitry registered, providing no one else has taken the name. If you have a TRBA registered rabbitry it is automatically included in the yearbook at no additional fee.

MEMBERSHIP CONTEST The TRBA has a membership contest which runs from July 1^st. thru June 30^th. Only TRBA members may participate and only new memberships will be considered, no renewals will be counted. A minimum of five (5) new members is required to be eligible for an award. 1^st. place award - $25.00, 2^nd. place$15.00 and 3^rd. place $10.00. Winners announced and prizes awarded at Annual State Meeting in July.

SWEEPSTAKES CONTEST The TRBA maintains an open rabbit, youth rabbit and an open cavy sweepstakes contest which runs from January 1^st. through December 31^st. If you wish to participate in the sweepstakes contests, be sure to enter every show under the name exactly as you joined TRBA. Sweepstakes points may be accumulated only by TRBA members and under the exact name/s as shown in the TRBA records. Per ARBA rules, no one may enter an ARBA Sanctioned Show under a rabbitry name. Points may not be combined or separated at anytime during the sweepstakes year.

SCHOLARSHIP FUND The TRBA maintains a Scholarship Fund and is continually striving to help our young people further their education. Rules/requirements for Scholarship Award eligibility are printed in the Jan/Feb and Mar/Apr Newsletters. Rules/requirements may be obtained from the TRBA Secretary. All applicants must secure a Scholarship Application from the TRBA Secretary’s office in the same year in which he/she is applying for the award and must meet all eligibility requirements.

TRBA MERCHANDISE We have TRBA arm patches, caps, t-shirts, mugs and other logo items for sale. Contact the TRBA Secretary or Membership Services Chairman for information on any of these items.

YEARBOOK  Our yearbook is mailed once per year by bulk mail. Our target date is October. During the year, new members do not automatically receive a yearbook when they join. If you want a yearbook prior to the yearly mailing, or you would like to have an extra yearbook, you may send $4.00 to the secretary’s office and one will be sent to you by 1^st. class postage. You may wish to note the following information for future yearbook publications: Breeds Raised: If you would like to list the breed/s you raise in our yearbook, there is a yearly fee of $7.50 per breed listing. Upon payment of the fee, your name is also given when inquires are made asking for that breed. E-Mail Address: We have an "E-Mail Address" section and you may have your name and e-mail address listed for a yearly fee of $7.50 per listing. Member and Business Advertisements: If you wish to advertise in the yearbook, contact the secretary’s office for current fees. All fees should be paid by June 15^th of each year in order to be included in the annual yearbook.