Yearly Archives: 2017

History of the NAC (UK)

The National Angora Club was founded in 1963 and was created from the amalgamation of the United Angora Rabbit Club (UARC) and the British Angora Rabbit Society (BARS).  From its inception the president of the club was Mrs Barbara Pratley (Willowbank).  She is one of the breed’s most influential figures both from a exhibition and… Read more »

Importance of water for your Angoras

Angora rabbits need water as part of their daily routine. Wild rabbits tend to get sufficient water from eating grass and greens whilst domesticated rabbits have a largely dry diet and need to have additional water supplied in their cages. This can be through a bottle attached to the cage door held in place by… Read more »

Ethical Angora

At Ethical Angora we believe there should be only one way to produce Angora yarns and that’s by keeping rabbits to the highest welfare standards possible, with respect for their natures and a little bit of love thrown in for good measure.

NAC social media update

You can follow us on Twitter: @angora_club or on Facebook: National Angora Rabbit Club (UK) for regular updates and feeds from the website or sign up to these direct via the Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed. Twitter Open group which anyone can follow and for the UK National Angora Club, for all those who care about… Read more »

Routines

Everyone will have their own way of doing things when it comes to keeping their own Angora rabbits. This is the routine of an experienced breeder. Rabbits can be fed once or twice a day and appreciate being fed at the same time or times every day.

Angora rabbit welfare

The welfare of the Angora rabbit is very important to all members of the National Angora Club, whether exhibitors, craftspeople, pet owners or members with a combination of all three interests. 

Club Officials 2017-2019

The National Angora Club (NAC) officials for 2017 – 2019 are listed below and include breeders, judges and enthusiasts of the English angora rabbit. If you are interested in joining the NAC (UK) then why not contact us for more information on how to become a member or go to the Constitution and rules.

The Welfare Code

This welfare code has been unofficial for many years, and has now been discussed at our Annual General Meeting and published in our yearbook. National Angora Club Members: Make the welfare of the rabbit their priority. Do not breed Angora rabbits for sale for commercial gain. Sell only to vetted private owners and not to… Read more »

Keeping Angoras cool in summer

Top 10 approaches to keeping your Angoras cool in hot weather: Clip them to remove the large long coats Use frozen bottles of water or frozen pads so they can sit by them to cool down Hang a wet towel in front of their cage or cover part of the hutch with a wet towel… Read more »