#tiny buns

The Britannia Petite, as its name suggests, originated in England, or rather, evolved there.  By the late 1800’s the rabbit showing fancy had caught on in Britain, and the smallest white rabbits they had became known as “Polish.”  At the turn of the century, the Polish breed was a compact-typed rabbit with a low headset.  Polish were imported into the US by the early 1900’s, and here in America have remained essentially the same breed.  However in England, breeders started teaching their Polish to sit up on their forefeet, and selected breeding stock with upright stances and refined bone.  Soon their Polish had developed a completely different body type.  The breed that Americans call the Brit is still known as the Polish by British Rabbit Council standards.  When they were brought here in the 70’s, the name was changed because the ARBA already recognized a breed called Polish.