A Giant Chinchilla, owned by Tania Fisk of Southbridge, is examined by Mr Tom Pilling, the manager of the Canterbury Domestic Rabbit Association, at the combined rabbit show at Northlands shopping mall on Saturday. The show was organised by the Rabbit Council of New Zealand and the Canterbury Domestic Rabbit Association. Three types of Chinchilla rabbit were on show — the standard, the giant, and the satin chinchilla. Chinchilla rabbits are named after a South American rodent that has a pelt highly prized in the fur trade.
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86A Giant Chinchilla, owned by Tania Fisk of Southbridge, is examined by Mr Tom Pilling, the manager of the Canterbury Domestic Rabbit Association, at the combined rabbit show at Northlands shopping mall on Saturday. The show was organised by the Rabbit Council of New Zealand and the Canterbury Domestic Rabbit Association. Three types of Chinchilla rabbit were on show — the standard, the giant, and the satin chinchilla. Chinchilla rabbits are named after a South American rodent that has a pelt highly prized in the fur trade. Press, 23 April 1984, Page 2
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