About Us

The Person Behind Precious Pet Rabbits

My first two rabbits came into my life in 1987.  My husband Andrew and I were still mostly newlyweds and our rabbits were our babies.  They lived in the house and were easily litter trained.  But our lives changed in the form of one, two, three, and then four children, so we then lived pet-less for a number of years.

At last and in a wink of an eye, our children were older and pets began entering our home again.  We moved to the country and I was ready for rabbits once more. 

We decided to breed "just one litter" for educational purposes only.  (Please read about why breeding rabbits as an educational experience for young children is not such a good idea.)  After just one litter, I was absolutely hooked!

I began breeding pedigreed Holland lops, the smallest of the lop-eared rabbits and now have produced over 600 rabbits.  I show competitively locally, regionally and nationally, traveling from Rhode Island to Georgia, and as far west as Fort Worth and even up to Grand Rapids.

I currently have 20 grand champions out of a herd of 21 seniors.

We nearly always have a rabbit or two living in the house with us.  The children love having the rabbits around and our long-haired Chihuahuas are fascinated by the funny-looking dogs that don't bark.

I began a website for my Holland lops in late 2003.  That website grew and grew until it was time for the pet rabbit information to have a space of its own.  So this is a place just for us rabbit lovers to learn about pet rabbits and enjoy some time together.

In 2006, I became a registered rabbit registrar.  Members of the American Rabbit Breeders Association who wish to register their rabbits can have them evaluated by me.  Rabbits can only be registered if they have no disqualifications, unlike dogs and cats.

In 2008, I'm working on becoming a licensed rabbit judge.  I'm studying all of the breeds and will test later this year.

Laurie Stroupe, Owner

Precious Pet Rabbits

member & licensed registrar, American Rabbit Breeders' Association

member, Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club

member, NC Rabbit Breeders' Associate

member, Sandhills Rabbit Fanciers

president, Virginia Highlands Rabbit Club

member, Classy Country Hollanders