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This is a group designed specifically to find out what is going on in the area of District 9. This is a group specially for American Rabbit Breeders Association members who raise and breed rabbits and cavies in the states of New Jersey, Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia and multiple foreign countries.

A great place to discuss issues, get advise, inform, advertise rabbits for sale or just have some fun and find out the news & shows for District 9!

District 9 Director: Dr. Jay E. Hreiz
jehvmd08@comcast.net

 

   Fellow members of District 9,

Welcome to our website! Encompassing a large portion of the east coast, District 9 contains the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington D.C., and multiple foreign countries. We boast a very diverse, active, and talented group of ARBA members – both open and youth!

Our web site contains a large amount of information for those who reside in District 9. Included are a listing of our state representatives along with their biographies and contact information, licensed registrars and judges in district 9, show results, educational opportunities, pictures from events, and much more. This is all provided to us by our very talented Tracy Lukeman from Virginia who has served as the webmaster for this web site for many years.

Since 2009 I have been serving as your District 9 Director. I have been a member of the ARBA since 1995 and have lived in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and my current residence of Charlotte, North Carolina. I’ve enjoyed being a licensed judge #789 since 2002 and have had the opportunity to judge in many US states, Canada, as well as halfway across the world in Japan.

Raising rabbits introduced me to veterinary medicine and solidified my professional goals. I’m a 2004 graduate of Penn State (go Nittany Lions!) and a 2008 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine. I currently work as an associate veterinarian near my home in Charlotte seeing companion animals (dogs and cats) along with exotics (rabbits, cavies, small mammals, reptiles, and birds). I am also the current chairman of the ARBA Rabbit & Cavy Health Committee.

One of the many initiatives I set out to achieve in 2009 was to bring the ARBA Convention back to District 9. The last time it was here was in 1976 in York, PA. In 2011 the ARBA Board awarded the honor of hosting the 2013 ARBA National Convention and Show to the Mid Atlantic Rabbit & Cavy Shows. This is an organization that I am passionate about, serving as their club secretary. Mark your calendars for October 19-23, 2013! History Awaits in the Keystone State!

As your director I am here to serve as your active voice on the ARBA Board. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns you have regarding our district or the ARBA in general. As always, please stop by and say hello at a show. I look forward to working with you!



Sincerely,

Jay E. Hreiz, VMD
ARBA Judge #789
ARBA District 9 Director

 

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PaSRBA Convention

February 4-5, 2012

 

NC Convention

March 10 & 11, 2012
 

 

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District 9 Youth

 

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October 27-November 31, 2012

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* Current District 9 shows are posted at the D-9 Yahoo Group! *

 

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