Rat Section
A Three Star Championship Show held under the rules of the National Fancy Rat and the Bradford Small Livestock Society Society, with approximately 225 Rats on exhibition.
Open to NFRS members only. Here is a list of some of the Rat varieties that could be on exhibition at the `Bradford` Premier Small Animal Show 2025. Come along and see for yourself!
There are Nine Breed Sections: Self, Marked, Russian, Shaded, AOV, Rex, Dumbo, Guide Standard and Provisional Standards.
Schedule and Entry Form
The Governing Body
The National Fancy Rat Society is the Governing Body for Rats in the UK. Here you will find details of how to join if you are interested in entering the show, as well as the Standards for the different breeds.
The Breed Sections
Self
Rats are of one solid colour on top, belly and sides.
- Pink Eyed White
- Champagne
- Buff
- Platinum
- Quicksilver
- British Blue
- Black
- Chocolate
- Mink
- Ivory
- Lilac
Marked
Rats are patched with a standard colour in combination with white in various patterns.
- Berkshire
- Badger
- Irish
- Hooded
- Variegated
- Capped
- Essex
- Blazed Essex
- Chinchilla
- Squirrel
- Roan (Husky)
- Striped Roan (Banded Husky)
Russian
Rats have a different dilute colour gene.
- Blue
- Dove
- Blue Agouti
- Dove Agouti
- Silver
- Topaz
Shaded
- Argente Crème
- Himalayan
- Siamese
- Blue Point Siamese
- Burmese
- Wheaten Burmese
- Golden Himalayan
- Golden Siamese
- Marten
- Silver Agouti
- Cream Agouti
Any Other Variety
Rats not included in other sections.
- Cream
- Topaz
- Silver Fawn
- Silver
- Agouti
- Cinnamon
- British Blue Agouti (Opal)
- Lilac Agouti (Lynx)
- Pearl
- Cinnamon Pearl
- Platinum Agouti
Rex
Rats have a curly coat and whiskers.
- Self
- Marked
- Russian
- Shaded
- Any Other Variety
Dumbo
Rats have ears set low on the side of their heads.
- Self
- Marked
- Russian
- Shaded
- Any Other Variety
- Rex
Guide Standard
Rats with a guide standard.
- Blue Point Himalayan
- Russian Buff
- Russian Burmese
- Russian Silver Agouti
- Sable Burmese
- Spotted Downunder
Provisional Standard
Rats with a provisional standard.
- Bareback
- Cinnamon Chinchilla
- Copper
- Dwarf
- Havana
- Havana Agouti
- Merle
- Ivory, Pink-Eyed
- Powder Blue
- Russian Pearl
- Satin
- Silken
- Variegated Downunder