There were now over five hundred judges, who wanted people to breed exhibition rabbits with beautiful fur.

[10] The BRC's legal department was said in 1944 to be ready to challenge any local councils which prohibited the keeping of rabbits, as this was contrary to the war effort.

In 1954 a representative of the council said that "all rabbit breeders had a duty to the nation and that was a better feeding stuffs conversion into meat", to lessen the country's reliance on imported food.

[14][15] In 1977, the secretary of the BRC "said that two or three does, kept in an ordinary backyard could produce enough meat for one family meal a week".

[17] Its slogan was "Grow more rabbit meat for home consumption, and Angora wool for export".

[27][28] Members of the society were directly involved with dealing with the effects of the disease among domestic rabbits.

[39][40] The BRC awards stars, certificates for winning breed classes, diplomas, and identifies champion rabbits.