Rare Breeds

Between 1900 and 1973 the UK lost26 of its native breeds, caused by changing farming methods and a moreintensive approach to food production.  The Rare Breeds Survival Trust wasformed in 1973 by a group of pioneering individuals to conserve the UK’s nativebreeds, with particular focus on ensuring that we do not lose any of the mostvulnerable.  RBST is the charity that exists to conserve and promote ournative livestock and equine breeds, whether sheep, cattle, pigs or poultry, assustainable alternatives to the intensively farmed breeds that have come todominate our countryside in recent decades.

Perfectly adapted to ourlandscapes

Our original native breeds arenow beginning to be recognised as extraordinary animals which bring incrediblebenefits to nature, living and working in harmony with our countryside.Perfectly adapted to our landscapes, thriving in a variety of environments,they can help restore degraded soil, improve our biodiversity, provide publicbenefits and provide commercial opportunities including meat, eggs, wools andskins.

For more information contactvisit www.rbst.org.uk or our local SouthWest Volunteer Hub: www.rbst.org.uk/hub/england-south-west/

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