Rare Breeds Canada Rare Breeds Canada Rare Breeds Canada (RBC) is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to preserving rare breeds of Canadian livestock. The organization was founded in 1987. It focuses on the rare breeds of livestock originating in Canada, including varieties of horses, sheep, pigs, chickens and cows. RBC publishes a Rare Breeds Priority List that separates livestock breeds into "critical", "endangered", "vulnerable", "at risk" and "recovering" categories. To assist with the preservation of these breeds, RBC coordinates a breeding program which uses host farms to manage small breeding groups which are used to build new flocks of animals. As the new
Sighthound and pariah group Hounds are hunting dogs that hunt by endurance, following the scent of a game animal (scent hounds); or by speed, following the animal by sight (sighthounds). There are a few breeds of the "sighthound type", and many breeds of the "scent hound" type. Pariah dogs refers to a broad class of specific "types" of feral dogs. Any of these animals, if a breed club develops and if the dogs are sufficiently documented according to kennel club rules, might apply for listing as a breed of dog. Kennel clubs assign breeds of dogs to "Groups", which are loosely based on breed