The first litter of Satin rabbits came from famous breeder Mr. Walter Huey’s rabbitry, as he was trying to improve his Havana rabbits. This resulted in kits that had the satin gene. At first, Huey would place these Satin Havanas in shows against other Havanas. After some time, the American Federation of Havana Breeders sponsored “Satin Havanas” as its own breed. After many years of tweaking the breed, the Satin rabbit was recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association in 1956. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/