Animal fancy

Animal fancy
"Dog fancy" and "Cat fancy" redirect here. For the magazines, see Dog Fancy (magazine) and Cat Fancy (magazine).

Animal fancy is a hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, and/or breeding of pet or domestic animals.

Fancy may include ownership,[1] showing, trialling and other competitions, breeding and judging. Hobbyists may simply collect specimens of the animal in appropriate enclosures, such as aquaria[2] and aviaries. Fanciers with means may keep hobby farms or private zoos. There are many animal fancy clubs and associations in the world catering for everything from pigeons to Irish Wolfhounds; members may own many animals or none at all.

  • In the United Kingdom, the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) was formed in 1910. As of 2010, it comprised 146 affiliated cat clubs. It licenses cat shows and it issues about 30,000 pedigrees per year. It also conducts research into feline diseases through its charity, the Cat Welfare Trust.[3]
  • In the United States, the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) was formed in 1906. It has more than 600 member clubs. It licenses cat shows, maintains breed standards, registers cats and catteries, and has programs to encourage participation in the cat fancy.[4]

References

  1. ^ wolf fanciers in Waiting for Wolves in Japan By John Knight, Oxford University Press 2003, pg 212 ISBN 0199255280
  2. ^ tropical fish fanciers in Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States by Douglas Grant Smith, Robert William Pennak, 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons 2001, pg 468 ISBN 0471358171
  3. ^ Governing Council of the Cat Fancy
  4. ^ Cat Fanciers' Association, U.S.

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