Animal fancy

Animal fancy is a hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, 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.

Organizations

Some examples of animal fancy organizations are:

References

  1. ^ Waiting for Wolves in Japan By John Knight, Oxford University Press 2003, pg 212 ISBN 0199255280
  2. ^ 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.
  5. ^ http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/
  6. ^ http://www.ankc.org.au/default.aspx

See also