Avicultural Society
The Avicultural Society is a British aviculture association based in London . Worldwide it had around 5,000 members in the mid-1990s. The association takes care of the breeders of foreign cage and aviary birds . It also publishes the Avicultural Magazine with releases and reports.
President
The first female president of the Avicultural Society was the Countess of Bective, who assumed office from 1894 to 1895. It was followed by Reverend Frederick George Dutton, Reverend Hubert Delaval Astley, Alfred Ezra , David Seth-Smith, Maud Knobel, Arthur A. Prestwich, Jean Théodore Delacour (he was also President of the Avicultural Society of America), Ruth Ezra and Raymond Sawyer. Christopher Marler has been President since 2012. The presidents often hold office for life.
See also
- German Canaries and Bird Breeders Association (DKB)
- Association for species protection, bird keeping and aviculture (AZ)
- Association for the Breeding and Conservation of Domestic and Foreign Birds eV (VZE)