Some examples of international animal fancy organizations are: •
Avicultural Society, an organization for the keeping and breeding of all types of birds other than domesticated varieties, with various national chapters; founded in 1894. •
Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), an international federation of many national
kennel clubs (dog fancier and breeder organizations), founded in 1911. Not all prominent national clubs are affiliated, including the
American Kennel Club. •
Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe), an international federation of many national
cat fancier and breeder organizations, founded in 1949. Many notable national clubs are not affiliated; the US-based
Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) is not, while the UK has a FIFe affiliate it also has the competing
Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF). • International
Butterfly Breeders Association (IBBA), an organization for commercial butterfly "farmers", as well as hobbyists, founded in 1998. • International
Herpetological Society (IHS), an organization for both research regarding and propagation of
reptiles and
amphibians, founded in 1969. For many species of
domesticated animal there are no international groups, but numerous unrelated national organizations, e.g. the
American Poultry Association, and the New Zealand
Cavy Club. They may commingle the interests of keepers of pet and show animals, and breeders of livestock and working animals (e.g. the
British Horse Society), or focus on one or the other (e.g. the
British Show Horse Association). For some species, there are few multi-breed organizations, but many breed-specific clubs, e.g. the
Australian Stock Horse Society, the
Parthenais Cattle Breeders Association, the
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of New Zealand, etc. Single-breed clubs often exist regardless of the establishment of multi-breed groups, and may or may not affiliate with them, while national organizations often have subnational affiliates. Organizations at any level may combine the features of a
breed registry, a fanciers'
membership organization, a
competition governing body, a
trade association, a
preservation group, and other categories, and may be
nonprofits or
commercial enterprises. Similar species-specific clubs exist for various non-domesticated species, e.g. the
Golden Conure Society and the American
Fancy Rat and
Mouse Association. ==See also==