NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR
AVICULTURE
( N.C.A.)
Administrator Brian Hughes
4 Haven Crescent, Werrington, Stoke on
Trent, Staffs. ST9 0EY
Tele/Fax 01782-305042
The National Council for Aviculture represents the interest
of all bird keepers at local, national and European levels. Locally we
are in contact with environmental Health Officers and Trading Standards
Officers, both of whom have responsibility for matters that can and do
affect bird keeping.
We regularly meet with and make representation to the British Government
through DEFRA (MAFF, DETR) and the Home Office. These departments have
responsibility for all licensing, animal welfare and even pet shops and
it is imperative that your voice is heard and your interests represented.
We also correspond regularly with various EU Parliament and Commission
sources who are often instrumental in forming laws which will affect your
hobby.
We now also sit on a Contact Group of "PAW"
(Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime).
Individual Memberships to the N.C.A. are £7.00
Club and Society Affiliations are £15.00
The NCA also has Life Membership which is £50.00
All Individual Memberships and Affiliations to the N.C.A. are due as
from the 1st January each year.
There is a Junior membership which is a FREE membership, provided they
re-register each year (January) as other members. Aged from 8 years to
16 years of age. Ends when reaching 17th Birthday. All that is required
is the name, address, and date of birth.
The NCA has an Insurance scheme for Societies which covers for Public
Liability, Trophies for Fire and Theft, Staging for Fire and Theft, and
cover for Birds while at shows.
It now has a special insurance for members for loss of birds.
The N.C.A. has set up a course called 'Introduction to Aviary Management'
and was very successful in London and could be introduced at other Skill
or Educational Centres throughout the U.K. or any other organization. Contact
the Administrator
The NCA is working in conjunction with a company called Smartwater
which produce an invisible paint which you can put on your birds and will
only show up under ultra-violet light. The bottle of solution is registered
to you and if your birds are stolen can prove in court 100% that the birds
belong to you. It has been demonstrated at the National by the NCA together
with the company. The only way you can obtain the product is by being a
Member or Society Affiliated to the NCA. I have a bottle of the solution
on trial and the price is approx. £150 for a 50ml bottle which will
cover about 100 birds. Are your birds worth £1.50 and worth protecting
from thieves ?
If your Society want to know how the NCA operates I do travel around
the country giving lectures which incorporates the NCA, General Talk on
Birds, and a Slide Show. As far as cost, all that is charged is for fuel
(within a reasonable distance).
The NCA IS the voice of aviculture
and takes care of all those matters which affect your hobby. We need the
support of every aviculturist and society in the UK if we are to protect
you.
Has your Club or Society entered the CLUB
OF THE YEAR Competition this year, and if not why not. The competition
covers all types of societies so there is no excuse for not entering.
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