The Poultry Club of Great Britain is a
registered charity
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definition of a ...
founded in 1877. Its stated purpose is to "safeguard the interests of all pure and traditional breeds of
poultry
Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails, a ...
including
chickens
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult ...
,
bantams,
ducks
Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form ...
,
geese
A goose ( : geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera '' Anser'' (the grey geese and white geese) and '' Branta'' (the black geese). Some other birds, mostly related to the sh ...
and
turkeys
The turkey is a large bird in the genus ''Meleagris'', native to North America. There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (''Meleagris gallopavo'') of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey (''Meleagris ocellat ...
".
The club maintains the
British Poultry Standard and acts as the overseeing body for all poultry
breed clubs in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is also responsible for organizing the annual National Poultry Show.
The club donated to
The Museum of English Rural Life David Scrivener's collection of printed materials related to the breeding and keeping of poultry.
See also
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American Poultry Association
The American Poultry Association (APA) is the oldest poultry organization in the North America. It was founded in 1873, and incorporated in Indiana in 1932.
The first American poultry show was held in 1849, and the APA was later formed in res ...
*
Rare Poultry Society
References
Organizations established in 1877
Poultry fancy organizations
Breeder organizations
1877 establishments in the United Kingdom
Animal charities based in the United Kingdom
Charities based in Tyne and Wear
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