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The Cyprus Avicultural Society is actually the rename of the first Club, named Nicosia Canary Club, which was established on the 5th November 1983 with 44 members, only from Nicosia District, who kept and bred canaries only. On the next year and actually on the 5th January 1984 the 1st Annual Exhibition of Canaries was organized in the ancient Gate of Famagusta, in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, and it was inaugurated by the mayor of Nicosia Mr. Lellos Demetriades. At this Annual Show 57 canaries of different colours and mutations were presented.
In 1990 the Nicosia Canary Club was again renamed to Cyprus Society for Singing and Ornamental Birds, so as to admit other fellows from over Cyprus, who were engaged in keeping and breeding different kinds of birds, such as parrots, parakeets, finches, doves and other birds. During the first year the members exceeded one hundred, from all over Cyprus.
In 1991 the Cyprus Society for Singing and Ornamental Birds, was renamed to Cyprus Avicultural Society – CAS, name which is kept up to now. Members have now exceeded 350.
In 2004 CAS enrolled a new society, the Cyprus Society for Waterslager/Malinois Canaries, in order to help members who were engaged with the 4 kinds of melodious canaries, the Malinois, the Roller, the Timbrados and the American Singer. In 2007 two new societies were enrolled, the Cyprus Finch Society and the Cyprus Parrots and Parakeets Society, in order to cover members who were keeping and breeding only Finches and/or Parrots and Parakeets.
The Activities and Purposes for which the Societies were established were, among others the following:
- To help its members and friends develop their interest in keeping, breeding etc, birds
- To inform its members about anything in relation to their hobby
- To organise exhibitions in Cyprus and/or other countries
- To establish relations/connections with similar societies in Cyprus and/or other countries
- To establish and keep a library with relative material
- To publish various publications and briefings in relation to birds
One of the main activities of the CAS is organising the Annual Exhibition for Canaries, Parrots and Other Birds, which takes place usually the very last weekend of November each year. Since today, CAS organised 22 Annual Exhibitions. For the last 6 years a canary judge is invited from U.K. for the various competitions which take place.
Members have the opportunity to discuss their problems and to be informed on different aspects about birds, at gatherings every 15 days at the Karavas Municipality, at Militou Street No 2, in Strovolos (Tel No 22 515937). Non members are welcomed if interested in the hobby. |
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