The consultation summary of responses and Government response will be published at 10am tomorrow, Wednesday 23 March. www.gov.uk/government/consultations/captive-bred-birds-changing-how-we-regulate-trading-in-england-scotland-and-wales (Please be aware this link will not go live until 10am tomorrow.)
The Government response can be found on page 23. We now intend to move forward over the coming months to work on and enact the proposed changes. If you have any queries, please contact the Defra Helpline.
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The IOA have some exciting news for all their members regarding their plans for 2015/16. The committee have after giving their plans a lot of thought decided to sponsor two shows. The main show which the IOA will be involved with is the BRITISH NATIVE MULE &HYBRID CLUB held at Nantwich Civic Hall in January 2016. As well as giving the committee a cash donation they will also give out the
IOA’s bespoke rosette’s and also each judge will be given an IOA mug. Everyone who enters for this show will also be given an IOA bespoke ring holder. As this show has now been going for a number of years the IOA committee felt the time was right to give something back to its members who nearly all show at this wonderful show, all do what the IOA was formed for and all use CLOSE RINGS. We hope this is the start of making this show even better than it already is and hope to be its sponsor’s for years to come.
The Bird Show of the Year held in Oct at Stafford Show ground the IOA will also be one of the sponsors for this show and will after speaking to Les Rance from the Parrot Society the CANARY SECTION will be given IOA bespoke rosette’s to cover all classes.
The IOA’s affiliated society’s do not miss out on sponsor ship and this year they have awarded a cash donation of £100-oo to the International Gloster Breeders Association to help with the cost of running its show. Two society’s The CCBA Scottish Zone and the Frill Canary Club will each receive £25-00 to help them and all other societies will receive three bespoke rosette’s.
For the Yorkshire British Bird & Hybrid Club who hold their show in November the IOA have decided to sponsor one class,the honour for this years show will be the Crossbill section,they have awarded three rosette’s and the IOA President has donated a cash prize of £25-00 for best Crossbill in show.They hope this will be a great help to encourage more breeders of this wonderful bird to show them.
This proves the only organisation who looks after its members and gives some thing back to the hobby is the IOA.
The October 2015 issue of the Ornithology UK magazine has been sent out to all fully paid up members and affiliated societies.
2015 IOA Rosette’s for their Affiliated Societies.
The executive committee of the IOA would like to offer their congratulations to member Graham Lee for passing his COM/OMJ judging test for the section “F” at the World Show in Rosleman, Holland. Graham now brings the total of OMJ judges in the UK to ten. A feather in the cap of the IOA is the fact that all 10 passed while being IOA members and at this moment 9 are fully paid up IOA members. One had to resign from the IOA due to a breach of IOA discipline rules, so this proves that the IOA are with out doubt one of the best organisations to be involved with.
The IOA are pleased to be able to announce another well known bird bussiness has agreed to join there sponsor side of the association, MPC. Macs Punchbar Cagefronts. As well as making bespoke cage fronts they also stock a huge range of products, so please visit their website www.cagefronts.co.uk
Email.sales@cagefronts.co.uk. Tel 01793 700003 and ask for Laura.
For 2014 the committee are pleased to be able to offer to members this brand new pin badge for a cost of £4 per badge. Also for all fully paid up IOA members who exhibit their birds at the World Show through the IOA they will be given a one off badge which has gold round the badge circle, because of the cost you will only be allowed one gold badge and you must use IOA rings on the birds you exhibit at the world show.
For 2014 the committee are pleased to welcome the above rosette sponsors and hope that their affiliated societies also approve of them when they show these at their club shows.
The IOA-COM-UK committee are pleased to be able to inform its members of a new partnership which they have formed with the Song Bird Association from Malta, president Sandro Cortis needs help from members in the UK, they have a wonderful website www.songbirdassociationmalta.com![image[1]](https://www.ioa-com-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image1.png)
Please find below the consultation for Natural England. Please read carefully and respond to the content of the consultation before the closing date. You may if you so wish send your comments to me in writing or via email, email address allen.robinson@blueyonder.co.uk
Alan Robinson
General Secretary IOA
Tel 01226 286066
Mob 07947808933
Original Message
Dear Consultee,
Natural England has today launched its consultation on General and Class Licences. We are seeking views on a number of proposals and topics relating the General and Class Licences issued under wildlife legislation. These licences are periodically reviewed, and Natural England consults with stakeholders and the general public on proposed changes and seeks views on broader topics.
The themes of this consultation include:
· the management of conflict species
· the trapping and welfare of animals
· sale, exhibition and possession of protected species
· improving compliance with the licences
· changes relating to obligations under the EU Birds Directive
This consultation will be of interest to anyone who uses a General or Class Licence, and organisations representing the interests of licence users and/or protected species.
The consultation documents are now available at http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/regulation/wildlife/licences/wildlifelicensingconsultation.aspx and https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/wildlife-legislation-in-england-general-and-class-licences
The consultation is seeking views on a number of proposals and topics relating the General and Class Licences issued under wildlife legislation.
Responses can be submitted from 24th February until 19th May 2014. Please use the Response Form provided, preferably submitted electronically to the mailbox: wildlife.consultation@naturalengland.org.uk. Any enquiries relating to the consultation can also be directed to this mailbox. (An alternative postal address is provided if required.)
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