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<\/a><\/h3>\nClick Above For Conference Info<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nAFA Monitors Local, State, and Federal Legislation. For an update of active legislative issues, click the icon below:<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAFA is Aviculture\u2019s contact to US Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA, CITES, and Congress.<\/h3>\n
Join AFA Now And Receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Award Winning Journal \u201cWatchbird<\/strong>\u201d about bird keeping, breeding conservation and more\u2026\u2026.<\/li>\n
- 10% discount<\/strong> on your bird feed and supplies from our commercial members with our Member-to-Member program.<\/li>\n
- Network bird clubs and<\/a>\u00a0bird keeping businesses<\/a>\u00a0with our members, to keep the bird community together to learn and problem-solve.<\/li>\n
- Free line advertising in \u201cFast Ads\u201d<\/a>\u00a0bimonthly to advertise birds for sale.<\/li>\n
- Conservation News <\/em>at next publication.<\/li>\n
- Legislative alerts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
AFA Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Annual educational conference <\/a>to share the best bird breeding, keeping, and avian medicine practices.<\/li>\n
- Educational courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Avian Biology Classroom<\/a> Free curriculum for education.<\/li>\n
- Fundamentals of Aviculture<\/a> I Introductory bird-keeping course discounted for AFA members.<\/li>\n
- Fundamentals of Aviculture<\/a> II Advanced bird-keeping course discounted for AFA members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Disaster relief<\/a> to aid bird owners and breeders during natural disasters.<\/li>\n
- Bird bands and Bird band registry<\/a> to register ownership of birds.<\/li>\n
- Supports\u00a0conservation and research activities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Is a United States Federally registered 501 (C) 3 non-profit, founded in 1974<\/li>\n
- Is Identified by the U.S. Congress Offices of Technology and Assessment as the nation’s grassroots organization of bird breeders.<\/li>\n
- Is Recognized by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species as an NGO allowed to provide input related U.S. involvement in the CITES treaty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/strong>Mission Statement: <\/strong>The mission and purpose of AFA shall be to promote the advancement of Aviculture through educational programs that support the advancement and improvement of breeding practices, husbandry practices, and living conditions for exotic birds, conservation, research and legislative awareness.<\/em><\/p>\n
AFA Monitors Local, State, and Federal Legislation. For an update of active legislative issues, click the icon below:<\/h3>\n
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