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November 2015

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Adres:Wonderboom Sentrum

h/v Lavenderweg en Braam PretoriusstraatSinoville

Pretoria, 0182South Africa

Posbus 80546Doornpoort 0017tel: 082 418 1555fax: 086 604 8084

e-mail/e-pos: pvsa@aviculturesa.co.za

Bank DetailsPVSA/PASA

Standard BankTakkode: 050201

Rek Nr: 040 417 654

aie dankie aan elke lid vir die ondersteuning aan die PVSA en kantoor gedurende 2015.

Die kantoor is nou al amper ‘n jaar in Pretoria en die skuif was ‘n groot sukses, veral met die opdatering van lede inligting en die bestuur van die kantoor. Ons diens wat ringe betref is ook nou vinniger as voorheen.

Die kantoor wil ook vir almal wat die Simposium bygewoon het baie dankie sê vir die positiewe benadering. Die ete Saterdagaand was ‘n hoogtepunt.

Vir die gelukkige voëlboere wat met vakansie kan gaan oor Kerstyd, geniet die vakansie en veilig ry.

Die redaksie doen ‘n beroep op lede en klubs om interessante inligting, gebeurtenisse en nuus aan die PVSA kantoor te stuur vir plasing in ons nuwe formaat van die FOKUS.

By die Algemene Jaarvergadering is daar besluit dat, in die lig van die baie hoë drukkoste van die FOKUS en die gepaardgaande swak diens van die poskantoor met aflewering daarvan daar voortaan slegs ‘n elektroniese weergawe van die tydskrif sal verskyn.

Die formaat is egter so saamgestel dat u dit kan druk en vaskram en steeds ‘n harde kopie kan hou indien u dit sou verkies.

Ons lewe in ‘n era van tegnologie en hoop dat u baat sal vind by hierdie elektroniese weergawe.

Die redaksie is onder leiding van Deon le Roux en Alecia Jonker (PVSA kantoor bestuurder).

e wish to thank all our members for their support to PASA and the office during 2015.

The office has now been in Pretoria for almost a year and the move was a great success. We have improved the updating of information of members and management of the office. Our service and supply of rings are also now quicker.

The office wishes to thank all members that attended the symposium for their positive attitude. The dinner on Saturday night was certainly a highlight.

For those breeders that are lucky enough to have a break over Christmas enjoy the holiday and travel save.

The editors wish to call upon all members and clubs to inform us of points of interest and news to place if our new format of FOKUS.

It was decided at the AGM that in future there will only be an electronic version of FOKUS. This was decided in the light of the high printing costs as well as the poor service delivery of the post office.

The format makes it possible to print and staple a copy if you choose to keep a hard copy.We live in era of technology and hope that you will benefit from this electronic version.

The editors are Deon le Roux and Alecia Jonker (Office manager)

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Valke Plaas Bosrand 12 Maart Deon 082 894 9264 lerouxgj@telkomsa.netVereeniging le Roux

Oos Kaap African Sky 12 Maart Marthinus 073 403 5768Port Elizabeth Stolk

Kalahari Boereplaas 19 Maart Dolf 082 660 3266 kalahariparrots@gmail.comVryburg Cloete

KOSH Mayfair Village 9 April Stokkies 082 704 4378 stokkies.stokbroekx@gmail.co.zaKlerksdorp Stokbroekx

Rosestad Bobbiespark 23 April Hennie 082 771 3547 hdl@ngkvs.co.zaBloemfontein de Lange

Diamantveld De Beers Club 30 April Wilfred 082 491 4819 vertuebirds@gmail.comKimberley Vertue

APMTV Banket saal 7 Mei Piet 082 821 9877 pj200birds@telkomsa.netPotchefstroom Jacobs

Oostenberg Agter-Paarl 14 Mei Alec 082 893 5455 arippenaar@telkomsa.netRippenaar

Hoeveld Middelburg 28 Mei Henry 072 104 8021 info@hvvk.co.zaMpumalanga Trigwell

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KANTOORUREMaandag tot Vrydag 09:00 - 13:00

OFFICE HOURSMonday to Friday 09:00 - 13:00

NAVRAE / ENQUIRIESAlecia Jonker 082 418 1555

(gedurende kantoor ure / during office hours)

PVSAPAPEGAAITELERSVERENIGING VAN SA

PASAPARROT BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF SA

Voorsitter : Chairman Ben Minnaar 082 446 2644

Vise-Voorsitter : Vice-Chairman Antonie Meiring 082 900 1478

Lede kan unieke PVSA Ringe, Datumponsers, Eiertoetsliggies en anderprodukte by die Kantoor aankoop.

Registered breeders can buy unique PASA Rings, Date punches, Egg testlights and other products from the Office

KENNISGEWING VANUIT DIEPVSA KANTOOR

LEDEGELD VIR 2016 BLY DIESELFDE AS IN 2015:

Geaflieerde Lede : R250.00 per jaarKlub Lede : R125.00 per jaarIntree : R50.00 (eenmalig)Heraansluitngsfooi : R250.00

Neem asseblief kennis van die PVSA se nuwe posadres:Posbus 80546, Doornpoort, 0017

PVSA kontakbesonderhede:Sel: 082 418 1555

E-pos: pvsa@aviculturesa.co.za

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UITVOERENDE KOMITEE / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Voorsiter Ben Minnaar Gauteng 082 446 2644

Onder Voorsiter Antonie Meiring Gauteng 082 900 1478

Lid / Member Guy van Zyl Oos-Kaap 082 492 1253

Lid / Member Wynand du Plessis Vrystaat 082 569 2415

Lid / Member Albert van Lingen Noordwes 082 858 4172

Lid / Member Dieter Horstman Gauteng 082 441 6511

Lid / Member Piet Jacobs Noord Kaap 082 821 9877

Lid / Member Deon le Roux Gauteng 082 894 9264

Die volgende besluite is onder andere geneem tydens die AlgemeneJaarvergadering:

Die Fokus sal voortaan slegs elektronies uitgestuur word. Die artikels sal ook op dieweb verskyn in Engels en Afrikaans.

Louis Bothma en Antonie Meiring se termyne as UK lede het verstryk. Antonie isherverkies en Guy van Zyl word gekies as die nuwe UK lid.

The following decisions were also made at the Annual General Meeting:

The FOKUS will only be sent electronically in future. The articles will also beavailable on the website in English and Afrikaans.

The terms of Louis Bothma and Antonie Meiring as EXCO members have expired.Antonie Meiring was re-elected and Guy van Zyl was elected as the new EXCO

member.

PROGRESS WITH RING-NECKED PARAKEETS

VORDERING MET RINGNEK PARAKIETE

As we all know Ring-necked parakeets has been declared an invasive species and no person may keep

them without a permit.

Soos ons almal reeds weet is ringnek parakiete as ‘n indringer spesie verklaar en niemand mag dit

sonder ‘n permit aanhou nie.

Concept legislation was published in Notice 493 of 2015 dated 29 May 2015 in terms whereof it is

proposed that any person that breeds ring-necked parakeets and that are registered with the relevant

industry association be exempted from requiring a permit in terms of the Act provided such association

is in possession of a permit.

Konsep wetgewing is gepubliseer in Kennisgewing 493 van 2015 gedateer 29 Mei 2015 in terme waarvan

daar voorgestel is dat enige persoon wat ringnekke teel en geregistreer is by die relevante industrie

vereniging , vrygestel word daarvan om ‘n permit te benodig in terme van die Wet, op voorwaarde dat

die vereniging in besit van ‘n permit moet wees.

We as PASA has applied for the permit and paid the fee applicable. The amendment of the Act has

however not been published yet and we can therefore not get a permit for PASA. Once the amendment

is published we should have our permit soon.

Ons as PVSA het aansoek gedoen vir die permit en die toepaslike fooi betaal. Die wysiging van die Wet is

egter nog nie gepubliseer en daarom kan ons nog nie ‘n permit vir PVSA bekom nie. Sodra die wysiging

gepubliseer is behoort ons kort daarna ons permit te kry.

There has been inspections from the authorities at bird parks and compliance notices were issued.

Die owerhede het inspeksies begin gedoen by voëlparke en voldoenings kennisgewings is uitgereik.

Some inspections were done at facilities of our members but we are not aware of any notices issued.

Sommige inspeksies is by van ons lede gedoen maar ons is nie bewus van enige kennisgewings wat

uitgereik is nie.

If need be and if we cannot come to an interim agreement with the authorities it may be necessary for

members to apply for a permit if issued with a compliance notice.

Indien nodig en as ons nie tot ‘n interim ooreenkoms kan kom met die owerhede nie, mag dit vir lede

nodig wees om aansoek te doen vir ‘n permit indien ‘n voldoenings kennisgewing uitgereik is.

An application form is available from the office and on the web.

‘n Aansoekvorm is by die kantoor en op die web beskikbaar.

If an inspector visit a member please firstly decide whether he may inspect your aviaries in the light of

birds currently breeding.

Indien ‘n inspekteur ‘n lid besoek besluit asseblief vooraf of hy toegelaat sal word om die hokke te

besoek in die lig van voëls wat tans broei.

Then inform the inspector that you are a PASA member and that PASA members are exempted in

terms of the proposed amendment of the act and that we are awaiting same. Then request him to

contact the office to confirm same.

Lig hom dan in dat u ‘n PVSA lid is en dat PVSA lede vrygestel is in terme van die voorgestelde

wysiging van die Wet en dat ons daarvoor wag. Versoek hom dan om die kantoor te kontak om dit

te bevestig.

Please inform the office immediately if a compliance notice is served and supply us with a copy.

Stel asb dadelik die kantoor in kennis indien u ‘n voldoenings kennisgewing gekry het en voorsien

ons van ‘n afskrif daarvan.

Posgeld / Postage: Postnet R100 or Courier R170

Alle pryse is posgeld uitgesluit. Kontak gerus die kantoor vir bestelvorms.

All prices are excluding postage. Please contact the office for order forms.

Golf hemp / Golf shirtR120.00

Sport hemp / Sport shirtR135.00

T-hemp / T-shirtR115.00

Langwerpig / RectangleR155.00

Rond / RoundR155.00

Ronde / Round Coasters

R20.00

Vierkantige / Square Coasters

R22.00

Koffiebeker / MugR55.00

Muismat / MousepadR55.00

ZippoR60.00

Reisbeker / TravelmugR190.00

Sleutelhouer / KeyringR35.00

LanyardR32.00

CITES en African Grey Papegaaie

Cites and African Grey Parrots

There can be no doubt that African Greys are the most popular pet parrot kept and there is a very bigdemand for these birds world wide.

We did not always know how to breed these birds in captivity but nowadays there are many successfulbreeders that breed them on a large scale.

With a resent study we found that around 40 000 baby African Greys are bred and exported annuallyfrom South Africa with a value of over R150 million rand. The parrots are presently on Cites II and theymay be exported on a commercial basis.

PASA was invited to a meeting between the Department of Environmental Affairs and the World parrotTrust in November 2015. The meeting was requested by the WPT and we were invited by thedepartment to take part. The WPT made a presentation to lobby for support to transfer African greyparrots to Cites I. This will of course have far reaching effects for many of our members that keeps andbreeds African Grey parrots.

The motivation of the WPT was that , according to them, the wild population has decreased by morethan 50 %. They blame this on the uncontrolled trapping and export of these parrots as well as the veryhigh initial mortality rate of the parrots before they reach their ultimate destination.

African Greys is ongetwyfeld die mees gewilde papegaai wat as troeteldier aangehou word en daar is ‘nbaie groot aanvraag vir hierdie papegaaie wêreldwyd.

Ons het nie altyd die kennis gehad om hulle suksesvol te teel nie maar vandag is daar baie suksesvolleboere wat hulle kommersieel teel.

Met ‘n onlangse opname het ons bepaal dat ons sowat 40 000 kleintjies per jaar teel en uitvoer vanafSuid Afrika met ‘n waarde van oor die 150 miljoen rand. Die papegaaie is tans op Cites II en mag hullekommersieel uitgevoer word.

Die PVSA is in November 2015 uitgenooi na ‘n vergadering wat gehou was tussen die Departement vanOmgewingsake en die World Parrot Trust. Die vergadering is deur die World Parrot Trust aangevra enons is deur die Departement uitgenooi om by te woon. Die WPT het ‘n voorlegging gedoen om steun tewerf vir hulle aksie om African Grey papegaaie op Cites I te plaas. Dit sal uit die aard van die saakverrykende gevolge vir al ons lede hê wat van hierdie papegaaie aanhou en teel.

Die motivering van die WPT is dat, volgens hulle inligting, meer as 50 % van die wilde bevolking reedsuitgesterf het en skryf hulle dit toe aan die onbeheerde vang en uitvoer van die papegaaie asook die hoësterftesyfer van die papegaaie voordat hulle die eindbestemming bereik.

Hulle het voorbeelde gegee van die misbruik van die Cites Kwotas en die gebrek aan beheer in land soosdie DRC en was nie ten gunste daarvan om ‘n oplossing te vind deur die huidige kwota te sny of selfs tekanselleer nie. Hulle is aktief besig om stemme te werf om African Grey papegaaie met die volgendeCoP ( Conference of the Parties) vergadering van CITES, wat in September 2016 in Johannesburg gehouword op Cites I te plaas. Hierdie Cites vergadering word bygewoon deur verteenwoordigers van lidlande.Daar sal ‘n land moet wees wat die voorstel indien en daar sal oor gestem word.

They gave examples of the misuse of Cites quotas and the lack of control in countries like the DRC. Theywere not in favor of a reduction or even cancellation of the Cites quota. They are actively busy to lobbyto have African greys transferred to Cites I at the next CoP (Conference of the People) meeting that willtake place in Johannesburg in September 2016. This meeting is attended by member states. A countrywill have to make the proposal and then there will be a vote on it.

The WPT indicated that the country to lodge the application might be Gabon. The proposals must behanded in by April 2016 and we will only know what the proposal is after this date. We are in the processof drafting a representation to the Department that we hope to provide to them in December 2015. TheUSA and the South African authorities have not decided yet whether they will support a proposal totransfer them to Cites I.

Die WPT het gemeen dat Gabon dalk die land gaan wees wat die voorstel maak. Die voorstelle moet teenApril 2016 ingedien wees en dan sal ons eers weet wat die posisie is. Ons is besig met voorstelle enmotivering aan die department wat ons hoop in Desember 2015 aan hulle gegee sal word. Die VSA asookdie Suid Afrikaanse owerhede het nog nie besluit wat hulle houding gaan wees oor so ‘n voorstel omhulle oor te plaas na Cites I nie.

Ons sal ons lede op hoogte hou en sal ons bes doen om te vermy dat hulle na Cites I oorgeplaas word.We will keep our members updated and will do everything in our power to prevent the transfer to Cites I.

Guy van Zyl – Feedback from Western Province breeder club.

A group of Bird Breeders in the Western Cape have for the past couple of years been part of

the Whatsapp Group - Western Province Breeder! This group is managed by Riaan Antonie

and his Wife Maryna, the group is just over two hundred people strong and divided into two

sections - Group A the breeders who talk a lot (and not always sense) and the B group who

are more reserved and less active on the social network sites.

The group is used to exchange information between breeders and even assists with load

shedding and safety aspects in the area , when an emergency arises. This has resulted in

some thieves being apprehended.

Riaan and Maryna spend a lot of time setting up a Wednesday auction for the members,

which has allowed the breeders the opportunity to purchase birds that are not that common

in the Western Cape.

What has made me write this article was the social responsibility the members of this group

has. Every so often a picture of a child with some or other disability , or life threatening

illness is placed where a breeder has given them a pet bird to keep them company or the

young prospective bird breeder is set on his way with a pair of birds to get him started.

These are small gestured that have much bigger ramifications that we realise , I want to

thank the members of this group for this.

These gesturers of kindness spilled over into an amazing feat on Friday the 30 October

2015.As many members have been effected by Canser in some way or other the group all

chipped in and held the most amazing Canser charity auction ever.

Members donated birds, wine, cages ,food and accessories for pets and owners. In total

there were 46 lots for the auction. The end result was that there was R56000 raised for the

Canser Association , this included donations from people who could not purchase any of the

lots on Auction, due to other commitments etc.

What was more amazing was the spirit in which this group of bird breeders approached the

giving of donations the auction and the banter and challenges between friends during the

bidding process. The evening was enjoyed by all, but im sure the Canser association will

appreciate the donation most of all.

Riaan , Maryna and all the members of the Western Province Breeders Group , well done ! - Eleanor Roosevelt said :

I consider those rich who are doing something they feel worthwhile and which they enjoy doing.

This quote makes it clear to me that this group is RICH! Thank you all for each of your contributions. Yes we will have disagreements and difference of opinion, but stand tall and address the issue directly and immediately then we can all become Richer in doing what we enjoy.