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The English Setter is the newest addition to the list, having been added for the first time in 2012. [6] However, during 2012 the number of English Setter puppies registered increased to 314, so the breed was moved to the Kennel Club's "At Watch" list, which is for breeds with registrations from 300-450. [7]
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust is a conservation charity [2] whose purpose is to secure the continued existence and viability of the native farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR) of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1973 by Joe Henson to preserve native breeds; [1] since then, no UK-native breed has become extinct.
It derives from traditional breeds of rural Lancashire and Yorkshire and of the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. [5] Its name is due to a perceived similarity of the plumage to that of the wild pheasant. [6] It is a rare breed, and in 2014 was listed as "at risk" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. [2]
After an increased number of fatal attacks in England and Wales by Pit Bulls on humans between 1981 and 1991 – the UK government decided to take action and ban the breed under the 1991 Dangerous ...
A breed society, the Oxford Down Sheep Breeders Association, was formed in 1889 [5] and a flock-book was published in the same year. [6]: 879 In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed in the United Kingdom, and is listed as 'at risk' on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.
[4]: 189 In 2008 the breed was listed by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as "at risk". [8] In 2021, the trust reported that the number of herds had fallen from 54 to 26 between 2006 and 2020; [9] in its 2021–2022 watchlist it listed the Gloucester as "priority". [3] The Old Gloucester is included in the Ark of Taste of the Slow Food Foundation ...
[9] [10] In 2007 the conservation status of the Sussex worldwide was listed by the FAO as "not at risk". [1]: 145 In 2021 its UK status was reported to DAD-IS as "at risk"/"endangered"; [2] the Rare Breeds Survival Trust listed it on its 2021–2022 watchlist among its UK native breeds, not assigning it to the higher "at risk" or "priority ...
In the 1970s the Ixworth almost disappeared; it has since gradually recovered. It is a rare breed: in 2007 it was listed by the FAO as "endangered-maintained". [6]: 123 In 2008 it was listed as "Category 2: endangered" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, [7] and in 2014 was on the Trust's list of native poultry breeds at risk. [1]