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Albert Zomer
Vice president COM
Netherlands
that we are doing nothing, we travel to nice Over the years I have seen our hobby change.
places, having some parties and trips and show More and more it is becoming a commercial
ourself in our best outfit as an bobo. business. A lot of money goes into our hobby,
sometimes I wonder if that will benefit our ho-
I will tell you that the life of a member of the bby.
CD COM is not all about parties, beautiful trips
and judging sessions here and there. It is also I started with birds at the age of 16 years be-
very long and often in a meeting together. So- cause I liked them. Experienced breeders gave
metimes about topics that many would say is it me a few good birds for free and they didn’t
necessary to talk about this small items for so want anything at all. Over the years I have built
long. Yes, it seems that everything is important. up my own stock of birds. Sometimes when I
ask for money when selling my birds, I’m afraid
We have a goal and that is every country re- to ask for money, because then I feel a shame
ceives the information it needs to make the or it t is not too much. Let’s say I never as-
keeping and breeding of birds accessible to ked more than 40 euro for a bird. Sometimes
everyone. Not only for the people who trade I need a good bird, I breed canaries, without
in birds and who earn money out of it, but also shame the owner asked sometimes more than
for the common man who wants to keep a few 100 euros. In my opinion a factor for starting
birds as a hobby. breeders to end their hobby.
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