Rare Breeds Survival Trust This project received publicity in the wake of the foot-and-mouth disease crisis in the UK and was supported by the Prince of Wales. Rare Breeds Survival Trust The Rare Breeds Survival Trust is a conservation charity 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; since then, no UK-native breed has become extinct. It maintains a watch list of rare native breeds of cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, goats and poultry, and an approved list of
Tame animal Tame animal A tame animal is an animal that is relatively tolerant of human presence. Tameness may arise either naturally (as in the case, for example, of island tameness) or due to human intervention (as the result of animal training). Taming is the deliberate, human-directed process of training an animal against its initially wild or natural instincts to avoid or attack humans, so that it instead learns to become tolerant of humans. The tameability of an animal is the level of ease it takes humans to train the animal. Tameability may vary among individual animals, breeds, or species. In other