Animal fancy Animal fancy Animal fancy is a hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, or breeding of pet or domestic animals. Fancy may include ownership, showing, animal sports and other competitions, and breeding. Hobbyists may simply collect specimens of the animal in appropriate enclosures (vivaria), such as an aquarium, terrarium, or aviary. Some fanciers keep hobby farms, or menageries (private zoos). There are many animal fancy clubs and associations in the world catering to everything from pigeons to Irish Wolfhounds. Fanciers and fancierdom may collectively be referred to as "the fancy" for that kind of animal, e.g. the cat fancy. Animal-fancy hobbies include
Fancy Nancy libraries around the United States have hosted events including readings by both Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, costume contests, “Fancy Nancy” days and tea parties. A Fancy Nancy game called "Fancy Nancy: Tea Party Time!" for the Nintendo DS systems was released on September 14, 2010. There are three Fancy Nancy apps for the iPad and iPhone: Fancy Nancy Dress Up, Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire, and Fancy Nancy Ballet School. In 2012, 20th Century Fox and 21 Laps Entertainment announced a live-action version of Fancy Nancy book series. Tina Fey and Shawn Levy are the production team. In March