title: List of rare breed livestock charities
text: # List of rare breed livestock charities
  
  Rare breed livestock consists of breeds of domesticated animal, generally developed for use in agriculture, which are considered by one or more national charity as being endangered or threatened. A number of societies exist worldwide to preserve these animals.
  
  ## International
  
  * Rare Breeds International
  * Europe: SAVE Foundation (Safeguard for Agricultural Varieties in Europe)
  
  ## Africa
  
  * South Africa: Farm Animal Conservation Trust (FACT)
  
  ## Australasia
  
  * Australia: Rare Breeds Trust of Australia
  * New Zealand: Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand
  
  ## North America
  
  * Canada: Rare Breeds Canada
  * United States:
  
         The Livestock Conservancy
         SVF Foundation
  
  ## Europe
  
  * Germany:
  
         Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen (GEH)
         Vielfältige Initiative zur Erhaltung gefährdeter Haustierrassen (VIEH)
  * Switzerland: ProSpecieRara
  * Netherlands: Scichting Zeldzame Huisdierrassen (SZH)
  * United Kingdom: Rare Breeds Survival Trust
  * France: Fédération pour promouvoir l'Elevage des Races domestiques MEnacées (FERMES)
  * Spain: Sociedad Española para los Recursos Genéticos Animales (/SERGA)
  * Belgium: Steunpunt Levend Erfgoed (Support Centre for Living Heritage)
  * Norway: NordGen Husdyr (Nordic Farm Animal Gene Bank)
  