[Abby]

Nup I don't. I'm over the whole warm and fuzzy and trying to justify to people why I have birds when they start carrying on with the "oh but don't you feel bad when you see all the birds flying free, and it really isn't right blah blah." I have birds because I like them and enjoy them. End of subject, not going to justify it. I live in a country where we have wild parrots. Do I feel bad that mine aren't. Nup.

They get fed a nutritious diet, don't have to worry about predators, starvation, dehydration, getting hit by cars or shot by farmers or idiots. The ons out in the wild do have more freedom of choice and flight space (yep the whole world is a little bigger then my aviaries) but they have concerns too. I'm happy with my lot and they seems to thriving on the care given to them.

The world is a judgemental place and when you start questioning this stuff you are judging yourself and then trying to excuse the behaviour. I wish people would just have the balls to say I keep birds because I enjoy them (no hidden agenda crap) and tell the bleeding hearts who try to make us feel bad to shove it.