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I think your suggestions are good, but putting them on this board doesn't have much chance of reaching the people it would help the most. The vast majority of people who have found this board already have a bird.
The big question is how to get this kind of information out there for people who won't do the research before buying. They see a cute bird at the pet store or see a parrot somewhere and want one. I saw a post on our local Craigslist yesterday: someone had seen the Lories at the zoo and was asking where they could get one like that (yes, I did email her and explain how difficult Lories were to keep).
We will never be able to stop pet stores from carrying at least the smaller species. We will never be able to stop them being listed in classified ads and on places like Craigslist where anyone who wants to can buy one. Somehow we have to get information about pet birds' needs and characteristics out there in the general thinking.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how to do that. We have so many great pet bird writers out there contributing to Bird Talk and CPQ etc., but how many regular magazines or newspapers would pick up an article about how to go about buying a bird (or choosing not to buy one)? If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.
Julie
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