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[doc33]

Bird: Catalina Macaw Parrot for Adoption

i tried to talk hubby into another macaw but he said no but she is so beautiful! anyone in georgia interested ths is the info i got...i just feel she should go to a forever home with some birdy experience!




Thanks for inquiring about the bird! We are asking $850 for her, the cage, her toys, and any food that we still have for her. We are absolutely heartbroken about having to find her a new home, but we want the best for her. She is pretty good tempered once she gets to know you. She is pretty quiet around strangers. Let me know if you are interested and have any other questions.

[Riley0527]

I wish I could help.. I just took in Harley a Harliquin macaw and I've got an abused b&g coming in this week. That puts me at 15 macaws! I think I need my head examined.

[doc33]

nah you just need a big house lol...it's so great your helping all those babies you have a very big heart kudos to you Riley0527!!

[SDavid]

"Our only reason for putting her up for adoption is because we are expecting a baby and don't have the time to spend with her. "

Seems these two didn't think for even a second before they bought a macaw. I mean they're a young couple buying a bird that can live 60+ years. Couldn't they imagine that one day soon they might have children and less time for it?

How sad that they care so little about a living creature that they're looking to get rid of it as soon as something else comes along to take up their time. How very irresponsible of them.

[doc33]

I agree 100% SDavid... I have 3 children and one on the way. I would never dream of giving up Mijo he gets attention from all of us, there is plenty of love and time to go around! he is family and always will be!!... though he does try to out scream a crying baby lol he's not going anywhere.

[RingneckedPrincess]

Gorgeous!

But is it just me or are 'macaw sized' cages way too small???

Dani

[saucie]

Originally Posted by SDavid

"Our only reason for putting her up for adoption is because we are expecting a baby and don't have the time to spend with her. "

Seems these two didn't think for even a second before they bought a macaw. I mean they're a young couple buying a bird that can live 60+ years. Couldn't they imagine that one day soon they might have children and less time for it?

How sad that they care so little about a living creature that they're looking to get rid of it as soon as something else comes along to take up their time. How very irresponsible of them.

I'm sorry, but I completely disagree. You all may be able to handle having both a bird and a newborn child, but that does not mean everyone can. I think they're acting very responsibly by putting the bird up for adoption before the baby comes so that they have enough time to find it a suitable home, instead of waiting until both the bird and the baby stressed them out completely and they have to rehome quickly. It's even possible that they thought they could handle both when they first got the bird, but have found that they can't now. To say that they don't care for the bird is quite judgmental.

[SDavid]

"It's even possible that they thought they could handle both when they first got the bird, but have found that they can't now. "

No, they probably just didn't think when they bought the bird.

"we are expecting a baby "

The baby's not there yet so how could they have "found out" what it's like to have both. They are thinking ahead too late. If they can think ahead now then a little research and some of the same forethought before they bought the bird could have led them to the same conclusion: "we can't handle one."

Sorry but I don't excuse them as easily as you do....it doesn't take a genius to anticipate the "long run." Especially when it's pretty easy in our "information age" to learn how much of a comittment a macaw is and what it's proper care entails. We're a society of "excuses" it seems. Their lack of judgement may cause harm to the bird and they should receive blame where it's due.

I'd love to have a macaw and have been learning about different species and getting people's opinions and experiences for months now and will continue to do so. I may get a macaw next summer but I also may never get one. I will still cherish all the knowledge I have about them and discourage people from making mistakes like this. I hope the bird ends up in a good home.

[saucie]

Right, "probably." You are not them, so how can you assume you know their situation and judge them based on your assumption? What exactly would you propose that they do at this point?

This isn't a matter of me excusing them, but of understanding that things don't always go the way we want. What if they had the money to support both bird and baby when they bought the bird, but by some unforeseeable force, they now can't? Should they sacrifice their baby's needs? Should they have prepared for even the most unexpected event, which may or may not happen 4 or so years later? If that's the case, most of us probably shouldn't have pets.

As much as I love my bird, if I were expecting a baby now, my bird would be going to live with my sister. I don't have the means to support both, and any attempt to would result in all three of us being unhappy. Surely nobody would suggest an abortion instead of rehoming my bird.

I don't mean to rant, but I can easily see myself in a similar situation, and I would not want to be ridiculed for doing what I think is best.

[SDavid]

You are the one making assumptions...."Our only reason for putting her up for adoption is because we are expecting a baby and don't have the time"

"OUR ONLY REASON" .......there's no unforseeable force. Baby is coming so there's no more time for bird. She said it herself.

Sorry but I don't see a Macaw or any living creature as a temporary "fix" until you get something better in life.