Why would anyone want to rescue a parrot?

[imported_Birdiemom]

I found a wonderful Article on a Website and I think Everyone who has a bird or who is considering a bird should read it. It really nails things down about Parrots... Have a read:

www.wellvet.com/rescueparrot.html

you'll have to cut and paste it as I am not able to right click on the computer I have.

Article really brought tears to my eyes.... Very sad and very true. Thanks for the share.

Alicia

[raddaughter]

Unfortunatly, this happens all the time. Makes me cry and question why one would want to keep a truely wild animal. After all, we have not domesticated birds like we have dogs and cats. They still have their wild instincts and do, or should I say will, act upon them if they feel they need to. Here's another story that I have read countless times. Everytime I read it, I cry knowing there are so many more out there like this:

http://www.landofvos.com/tales/hemingway/hemingway.html

[imported_Kyria]

I rescued a pair of Indian Ringnecks from a man that had kept them in a tall but small (width wise) cage and that cage was in his dark garage. They had had no real human interaction in the first 2 years of their lives. The cage bottom was inches deep in droppings and seed. They had not ever tasted fresh foods, or even really seen sunlight or anything other than the dark garage and each other in all that time. This man just left them and when it was time to need his garage back, he was simply going to "Let them go" .. open the cage and let them go.

My nephew heard about it and contacted me immediately. I went straight over to rescue them. I was even told that they were a breeding pair and they hadn't ever produced any eggs for him so he was fed up with them. He had them for two years, what did he expect that 2 year old's would have already just gone and produced babies for him.

So I took home a blue and a lutino Indian Ringneck. I already had a blue male and a lutino male at home of my own. I had these babies home 2 days when I already knew that they were infact both females. On hearing my male, they both proceeded to rock their heads back and cluck, so I had rescued two females.

A month of scared, birds, weaning them onto good food, fresh food, clean water and plenty of interaction. They settled down to comfortable.

I introduced the cage to the bird room with my other fids and kai my blue male instantly flew to, and fell in love with the lutino we had named Mickey. They became a pair. Mallory ended up with an aviary of other birds, and is happy and free in a wonderful setup.

In Australia we rarely come across rescues. Not sure why, I hope it is because most tend to keep their fids.

Thanks for sharing the article.

[imported_David]

Kyria
First off, we'd like to give ya a big hearty welcome to the board.
Second, I'm a psychic. When I saw that lovely name the word *ring* surrounded the room. I was at a standstill until a twitch occured in my neck. Immediately, I knew that you had something to do with Ringnecks. From your post here, I guess I was right.

Many people here and abroad run into disadvantaged birds. Some of them have a variety of problems. Sadly, the ones with the real bad problems which are the owners and who have money never bother to seek treatment for themselves. So, it's up to us *normal* people to help out and lend a hand like you did. You should be proud of what you did and if he's young enough, you should give your nephew a huge chocolate bar or take him to the zoo but if he's much older, then introduce him to a real pretty girl like hmm, lets see?? Ok, a pretty girl like Donna------Dave

[imported_Kyria]

thanks for the welcome dave. My nephew is too old for treats and too young for your beautiful Donna, but, my pair did end up having babies last season and only because I knew that I had great homes for all of them, one of which was with my nephew, he now has a handraised baby and adores it.

I would never sell my babies, and I would only give them to homes that wanted them. I would not force breed repeated clutches in a season, not for making money.

Infact I am torn between taking on bred birds and adoption, one because not everyone is capable of handling an adopted, abused, troubled bird and two until some miracle happens and breeder cease breeding birds (that won't ever happen) there are birds being bred out there that also need good homes.

Dave, psychic wow! I wonder what else you feel or know about me :-\ <action> tries not to think of anything while dave is around .. ;)