have you heard of the "parrot place"????

[cbalvino]

Hi,to all,hey Anton,the website basically will let you join for $$ and them "teach " you how to market birds to make a living, even Birdtalk has there ad it says,stay at home and do what you love!!! it should say stay at home exploit as many birds and people that you can!! I will be on the lookout for these folks,I am going to complain,and attempt to ban them from birdshows,there motto of birds raised in a home for a home means nothing, they claim an educated customer is the BEST customer,well shouldn't they EDUCATE starting with the brochure? what a crock!!

[Freedomoflight]

OMG what a crock! That is unbelievable. What website is it?

[cbalvino]

google parrot place,or look in your birdtalk magazine

[Freedomoflight]

And people wonder why some are so against breeders! Anyone with a nice chunk of change could plunk down the $$$ and call themselves a breeder and be responsible for babies.. GRRR. Oh that website really ticks me off!

[rescueprevention]

Originally Posted by cbalvino

Hi all went to a bird show in NY picked up a brochure from Diane's parrot place of Conn. The brochure was unbelievable!!!! the reasons to own a parrot were as follows: parrots relieve stress,they are loving and affectionate,they are family pets,they are easy to care for,they have long lifespans,they can enhance in value,most will talk,they are true companion pets. This is apparently a "national organization,you can even "special order a bird and save money! OMG what are these people thinking!!!Vicki Pierce claims to be the president or what ever how can anyone who knows birds make such stupid claims!!!

Wow! You obviously did not purchase your parrot from a Parrot Place Location! If you had you would have been educated on the good and the bad of being a guardian to one of these incredible birds. Maybe you should visit theparrotplace.net and read their mission and values statement. I think you will be posting an apology to the organization.

[guest1717171]

wow two new members
thats so funny that new people sign up just to come and defend this nonsense
they probably make their money doing exactly what we are all so against

so YEAH cbalvino you will be posting an apology to the organization!!! lol

'the organization'
that even sounds like some creepy, scheme-y, not concerned with anything but money, type of hoohaa
hmmpf

[Eliza]

I've spoken to two different people in my state who are affiliated with The Parrot Place (there are a few). Honestly? They are really nice people who only hand-raise a few species and the babies are extremely well-socialized, very healthy and very sweet. I did not opt to buy babies through these people but their affiliation with The Parrot Place had nothing to do with it.

I'm not saying that The Parrot Place is a venture that I would be intersted in -- I have no interest in breeding parrots nor do I have interesting in raising them for sale.

[rescueprevention]

It is sad that you are against raising the standards for which parrots are raised and sold in this county, educating customers so they do not purchase a parrot impulsively, and offering FREE behavioral consultation for as long as they own their parrot to ensure that the parrot does not end up in rescue.

Originally Posted by geekasaurus

wow two new members
thats so funny that new people sign up just to come and defend this nonsense
they probably make their money doing exactly what we are all so against
hmmpf

[Halo]

What gets me is that the post ended in June and got woken up today by a defender.

They may not be bad people but I do agree that pamphlet is certainly one of the things that cause people to buy a bird knowing nothing about them, thinking they will always be perfect, not messy, talk up a storm, love you and never bite you, and that they make us healthier by eliminating stress. While I admit that my birds do have the power to calm me, that's sure as heck not a reason to go out and buy one! I get agitated at them just as much as I get calmed by them so it's a moot point in my book. People need to be PROPERLY educated on birds, including all the not so nice aspects and that is what is going to help lower the number of rescues every year and certainly telling people that birds are perfect companions is totally contradicting what we really need to be telling them. If people thought about why they really want a parrot (like do they just want something to talk to them and look pretty for company or do they want what amounts to another child you are going to take care of for the rest of it's life that isn't ever going to grow up, leave home, and support you and are they ready to make a really long commitment because I see a lot of birds being rehomed because their owners are moving and can't take them which is really silly... or because they are too loud (which they should have known before buying the bird if the person they bought from was honest)... or because they get seed all over their perfect house (heaven forbid!)... or a million other reasons that are just plain rediculous and would not be an issue if they had been properly educated first!

Sorry for the rant... but as a parront to eight birds that were no longer wanted by their former owner because of a move, attitude, because they didn't like everyone in the house, because they talked too much/too little, or whatever it may have been, I have feel I have the right to put my two cents in on this issue (and that two cents would have been better spent on my fids!)