Amazon parrot stolen from NJ vet office

[Eliza]

From today's Courier Post: Parrot stolen in Collingswood break-in | CourierPostOnline.com | Courier-Post

COLLINGSWOOD — The Collingswood Veterinary Hospital is lot quieter without Tsapora around.

The chatty, double yellow-naped Amazon parrot has been missing since the building was burglarized sometime between 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday, Collingswood Police Capt. Richard Sarlo said.

"All they took was the bird," Sarlo said. "They (hospital employees) were very, very upset about it."

Sarlo said an employee discovered the bird was missing after reporting to work on Saturday and finding an open window and an empty cage.
Hospital manager Diane Vento said feathers outside the building show Tsapora put up a fight.

"Our clients have been calling all day long," Vento said. "Everybody loved him. He always drew a crowd when he talked."

Tsapora, who lived at the veterinary hospital for the past 32 years, could sing "Pop Goes The Weasel" and knew how to say his name and several other words.

He enjoyed interacting with children, but was sometimes aggressive toward adults, Vento said.

The parrot is worth between $3,000 and $4,000.

On Monday morning, the hospital was offering a $500 reward for any information leading to the culprit.

By the afternoon, the reward had grown to nearly $1,000 because many clients donated money to help.

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[FloorCandy]

OMG how sad, I would think it had to be an employee/former employee, or a person who uses that vet, if it was random they would have taken expensive medicines and machines and things I would think. I think a disgruntled former employee would know just what to take to do the most hurt. People are just terrible.

[kellywess]

That is so terribly sad. Some people... KARMA will get them if the law doesn't.

[Falsk]

Oh I was thinking of posting this when I read it today! What a sad thing. And kind of odd, too. I feel like there's things worth more at a vet than an Amazon parrot... and things that bite a lot less. I hope they find it. :<

[Lisa B]

Thats so sad, and why I dont want a "shop" bird as people call them..........i hope he gets home and i will keep an ear out for anything

[LovelySydney]

I read this on another forum Im a part of - its so sad! I hate stories like that, I cant believe people are capable of such things. I hope they find their baby and I hope they find who stole him!! = (

[expressmailtome]

That is terrible. That poor bird spent 32 years there. I hope that he is ok.

Matt