Helping Parrots For Sale Around The World
| Glad to see you made it Agents! All the parrots for sale throughout the world are hoping this intelligence reaches you before it's too late.
(Agent's 'C' and 'D' Deep Undercover) As promised, here are a few screen capture shots from the data feeds we were able to pull out of our intelligence report. All the intel available on this blog are still images of our gathered intelligence. However we accumulated over 10 hours of surveillance footage, mostly of pet parrots for sale in bad -- even horrible living conditions. To give you an idea of how truthfully sneaky we are, and the level of hi-tech spy equipment we have access to, please note the secret button spy cameras worn by myself and agent 'D' during this crucial sting operation. Snap Shot Of All Our Spy Gear!
This allowed us to take full motion video footage while in direct contact with our target's, without blowing our identity. Allowing unbelievable close up footage of the parrots for sale in each pet shop we spied on -- allowing you to see the horrible condition these birds were in. Here's a picture of the tiny camera, disguised as the button on a black shirt. This devise was secretly concealed from our targets, by being worn on our shirts, allowing us to get up close video evidence of bad pet shops, where otherwise none could have been gathered. Spy 'Button' Cam Shots
(abused African Grey Parrot)
(Agent 'D' Gearing Up)
(Agent 'C' On The Move) As you can see from the pictures, we got some equipment that was the real deal -- in fact it set us back 2,000 big ones. But it's money well spent if we can raise just a little bit of awareness about how parrots for sale in our nations pet stores, and other stores around the world need to be treated with more respect. So please, if you have a personal story about a parrot you've purchased that came from a bad situation, whether it be a bad breeder, pet store, or some other parrot pan handler, then I encourage you to share that story by posting a comment in the comments section of this blog. My site Birdtricks.com gets exposed to over 2,800 people per day, and your story will be read by thousands of others, who may be touched, and helped in the purchase of their next parrots -- or their first one. That's all I've got for now agents -- I've got to get back to phase II of "Taming, Training & Tricks Undercover -- Operation 'Crappy Pet Shops' This last part of the mission requires detailed planning, and extremely efficient execution if we're truly able to help rescue thousands of pet parrots for sale around the world. I'll brief you on the last last phase of your assignment in a few days. Good Luck Agents, Agent 'C' and 'D' out... |
posted by Chet Womach at
8:51 PM
41 Comments:
may the force be with you. tar and feather all people who abuse any birds. I will be agent "E" if you need an other agent
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Anonymous, at 3:17 AM
good to hear agent 'E' -- glad to have you on our team ;-)
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Chet Womach, at 4:10 AM
I don't get why you use your spy camera to take pictures in a pet store? Would they not let you in with a cell phone? I took pictures of a feather plucked african grey once with my phone. If you really wanted to use your spy camera good, set it up when the stores do not know that you are there. You really don't need an expensive camera to look at birds in display..
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Anonymous, at 4:33 AM
Another thing you could use that fancy camera for, is to pretend that you are some guys buying a parrot for the first time, and ask the clerk many question about holding a parrot. And see what they answer.
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Anonymous, at 4:37 AM
GO GET UM GUY'S !! We're on your side,which I might add is our side too. There is far too much of this type of things going on and not enough folks like agent's C & D out there doing something about it. STAY AFTER THEM WITH OUR BLESSINGS.
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Anonymous, at 4:46 AM
Hi... I just ordered your Parrot training series and am in the process of preparing for the arrival of an emotionally neglected Scarlet Amazon. I want to make sure I do everything right to make her transition into my home as smooth as possible for her AND us! I appreciate everything you do!
I did want to share s story about a breeder in Florida. I don't remember her name... it was 12 yrs ago... but I researched and thought I had found a reputable breeder from whom I would purchase my first Congo African Grey, Alex. She told me he was 6 weeks old (now I realize that even THAT was too early for an inexperienced parrot person), and showed me how to feed him... still, of course getting baby food.... I called her a few times to ask his hatch date. She kept resisting. I finally asked her secretary why they wouldn't tell me. She said "we don't want any trouble..." I replied with "Trouble? Why would there be any trouble? He is a familiy member, I just want an accurate birthday to celebrate!" She then hesistantly shared his hatch date with me. When I brought this baby home, he was only THREE WEEKS OLD!! I think it was just by the grace of God that I did not cause his demise while feeding him. We watched him feather out (a friend's very old Cuban grandma refused to accept he was a bird lol... she said that's no bird ... I KNOW what birds look like! she kept calling him the little monster... cause he had no feathers... lol) and grow into a beautiful, intelligent, loving family member. But I learned a valuable lesson... even breeders will lie to you... it's not just pet shops you need to watch out for. Selling a 3 week old parrot to an inexperienced bird owner to be spoon fed was totally irresponsible (among other things). Thanks for the oppty to vent. I have wanted to share that story SOMEWHERE for a long time!
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grammysuze, at 6:31 AM
This is all very interesting and is for such a good purpose, I wish you good luck and look forward to seeing how you go! :D
One pet shop in my area has really poor conditions. The parrots and other birds are kept right next to the poultry, in small, crowded cages. They are so overcrowded that the birds fatally wound each other, and the deceased parrots at the bottoms of the larger cages look like they have been there more than a day. And they all appear to be underweight.
Another pet shop in the area sells rainbow lorikeets. I asked them a few questions about owning lorikeets, including, "what does their diet include?"
To that, the petshop owner told me that they only need seed, nothing else. You can be sure I didn't buy any of their birds.
However, I did buy a rainbow lorikeet from a different pet shop this year. The owner spent a good hour talking to me about how to care for the bird, a lot of information about its diet and taming and training and what I should be doing everyday for the parrot, etc. It was a completely different atmosphere to the previous two pet shops. :)
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Anonymous, at 6:32 AM
you guys rock.
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Anonymous, at 6:48 AM
CHET, CAN YOU TELL ME W/O LOL TO HARD AT MY IGNORANCE WHAT THE BAND AROUND THE FOOT INDICATES ,AND WHAT IT MEANS WHEN A BIRD DOES OR DOESN'T HAVE ONE ?
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LIZ, at 6:49 AM
Another question about Peeper the Africa Gr Congo. She is loving {to me } and always loves to sit on my shoulder while I work. Sometimes she will start making funny little grunting noises.... sounds { excuse the image } like a kid who is whining for the bathroom. She doesn't appear to be asking for a potty perch though. The sounds are not loud ,and only when she is on me , or in hand. She is almost aways trying to feed me her most recent meal- is this noise good or bad? Is she in need of a mate? Any insights for me? Liz
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LIZ, at 6:58 AM
Hey Chet, This is a great marketing idea to get other's to buy your products. Very clever. I was hoping you'd post more pictures about the abused birds that you saw. You're not going to put together a DVD of those and try to sell them to us are you? I see where this is going, you're going to wrap this up by telling us how we can help train some of these neglected birds using your CD's and material.
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Agent G, at 7:02 AM
http://www.parrotforum.net
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Anonymous, at 7:38 AM
Whoa!! This is soooo cool! Now we can all find out just HOW awful the petstores are treating the poor parrots. Many pet shops that I've been to have their parrots stuffed in tiny cages with limited toys and even food/water!! You guys rock! Can't wait for the top secret mission footage =]
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Anonymous, at 7:49 AM
Your courses are amazing and this mission even more amazing. It makes me ill to think of all the abuse happening and I just don't understand how people can hurt them. YES they can be emotional, but it's usually us that is causing their stress!! After only 2 weeks of owning our African Grey "Timo" and after ordering your courses the day after we bought him ... he hated my husband after we brought him home. Timo loves me (still gets a "nip" in every once in a while :D). My husband was the first to start watching the DVDs. Within 5 (YES Five) minutes my husband was actually starting to bond with the Grey. He can now go upto Timo and talk to him without the bird "attacking" him. Eventually, I can see them getting along very well. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, abilities and talents with the world. Sincerely, D :)
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Anonymous, at 8:11 AM
I am glad to see you doing this.... For what it is worth, there is a pet store at Green Acres Mall, (Route 27, Long Island NY) that needs exposed. There is no excuse for the conditions in which the birds are kept there. Small cages, no food, no water, no toys, etc.
I have a Congo African Grey that goes everywhere with me. (Coast to coast on 18 wheels.) It may sound extreme to some, but this Grey loves the constant change in suroundings and the full time one on one attention with me. It pisses me off to no end to see any of these awesome birds neglected as I've seen in some pet stores around the country.
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Anonymous, at 8:53 AM
It's great and all that you are getting footage but I have yet to hear anything about helping close down these places. Is that your ultimate goal? Otherwise what good will the footage be?
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Anonymous, at 10:10 AM
Great work agents "C" & "D". I hate hearing about or seeing any animals being abused, even animals meant for our dinner tables.
I have two birds of my own, a female Cockatiel named Buddy and a male Poicephalus, Red-bellied Parrot named Rocky.
I purchased my Red-belly just a few months ago from a local bird shop here in Phoenix AZ. I'm not sure what's considered to be abuse outside of the obvious but I guess I got lucky because I have only positive things to say about this shop.
The owners and staff seem very dedicated to their Birds and customers. They would not allow me to take Rocky home until he was completely weaned so I went to visit him almost every day for weeks. As a result I became very familiar with the store, store owners, staff, birds and the other bird owners visiting their babies. I also became familiar, to a limited degree, with the always mysterious "employee-only backroom" where the birds were housed at night, fed, bathed, groomed etc. In this room each Parrot had it's own individual clean, appropriate sized cage while some other smaller species, finches etc., shared larger cages in a separate display room. These rooms, along with the rest of the store, were always very clean and well organized. Most importantly, the birds seemed to be in great condition and were all very well socialized. Even the youngest babies already knew the step-up command.
The store also has an open common area where the birds get to hang out, play and interact with each other based on species and size. It's great fun to watch them especially when one of them is yours. Countless toys are provided in this area along with swings, things to climb on and a few floor standing play gyms. There is another common area for the customers, where they can interact with and get to know the birds. The customers are also provided with a wash area and are asked to sanitize their hands prior to their supervised handling of the birds.
The result of this stores efforts is that I have a happy, well adjusted and socialized pet. It's a shame that this bird shop appears to be the exception rather than the rule.
Anyway, keep up the good work agent C and D. Hat's off to you.
Brian
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Anonymous, at 10:20 AM
agent 'C' again here guys just wanting to respond to a few posts -- and by all means, keep posting, I really enjoy your guys feedback.
One poster, who didn't mention his
name has asked a very important question -- what am I actually going to do about this huge problem. And he wanted to know what I was going to do about getting these people shut down. So I thought I'd answer that quickly for you.
It is a VERY big job, that soaks up lots of money, legal fees, and potential law suits to go right after trying to shut down these bad pet shops. And since there are already organizations who do that sort of thing, I'm not going to pretend that I could do it better than them.
However... I have a HUGE reach into the parrot community, and I think that the best way for me to have an impact is to help teach people how to identify these bad pet shops.
What better way to get a pet shop to close it's doors, than to make people so aware of how bad their shops are, that people don't spend money with them -- and make them go broke!
Maybe that's a big goal to shoot for, but that's how I think Birdtricks.com can best help in this situation. Using our large exposure to teach people how to avoid these pet shops.
And that's what phase two of our mission is all about. But I'm still puting together information to share with the public that can do a better job at educating, then just a few pictures on a blog.
I'll be in touch soon,
Agent 'C'
P.S. For the one person who thinks I'm going to try and pitch my videos for fixing behavior problems as a way to solve this issue... I appreciate you being so candid.
However throughout this mission you will not find me promoting our courses for trick trainng, and behavior problems to you. Allthough I personally wouldn't see anything wrong with that, even if I did promote those products to you. Those products have helped lots of people who's birds had behavior problems due to lack of proper care at these pet stores.
That's all I'll say about that.
However... I will be creating some resources designed to help people avoid these bad pet shops. And if our mission goas as planned, it should raise a LOT of money for some AMAZING charities, to help us raise awareness and fight these problems head on.
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Chet Womach, at 11:10 AM
I recieved the Elite training pkg this am , and can't wait for time to really get into it. Peeper has had her life improved by my finding your site, and trying the food, and the tips via e-mail. I am exited to see what we can do with your program . If there is any help I can offer in your effort to expose and close abusive pet dealers. If you put the footage out ,I'll send it to everyone I know , and encourage them to passit on. As I said before , be careful. Messing with the income of crooks is not a healthy passtime. Liz
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Liz, at 11:50 AM
A few years ago I bought a Nanday conure from a perfectly respectable looking pet store. They said he had just been weaned. We took him home and all was well for about a week and a half. He was eating- or so it seemed- and drinking. One day he just keeled over. I turns out he wasn't really weaned. They just said that so they could sell him. Instead of eaing the food, he had been throwing it to our dogs, who ended up eating it. It was really horrible.
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Anonymous, at 12:34 PM
GREAT JOB!! These lovely animals needed someone to finally step up and do something about the way they're being treated in pet shops! We own a cockatiel and an umbrella cockatoo, both bought from pet shops. Our dear Taz (cockatiel) is still skittish of people even though we've had him for a year now, but we're getting better thanks to your course. Harley (cockatoo) is better with people, but due to his past (he spent several yrs with my husband's ex after they split) he still has problems with females and children. The poor guy went through alot, he's scared to death of baths due to husband's ex's children spraying him down with windex, which caused him to lose all his feathers and being locked down in his cage for days and sometimes weeks at a time for behavior that wasn't liked.
I noticed most of the pet shops around our area that carry parrots, don't really seem to know much about them. They usually keep these birds in cages that are smaller than they actually should be and give them no interaction with people. One shop that does seem like they know a good deal about these beautiful birds, has so many they're cramped in small cages that are right against the ones beside it. There's no room to let these birds out or even to give them bigger cages cause they have so many cramped in a small area. You would think that these people who supposedly know so much about these birds would know they need more room, that they need to be able to stretch out atleast if you're not going to let them out.
Thank God for people like you and your brother who are willing to stand up for these beautiful birds!!! Take care!!!
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Jacki, at 12:35 PM
I'm the poster that asked if you were going to try to close down the bad stores. I have helped close 2 'pet' stores by providing info, pictures and such to the proper people. I urge you to turn these resources that you have over to the people that can help get these horrid places shut down for good.
See, I have strong feelings about this because I live with a formerly abused malukin(sp?)cockatoo. His name is Pogo and he is my problem child. He was sold to me for a low price because his former owner abused him.
I'm happy to report that he is adjusting well and we all as a family are working with him. He has calmed down quite a bit and even hops aroung the floor even when the dogs are there (They know to leave him alone and they do). He is probably spoiled - ok, he totally is like the rest of our animals! He has a huge 6 foot cage, 2 gyms to play on and the house to rule. He is in our livingroom and the entire front of the house shuts down for him at 9pm. But he is hand shy and screams if you leave the room. Your hints are helping there!
Please - after all the expense you have gone to so you can educate people I beg you to turn over copies to the local SPCA or whoever to stop these places for good.
Not all the birds will get second chances like my Pogo if you don't.
Signed Proudly,
Peg in NY
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Anonymous, at 2:43 PM
I tried your targeting method to reach my grey, but he was abused with a perch and after 18 years he still will not have anything to do with a stick in my hand. I finally tried the method you have for parakeets, and guess what? After many months, he now comes to me and puts his feet on my finger. He loves me and is very gentle, taking peas and corn kernels from my fingers. He makes very slow progress. One day he will make a "giant" stride and the next day back off a little, thinking about what he tried, and the third day he is ready to make that big move again. He has gone from totally cage bound to walking out on his door when I call him and trusting me with his feet for about half a second. For us that is a major deal. I started by asking for his foot before I would pet him. He loves to stick his beak out of the cage to be loved on and will let me pet his head as long as he is in the cage. I used my dog to show him what I wanted, having her give me one foot (shake) when I asked. Since he is jealous of the dog, that worked really well. Now he picks up one foot every time I come near him, so he gets pet a lot! One day, he is going to step right off the cage onto my hand. And then I'm not sure what we will do, but it will be a good day.
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Anonymous, at 4:54 PM
Hi,
I ordered your product a week ago and still waiting for it's arrival. All the best for the mission.
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Erwin, at 6:40 PM
I purchased my first parrot (a Quaker)in Texas not knowing that Quakers were outlawed in California where I lived. The bird had not been weaned - was only a few weeks old. Never owning a bird before I'm so surprised he survived and did so well. He was a great bird. My roommate took him outside one day (I had asked him please don't take him out - but the roommate didn't listen to me)and a hawk swooped down and flew away with my little guy. I was heartbroken. (No, I didn't fuss at my roommate as he was as upset as I was). After a few weeks of much unhappiness at the loss of this great pet, I went to a well advertised chain pet store and saw a Jenday Conure who picked me out as his new owner. I took him to an avarian vet within a day or so of purchasing him. He had stress bars on his feathers, a bitten beak which had been filled in with what looked like wax. HIs breastbone is crooked and he had some other physical problems. He was undernourished and underweight so the vet had me put him on handfeeding formula. After all this little bird went through I vowed he would have a very happy life. However, he has given ME a very happy life and has been a very loving great addition to our family. I was not given his hatch certificate - I had to ask for it. He was hatched in Florida and I bought him in California. So he had a big trip for a little guy who was in distress during that time.
I'm glad to hear you are trying to help birds like mine. But what's bad is seeing a bird for sale at a garage sale in a filthy cage much too small and never being handled. If we could only do something for irresponsible owners too.
Someone dropped off a beautiful Myers Parrot for me to care for "a couple of days" - well, 3 months have passed and I haven't heard from them even after calling and asking them over to visit their bird. So I've bought a larger cage, more toys, giving her lots of love and deep in my heart hope she will go live with someone who will give her lots of love.
Keep up the good work and thanks for what you are doing.
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B. J., at 6:42 PM
Hey Chet!
It's not just pet stores that you should be going to, but also so called "avian" vets who run boarding facilities. The horror stories are even worse.
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Anonymous, at 12:31 AM
I belong to a parrot rescue organization that stopped the sale of all birds and small animals at a local pet store. We did this by some members going into the store and taking pictures with our camera phones, then contacting the local police, Animal Friends, The Humane Society, and a local talk radio station. The local police were no help. They said the did not see a problem! The Humane Society said they could do nothing. Animal Friends sent an inspector. The owner was taken to court and the shop was forced to give up all of it birds and small animals. No, the shop was not shut down. It was allowed to continue to keep and sell aquatic pets and pet supplies. This part of its store was wonderful! If the owner had only stuck with what he is able to do best there would have been no problem and the birds and small animals would not have been subject to abuse. Individuals and small groups can make a difference if they are persistant.
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Anonymous, at 10:06 AM
You gettm guys. My experience at at pet shop was horable. The birds all LOOKED fine but if you get closer to the glass they flee from you instantly. Not only that but I was told wrong info that caused me to by more than one bird because they said i NEEDED to. Now my birds only run from me and snap at me do to their lack of love at the store!
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Anonymous, at 2:07 PM
I briefly worked as the Manager of a Petcetera in Richmond and my story comes from my expierience there. I have many stories of cruelty I could tell, but the most outstanding is as follows. When I started there we had a green cheaked conure that had been there for aprox. a year, eating nothing but cockatiel seed. It was semi tame, but had had very little contact with people outside of its cage. I began immedialtely taking it out of its cage and carriyng it around the store until finally someone after 2 months bought it. The moring after I had sold it we were sent a Quaker parakeet. Again I kept him with me in the store all day and hand fed him his veggies and treats. I did this until my District Manager said that it was a liability to have him "loose" in the store. He was kept in the cage without out time for a few weeks when one night he ate all the toes off of one foot. I took him to my vet and she said his mutilation was casued from seperation anxiety, so I took the bird home to nurse it back to health. When he was doing better and his toes had healed I was forced to return him to the store and again forced to keep him only in the cage. When I complained about his treatment I was transfered to a different location and written up for removing unpaid merchandise from the store. Eventually he did find a wonderful home with someone who loved the way I had trained him and after finding out I was no longer there didn't hesitate to take him home. I am proud to say I no longer work there and will never work at a live animal pet store again. Good Luck with your quest.
Tiffany
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Anonymous, at 3:00 PM
There are 2 of these so called 'specialty' bird shops nearby. They are both an absolute disgrace. One of them has blue and gold macaws for sale. They are roaming freely in the 'baby bird room', along with all the other baby birds, both large and small. Tiny baby budgies wander on the floor, just waiting for someone to step on them, or to pick up diseases from this filthy place. The macaws are unruly, and it is only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured by one of them, because they try to grab you as you walk past and they will not let go. They attack the smaller birds too. The young sales assistants have absolutely no idea how to handle them, and most are scared of the larger birds. They are in poor feather, lack basic training and are not friendly, but yet they still ask $14,000 (Australian) for them. Needless to say, they have had them for a long time. What future do these poor birds have?
I visited the other shop for the first (and last) time a few weeks ago. They had 2 African Greys. One was a shop pet, the other was for sale (AUD$7000). They were both talking, but not friendly. The young sales assistant came over, and said that the shop pet often came out of the cage, and offered to get him out for me. I have never had the pleasure of handling a grey before, as they are rare in Australia. Well guess what......the bird wasn't clipped and took off! It landed safely out of reach and of course the sales people couldnt get to it (I'm sure it was sticking its finger up at them!!!) One sales girl came along with a towel but was TOO SCARED to try and catch it cos it might bite!!! She suggested to another sales person that they try, but he said "no way it will bite me". The bird took off again and banged into a wall, and eventually was caught. Thankfully there were no injuries. The sales girl said she didn't realise that it was not clipped. These sales people had absolutely no idea on basic bird care. I asked them a few questions (pretending I didn't know) and was horrified with the answers they gave. These kids (none of them looked a day over 16) are just doing a job, so I blame the owner of the shop. It is their responsibility to ensure their staff have adequate knowledge and experience. Obviously they only care about $$$$$$$$$$$$$. I feel like reporting them (and I probably will). I hate to think what will become of these beautiful birds.
While I write this, my very happy, healthy, well adjusted Alexandrine is playing with her newest toy. Its one of those natural toys, with bits of wood and gumnuts.
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Anonymous, at 5:23 PM
I feel that this is all a bit crazy... but go ahead... i mean whats a bit of harmless illegal footage going to do when help up in courts...
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Anonymous, at 4:19 AM
I have a 5 year old African Grey which I got since he was just a few months old. My parrot would always play with me, go on my hand an kiss me, talk up a storm, and so forth. Well, last year I had to go to California for my cousin wedding and had nowhere to leave him. I decided to leave him at a "pet resort" which the ppl. promised me he would be in the best care. To tell you my story in short-my parrot came back squaking like crazy, biting me all the time, and he will not talk to me nor play with me anymore. All I know is whatever happened there traumatized him and now he is extremely mad at me. I ended up finding out that not only did they not take care of him well and play with him but they barely fed him and his cage was not cleaned and his toys were all taken away. I ended up complaining to the aspca (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)and now that place is closed. Now I am left with trying to get my parrot to trust me again. What you guys are doing is great and I hope no animal goes through what my parrot went through. I wish you guys the best of luck with your project!
Sincerely,
Eve
Email-QFlava88@aol.com
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Eve, at 5:40 AM
They made it clear that it's up to us to close thease places down! Come on! It means seeing the footage and understanding it, then not patronizing these stores. It is really not that difficult to comprehend.
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Anonymous, at 7:02 AM
i hope you get plenty of info to stop people from mistreating birds, i am the owner of such an abused bird. i went into a pet store away from my home to by bird toys for my cockatiel.i live in a very rural area and have little access to these things locally so i went into this store speciallizing in exotic birds, while i was there i visited this room full of caged parrots, we came accros this sad looking little goffins cockatoo. he has a cross(scissored beak)the lower beak was so long it poked him in the eye and the top was poking him in the chest.he was on a diet of cockatiel seed which he couldn't even open his beak far enough to eat. the salesman told me he just had a beak deformity and there was nothing you could do about it and that he could live a completely normal life that way. what a bunch of baloney.he was clueless. needless to say, i bought the little guy and took him to the vet the next day for a way overdue beak trimming. he was put on antibiotics for a respitory infection and not given a good prognosis the vet was sure he was already to far gone. he sat in the cage glassy eyed and shaking for four days. finally he started to come around.when i took him in for a well check a year later the vet was amazed to see such a vital little bird amazing what regular beak trimmings and good food could do. i now own three other parrots and would not intentionally buy one from a pet store after seeing such abuse. i only bought this little guy to save his life. the vet said he'd have probably been dead within weeks.
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Anonymous, at 8:19 AM
I read the comment by Liz about her african gray making grunting noises like a child on the potty My double yellow headed amazon does that to me and I think it is the equivalent of a turtle dove cooing He seems to think I am his mate and that is because I haven't properly trained him to let any one but me handle him This can be a problem with a big bird I think he is a male because he doesn't like human males and I am a human female
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Anonymous, at 7:59 AM
Hello,
I am Rae from Colorado, I am writing to tell you of a WONDERFUL Rescue agency that has now relocated to Denver. It is called the Gabriel Foundation. They take in abandoned, abused, neglected, wild caught ect. parrots. They have a very in depth educational based adoption process. I think the statistic was every 30 aplicants they have around 6 birds are adopted. I am one of the six. I had researched parrots after having rescued a pigeon, and even with that research, I had to take a free (to applicants) online care class called birdie basics. I also had to have proper housing, knowledge of needs ect. It was a long process, however I feel that anyone who is going to get a parrot should have the same knowledge I obtained before being approved for adoption. I highly reccomend that you raise money for the Gabriel Foundation. They operate nation wide and they are a wonderful orginisation. They also have a store that all profits go to the foundation called the Bird Brain. It is full of toys, food, lighting, ect. I dont mean to sound like a commercial, but this is something I am passionate about. I feel adoption of parrots is the best way to go. I have had Puli, a sulfer crested Cocatoo for one year now and he has been a wonderful addition to our family!!
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Anonymous, at 9:13 AM
is there a place to see film, wish you luck ,best thing is educate the public !! ,there is no way to get rid of all bad pet sellers, thats like making all babies born in hospitals never go to a bad home!! there will always be children services looking out for babies and young children and us, the parrot lovers looking for abused parrots ,just educate the plubic to know who to bye from (parrots properly taken care of ) and to stay away from bad pet shops they get no sells and theyll die off. deb
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Anonymous, at 2:16 PM
You bros go!
Here in Ottawa, Ontario, I use the SuperPet stores and have purchased a beautiful conure and cage from them. Their hatchlings are gorgeous, well fed and trained and you can see their full operation at hand. The store clerks are each trained specifically for areas and know their stuff and ensure that you are trained with your parrot before walking out with it; in otherwards, you have to come by and visit every so often to know the bird and visa versa. Now that is service for both the customer and the bird! All their birds are well fed balanced diets, happy and named - of course you can change the name. In no way are they neglected! They also run a foster home for the humane society helping them out.
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Anonymous, at 5:34 PM
Gday chet,
Greeting from downunder :) (Australia). Good onya for trying to make a difference by expposing bad pet shops. One thing I would suggest that you do is rather than show people how to look for so called "good" petstores (no such thing in my book) you encourage people to adopt a parrot rather than buy. Lets face it its the only ethical way of having a parrot these days. There are so many in desparate need of proper loving homes and many of the addoption centres are at breaking point because they only have the resources to care for so many animals, yet more keep flooding in from the pet trade. Buying parrots tells breeders/store keepers that there is big bucks to be made by breeding/selling parrots, therefore more are produced/sold, and we end up with MORE unwanted birds.
Large parrots are complex and highly intelegigent/social/emotional WILD animals which are genetically programmed to fly over miles of rainforest/savanah/etc in large flocks, not round and round someones living room if they are lucky . Ultimately we should never have forced these poor creatures intro captivity, where they have a compromised qulality of life(lets face it, no amount of toys/attention can copmpensate for the joy/freedom wild parrots experience living wild in large flocks). Yes I know that whats done is done, and we cant release these birds back into the wild. But what we CAN do is TRY to get a handle on the problem of homless birds buy discouraging buying and encouraging adoption.
As far as worthy causes go I am sure that the people from the mytoos.com cockatoo messageboard would be more than happy to give you reccomendations as to which organisations/rescues to help and which ones to stay way from. Just go to: www.mytoos.com then select the message board.
Good luck
Olly
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Anonymous, at 4:59 AM
Hi, I just wanted you to know about a rescue place that I believe really helps... Please view this site and consider it as one you would back.
http://www.maars.org/home.php
Thanks, Agent Brion
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Anonymous, at 8:11 AM
If you see a problem at Bird Lovers, tell me and we will do what we can to make it right.
I travel the country for my 'real' job and often stop in bird or pet stores to see the birds and products and have had to leave angry when I saw their condition.
I never want to be one of those stores. I have bought toys at times for birds in pet stores with nothing to play with and no stimulation. It makes me sick.
Keep up the great work.
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Tom Barber, at 6:07 PM
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