'Top Secret' Mission UPDATE -- Phase II

Attention Secret Agents, Over the last 7 days my brother and I have been collecting 'intel' from bad pet stores that sell parrots. The first phase of our mission was a success, as we now have TONS of intel that exposes the bad practices of these stores. So armed with this 'intel' it is now time to commence Phase II of our operation. Phase II is of the utmost importance. And will be the difference between catching a few pet shops, and shutting down their whole 'EVIL' empire. What you're about to see is 'Top Secret' and for your eyes only ;-) ============================= TOP SECRET MISSION OBJECTIVES OPERATION "CRAPPY PET SHOPS" ============================= Objective #1 -- Raise FUNDS to Win this fight! Ever since I exposed the fact that I would be attempting this mission, I've been receiving an overwhelming amount of support for what I'm doing. Hundreds of agents (my customers) have either emailed me, or posted their story of how their own parrots were raised and sold by TERRIBLE pet shops all around the world on my blog. Some of these people have written me enraged that I have not already handed over my footage to the authorities who could shut these people down. And I applaud those people for their passion, and commitment to these issues. And I want to let these people know that I will hand over all footage I have, of truly TERRIBLE pet store situations that I've caught on tape. However I have something bigger and better planned... It would be a HUGE mistake for you, or any of my other 90,089 subscribers, to think that handing over the footage I have would make a dent in solving the problems of pet store abuse. Sure I'd shut down a few pet stores, but dozens or even hundreds more would pop up somewhere else. This type of thinking, while noble, would be like me thinking I'm going to cure the world of bugs by driving down the freeway and splattering a few of their guts on my windshield. I'd kill a few, but I could never get them all. Plus it brings up an entirely different issue... ... what about the pet shops who aren't bad enough to shut down, but still sell lots of birds. Here's an example: We walked into a pet shop that to the unsuspecting eye was fine. There were toys in the cages, the cages were big, and none of the birds looked abused. But if you looked closer, the only thing they fed their birds were sunflower seeds! If you didn't know, this one terrible mistake of a bad diet, will nearly ALWAYS cut a parrots life span in half. These people are killing parrots too... they're just doing it over the course of 5, 10 or 20 years. It's just that the parrots will now die from fatty liver disease, or kidney problems instead of physical abuse. This store did a GREAT job with everything else, but because seeds are cheaper than fresh foods, produce and pellets, they chose to feed only seeds. I can promise you, no amount of lobbying is going to shut this store down. It's just not going to happen. And that's why my brother and I wanted to do something more than just shut down a few pet shops. So instead of just catching a bunch of bad stuff on tape, we spent dozens of hours interviewing some great pet shops... because we knew we needed to create tools to teach people what to look for in a good pet shop, and not just blaspheme a few of them. I think you'll agree that makes a lot more sense. So with your help, I'm going to try to fight this problem on two fronts. I'll tell you about the first front today, and get you more details on the second front in a couple days. Both fronts are important, but I don't want to bore you with a 82 page email covering all the details ALL in one email. So here's just ONE of the main things I'm wanting to accomplish with this mission. Scratch that... one of the things I WILL accomplish with this mission! Front #1 --> Raise FUNDS To Help Already Abused Birds I don't have the statistics in front of me, but thousands and thousands of parrots are bought on impulse every year, and then abandoned when people realize they actually require effort. Go figure This happens because bad pet shops don't teach people how to raise a happy, well adjusted parrot, and it results in thousands of them being abandoned. People will literally leave them on their back porch when they move away, and not tell anyone... slowly letting the parrot just starve to death if it's not found by neighbors. Luckily, there are some wonderful organizations that rescue parrots in these terrible situations. Many birds require immediate medical attention including surgery’s, and other forms of treatment. But as you can imagine, these types of treatment aren't free, plus once the bird's lives are saved, it's not exactly free to feed a parrot. Not to mention make sure it has toys, a nice cage etc. And that's where I come in! I've got 90,000+ subscribers to my newsletter, and I'm betting at least a few of them want to help donate to this cause. Am I right :-) But since I'm swamped with all the details of our mission, I'd like to ask for your input on some of the better rescue organizations out there. I've personally not dealt with any as of yet, and I'd like to get your feedback on them. So I've just posted on my blog about this whole issue, and I'd like you to go and leave me some feedback on two things: -->Your recommendations for great rescue organizations. --> Warnings about which organizations to stay away from. I want to make DARN sure I don't raise money for a bad organization. If you'd like to do that for me I'd sure appreciate it, and you can post your feedback in the comments section of my most recent blog post. I'll be in touch soon agents. Agent 'C' out... P.S. Please realize that shutting down a few pet shops, and raising funds (even a LOT of funds) is not going to help STOP this problem. That's why I'm working on a project that should help teach people how to avoid these pet shops before buying from them. And that's where I'll be using the footage I've just gotten. I'm hoping that the footage will scare people into ONLY buying from reputable places, and actually teach them how to find them. I'll brief you more on that whole topic in a few days -- I think it will revolutionize the way parrots are bought!