Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!intercon!ooblick
From: ooblick@intercon.com (Mikki Barry)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Do birds experience pain as we do?
Keywords: Mostly indoor
Message-ID: <1990Mar20.204745.6549@intercon.com>
Date: 20 Mar 90 20:47:45 GMT
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That's one that I've often thought about because we've had to pull blood
feathers on birds before.  Unfortunately, there is usually no alternative.
Pull the feather or the bird bleeds to death.

Anyway, my amazon growls when he is being hurt (granted, he growl at other
times too, but the "pain" growl is different and more intense).  My vet has
also told me that she believes that birds feel pain.  She always apologizes
to them and covers their head with a towel before doing anything that might
hurt.

I think it would be far safer to assume that they DO experience pain
so that we never hurt them needlessly.  that goes for outdoor too.
p.s.  How about more falcon/hawk stories?  They are facinating.

Mikki Barry