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From: mm@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Mike Mahler)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Falconry...
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Date: 19 Nov 90 16:02:46 GMT
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	I'm not so sure it's "quick and painless"...

	An exotic bird store I worked in in high school had a perregrin (sp?)
	falcon (yes, it was legit) and they fed it the parakeets that 
	had missing toes and bad beaks and such (I know, but it wasn't 
	my choice, I just worked there and I don't think there's a 
	Purina Falcon Chow) and it was not pleasant to see and HEAR
	the falcon SLOWLY eat the bird while it was still alive.  In
	fact, they seem to grab it and then fly to the perch and just
	look around for a while (perhaps looking for competitiors?
	Sam?) and peck at it's head every once in a while the whole
	time the parakeet was screaming.  Really made an impression
	on me... like watching one of those Mutal of Omaha's Wild
	Kingdon episodes... "Hear we see Jim wrestling the tasmanian
	devil..."



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