Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!pacbell.com!ucsd!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!intercon!news From: ooblick@intercon.com (Mikki Barry) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Lorikeets, Senegal parrots Message-ID: <27A0986D.1AC2@intercon.com> Date: 25 Jan 91 20:43:24 GMT References: <21499@netcom.UUCP> Sender: usenet@intercon.com (USENET The Magnificent) Reply-To: ooblick@intercon.com (Mikki Barry) Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA Lines: 28 In article , wvenable@spam.ua.oz.au (Bill Venables) writes: > To be more serious for a moment, I really do hope you `INDOOR' folks are > careful to detect not to accept illegally exported birds. It is a very > serious problem for Australian conservationists, since several species are > on the endangered list simply because of the actions of illegal trappers. > Chances are that after the rough time they go through the birds will make > lousy pets, anyway. Most wild parrots live in large flocks. I would LOVE to see these birds flying around like that! But to also be serious, anyone who has watched CNN's coverage of even the LEGAL importing stuff would be sickened to see what the poor birds are put through. I've come to believe that it's quite cruel to snatch a bird out of its habitat (what little there may be) and stuff it in a cage for the rest of its life. Usually alone, and all too often, poorly taken care of. PLEASE, if you want a pet, buy domestic. These birds think they are human. They will love you forever. They are usually born in a cruelty free environment. Imports are cheaper, but you are fostering an industry that loses at least 75% of all the birds they catch. Not to mention the unweaned chicks that are left behind (or killed) when mommy and daddy are captured. Don't buy imported birds! Mikki Barry Natural Intelligence Aviaries Home of the Electric Cockatoo --