When You Should NOT Rescue A Bird In Need

Every once in a while, you come upon a not-so-good pet store, and less frequently, a really bad one. When you’ve found on of these, you’ll know it right away, both by sight and smell.

The worst pet store I have ever experienced was one just outside of Chicago sometime in the mid 80s. The minute I walked in I was bowled over by the smell of urine. It made my eyes water and I had to pull my turtleneck up over my nose so I could breath. I wanted to walk in a little further to get a good description of the conditions because I already knew I would be making some phone calls when I got home.

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Planning For Your Parrot’s Future

Have you ever given thought to what would become of your parrot if you were to die or in some way become incapacitated? What if you were faced with a financial crisis and were unable to keep your pets? Do you have a plan?

Since parrots are so long-lived and require specific care, their placement is a little complex. If you are lucky enough to have a spouse that loves your birds like you do (not just tolerates them because he loves you), or children who have been raised around them and will commit to taking on their care once you are gone, you are indeed lucky.

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Important Issue

Beautiful Parrot Dies in Hot Car.

The story is uncomplicated, and could easily happen to any of us. Lorna’s friend planned to take Shooter to work with her. She loaded his carrier into her mother’s car for her ride to work. Six hours later, when her mother returned to pick her up, she asked her daughter why Shooter was not with her. It was then that they realized what had happened, Lorna had gone to her job and her mother to hers without realizing that the bird was still in the car. Shooter had passed away in the heat.

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