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Originally Posted by princepaulie  I didn't have a problem with people owning birds, until I got a quaker parrot, and I feel guilty regularly for him. He seems happy enough and I take pride in taking good care of him, but I don't think it should have been an option to own him in the first place. It seems cruel. I do have him flighted, but he go out once and he was terrified, he made it back to me the next day but it really brought light to the situation. It's so unnatural for them. People are selfish though. If I had the chance to teach my bird to be wild, I swear I would make a trip to brazil and let him go be a bird. |
What a touching story. I don't want to make anyone feel bad about owning a bird, but this is one "pet" whose life seems like they would be better off in the wild. Some people feel that way about all animals, but for me, it’s only true of birds.