Abuse on birds

The birds that you see in pet shops are very different compared to the ones that are seen where we live (for most of us). We admire their beautiful plumage and their pretty singing and then we watch the magnificent parrots prancing in their cage and being so happy. But most people don’t realize what’s behind the parrot’s happiness. Most of them are bred and born at the pet shops and are hand-fed. But others are captured from the wild. They are taken from the lush tropical rainforests and a very sad story begins.

 

The parrots are captured in nets and are put in very large crates with hundreds of other parrots. Sometimes, the parrots are stuck in the nets and go ballistic and practically strangle themselves. Others break their limbs and become unwanted since they are in bad shape. When the trappers have enough, the parrots are shipped or flown to places like North America to be sold. So, the parrots stay in the dark crates, sleeping with their feces, having no food, with a low supply of food and are under a lot of stress. A lot of parrots die on this part of the trip. When they arrive to their destination, they are bought to where they can hide the parrots and sell them off. The birds are put into cages and the dead ones are dumped. Usually, most of them are malnourished, dehydrated, and very out of shape since the stress has caused them to lose and pluck their feathers off. They are usually killed off and about 1 in 10 parrots or less survive on the black market. But most of those die off at the owner’s homes and are a big disappointment for the owners that had to pay over a couple thousand dollars but couldn’t get their money back. And the trappers get rich quick.

 

But luckily, trapping parrots and taking them from the wild is illegal, and the shipping of them is out of the question. They must be bred in captivity and hand fed or hatched and raised by their parents. Most of the pet shops offer baby parrots to people that take care of them and give them a year warranty so if the parrots die in any way not including human neglect, the parrot is replaced. But not just parrots are trapped from the wild. Finches, budgies, and the most adorable, love birds, are also trapped from the wild. But luckily, it is illegal to capture and ship any live animal that is from the wild so the population has rose in the wild.

 

But the parrots and other birds are also losing their land and space in the wild since the forests are being burned for farmland and homes. There is hardly any rainforest left in the world and if this continues on, the parrots and other animals have to go reserves and must fight in the small area for territory and soon there is over population. They also die in the bare lands since there is no food or shelter and disappear before our very eyes. So, if you want to buy a bird as a pet, ask the pet shop where the parrot is from, if it was bred in captivity, where its parents are, and if everything seems to be fine, go ahead!

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