I just received the same from Mr Drongo....
"I glad that the poor bird die! is bet death than have a terrible life lock
in an cage! shame on you!"
you also failed to read the email - she had PBFD, which stands for
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease - here is a link:
http://numbat.murdoch.edu.au/caf/pbfd.htm
When I rescued her, she had no flight feathers, and was about to end up as
cat or dog food in someone's backyard. She was hand raised and a total sook,
and spent most of her time on my shoulder (when I was home), and on a perch
in the bedroom when I wasn't, and roamed the house freely for the rest of
the time. She couldn't fly, and was happy as Larry simply to sit on me or
the furniture or walk around wherever she pleased for the 5 years that I had
her. Sometimes keeping a bird in captivity is its only option!
-----Original Message-----
From: Maurovic, Mauro (DHS)
Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2001 17:59
To: 'Mr Lango Lango'
Cc: 'BIRDING'
Subject: Feathers
Actually you have gone off half-cocked here Mr Lango Lango. Did I say he
was in a cage?? NO.....! read the email again
I was walking through a breeder's aviary one day 3 years ago and noticed the
poor bird which had just fledged dragging himself around on the ground.
When I asked what the problem was he said that it was crippled and that he
was going to wring its neck the next day. I protested and so he gave it to
me. Ollie, (the parrot) my good mate spends most of his time on a towel on
top of my microwave at night (when it is not in use). I fly him around
regularly by sitting him on my hand and running and he flaps. I take him
most places with me and everybody loves him. He spends most weekends in a
tree outside climbing all over it because you see he doesn't know he is
crippled and to look at him you wouldn't know - only that he can't fly (but
he did once right into a dam - but that is another story) and he walks on
his "elbows" rather than his feet.
He does have a cage but only to sleep in at night.
Mauro
-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Lango Lango
Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2001 5:19 PM
To:
Subject: Feathers
You put a parrot in a cage? that's is realy sad! you rely like Birds? I
don't think so...
Shame on you!
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