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A strange and interesting story. I wonder how
widespread that attitude is or did Susan just strike someone unhelpful or on a
bad day or something like that. I suppose he was referring to beak and feather
disease. Even so, I would have thought that risk would be low, however the
consequences would be high. It would also depend on the value of the bird and of
course the simple fact that even if the owner knows where the bird is, unless it
is really tame, it is very hard to catch it, once it is away from view of the
aviary it came from.
For what it is worth, Princess Parrot is one of the
non-local species that has been recorded in the GBS.
p.s. A side point, I write escaper or releasee. I
believe that someone who escapes is an escaper or even escapist if they are
skilled at it. Whereas an escapee is or should be, someone to whom an
escape has happened. This is in consistency to normal word use and contrary to
the way the word has commonly been used.
Philip
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