Dear Parrots magazine,
In our house, my husband and I have always been arguing, in the nicest possible way, about whether or not we should have a parrot. I have always wanted one but he has been firmly against it. Well, a funny thing happened. A friend, who lives close by, learned of an elderly lady who had a Meyers’s parrot but, sadly, could no longer look after it properly as she was now suffering with arthritis.
Dear Parrots magazine,
BirdsFirst again visited the National Parrot ‘Sanctuary’ and Zoo near Boston, Lincs in February 2011. We first visited these premises in March 2009 and reported then on poor conditions for birds held there. Sadly, there has been little improvement for the birds since then. On the Zoo’s own figures, annual mortality of birds was just over 10% last year. We find this level of mortality totally unacceptable. While there, we saw that very few birds had access to heated accommodation. Temperatures in East Anglia can drop to well below freezing on many nights during the winter. It is therefore likely that many birds are simply freezing to death.
Dear Parrots magazine,
My mother has been in a care home for just under two years now, and once I had been involved with her care, I feel so sorry for many of the elderly residents who look really fed up at times with little to do. Sure, the home does arrange activities from time to time, but these poor people need something more to keep them entertained.
Dear Parrots magazine,
It was with interest that I read Andrew Millington’s letter in the March issue regarding his comment about ‘indigenous’.
Dear Parrots magazine,
I’m sure that Leslie Moran means well with her article about overdosing vitamins in pet birds but if people follow her dietary advice they will actually seriously under-dose their birds.
Dear Parrots magazine,
The National Parrot Zoo (Friskney) is licensed by East Lindsey District Council (ELDC). Under the legislation, the Zoo (NPZ) is obliged to send annual livestock inventories to ELDC. As a result of a Freedom of Information Act request to ELDC, it has been revealed that during the 12 months 2009/10, 163 deaths were recorded. This represents about 10% of the total of birds held.
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