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Post by Jan and Shah on Jan 9, 2015 1:50:33 GMT -5
I had a friend contact me about a lorikeet being kept in cruel circumstances. It is being kept in a small cage - it cannot spread its wings and is kept in the weather with very little cover. She wanted to know what to do about it. I advised her to contact Parrot Rescue but also said that if she managed to get the bird handed over to her, I would take it. I cant put it anywhere near Shah but do have a spare room where it can go into quarantine for a month. Plus I can get it to the vet. I am pretty sure it is a wild bird but don't know how long the person has had it. (Sharyn, if the bird comes to me I will be contacting you about clicker training.) They also had a pet conure that flew into their yard - it was kept in the same conditions and has now passed away. So much for cutting down my bird numbers but I cannot stand to see this poor bird kept in such terrible conditions. I can offer it a much better life and maybe, in time, if it is a wild bird, it can be released into a flock.
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Post by cnyguy on Jan 10, 2015 22:45:00 GMT -5
Hope that things will work out for the best for you and that Lorikeet.  |
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Post by easttex on Jan 11, 2015 6:28:14 GMT -5
Reminds me a little of a place I visited in South America. I found many people liked to capture wild birds to put in tiny cages which they would hang around their patios. Poor birds were absolutely terrified.
I hope you get your hands on the lori.
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Post by msdani1981 on Jan 11, 2015 15:33:12 GMT -5
Awww, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you can "adopt" this bird!
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jan 11, 2015 20:32:40 GMT -5
They couldnt "retrieve" the bird on Saturday so will try again at the end of the month. I have found out more about it. It has been in the cage for well over 3 years and the cage has never been cleaned. He feeds it the right food but is mixing the lorikeet food with water and leaving it there for a week (it has to be changed every day). This bird is going to have major health problems and have discussed it with the vet who thinks that it may never be able to fly. I have to contact the vet as soon as I have the bird. The cage is all set up for when it comes into care and I have now got good quality lorikeet food for it. If anyone has any ideas for a name please let me know - and no, it will not be called Lorie or Lauri.
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Post by msdani1981 on Jan 11, 2015 20:48:51 GMT -5
Oh, my god.....I will never understand some people.  |
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Post by msdani1981 on Jan 11, 2015 20:53:25 GMT -5
I don't think I would consider this MBS...I think the situation is a desperate bird needs you. |
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Post by easttex on Jan 12, 2015 7:33:07 GMT -5
If you want to go with a rescue theme for a name, there's Andromeda for a female, or Apollo (as in Apollo 13) for a male.
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Post by biteybird on Jan 12, 2015 17:53:39 GMT -5
Hi Jan, the end of the month is a while away...hope you manage to get that lorikeet OK. I, too, can't understand some people, Dani. I guess they think they are saving the bird by feeding it or whatever. But they don't understand that the bird needs so much more. Fingers crossed it all works out, as your place would have to be the best for that bird, Jan.
Name: Aditi (Indian, Hinduism - meaning "boundless, freedom/security" in Sanskrit). Look at behindthename.com for more ideas.... |
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Post by siobhan on Jan 14, 2015 19:52:25 GMT -5
I don't suppose they could sneak up under cover of darkness and just steal it?
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jan 15, 2015 15:30:33 GMT -5
You are right on the money Siobhan. However, they are waiting for the end of January as the guy goes away on holidays so will nab it then. Too difficult otherwise. It is the guy's son who will be "removing" the bird.
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Post by easttex on Jan 15, 2015 15:51:08 GMT -5
Clearly a humanitarian rescue; not to be confused with an illegal act. |
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Post by siobhan on Jan 15, 2015 15:52:34 GMT -5
So their devious minds work the same as mine. LOL I learned from my mother. Two doors down, some neighbors had a dog they ignored. Never fed her. No house, no access to water. She kept showing up at my parents' house, where she got fed, watered and petted. One day she just decided to stay. My mother, who had threatened to do this for weeks, marched down to the neighbors and informed them that "since YOU won't take care of your dog, she is now MY dog" and basically defied them to argue with her. If you had ever met my mother, you would know that arguing with her was a losing proposition. The neighbors could see this immediately, and bowed to the inevitable. And that dog lived with my parents the rest of her life. But my mom told me if they had argued with her, they'd have never seen that dog again anyway. She had already arranged with my brother to spirit the dog away to his house, where she would also have been in the lap of doggy luxury for the rest of her days, but in a place where these neighbors would never find her.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jan 15, 2015 20:48:05 GMT -5
Easttex, of course it cant be confused with an illegal act - or can it The current owner will be told that the bird died while he was on holidays. If they can remove it earlier, they will. I am all set up to receive this little fella into care. Fortunately Shah has left his new feathers alone and just has an occasional pick at the wound on his neck so am hoping that he wont be too upset with the new addition. |
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Post by biteybird on Jan 15, 2015 23:01:40 GMT -5
That's exactly what I was thinking (bird passed away whilst owner on hols). I hope he/she survives OK until then...also, the change just might shock Shah into stopping the plucking and biting behaviour.  |
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