An Indulgence


A Parrot's Prayer

  • by Sally Brooks
    For all the wild caught parrots so savagely netted and swept away from their families while their babies dumped into burlap sacks cried out in terror. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.......... For all the exotic birds that witnessed the destruction of all the blessed trees and fled fires in fear from man's thirst to dominate, stripping the land of all its inhabitants, leaving nothing but bare ground behind. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.......... For all the parrots that struggled through the capture, but died unmercifully in transport from the stress of overcrowded, barbaric, confinements and inconceivable horror. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER....... For all the survivors that made it into captivity, but exist in a nightmare of confinement unable to use their God given wings of flight as they once remembered. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER......... For all the baby birds bred in captivity whose crop's burned or have died needlessly from harshness of human hands. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.......... For all the captive birds that have been erased from their owner's consciousness and are abandoned to a lifeless existence with only a distant memory of what is was like to hear a gentle voice from someone that used to care. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER........... For all those creatures who don't know what it's like to live life as a bird or even to feel the breeze or sunlight but are doomed to darkness in closets or garages, trapped inside covered cages or shackled. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER...... For all the macaws, cockatoos, amazons and conures that are stripped of their vocal cords for screaming, their sensitive beaks cut back to prevent biting. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER....... For all birds that end up for sale in pet shops or breeders, like used merchandise unwanted and frightened in strange surroundings with nothing more than the familiar sight of bars on a cage. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER..... For all the neglected birds that are sick with infections from filthy conditions and malnourishment that may never recover and know what it is to feel healthy and be playful. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER......... For all the misconceived parrots who were beaten, stabbed, blinded and burned for just being a parrot. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER............. For every African Grey and Cockatoo that punishes itself from confinement and boredom by maiming their bodies and plucking their feathers and for those who have lost all spirit of life and sway their head low from side to side slowly into insanity. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER......... We ask humbly of you, dear Lord to look upon all of your magnificent feathered creations. Protect them from evil and harm caused by man and to bring forth an awakening in the human heart and make it a kinder and gentler world for all captive birds........Amen (Posted with the author's permission.)

Christmas Comes Early

AN EARLY CHRISTMAS FOR 2 OF OUR RESCUES,TRO (HARLEQUIN MACAW) AND SARGEANT (MILLIGOLD MACAW)!

By Pet Star Photography (petstar.net)

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May 07, 2009

CBS News Video: The Truth About Parrots

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4996923n

May 05, 2009

A Place To Land

http://arrowheadfilm.com/node/54

November 24, 2008

Alex The African Grey in NYT

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November 13, 2008

Thought For The Day

From a friend:
 
..... the older I get the more I understand. I do believe parrot's /birds should not be in captivity, no matter how well they are cared for. Birds are free spirits, of all creatures those that have evolved to be spirits of the sky should remain that way. I am sure confinement is torture for them some handle it better than others, some know no different in reality but their spirits do

September 25, 2008

A Prayer

"Until there are none ... rescue one."

Better to light a candle for one lost animal than to curse the darkness of man's indifference. Saving just one animal won't change the world but it surely will change the world for that one animal. Without us they have no voice. REMEMBER PLEASE, deep inside the heart and soul of every stray is the ultimate desire to be loved!

June 29, 2008

Back To School

The Parrot University: http://www.theparrotuniversity.com/flight.php

December 12, 2007

A Good Bird Ownership Book For Kids

http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-news/bird-entertainment/lorikeet-kids-book-launch.aspx

November 19, 2007

Recommended Reading

Here, There, and Everywhere:  The Story of Streeeeet the Lorikeet

Herbal Remedies For Parrots

http://landofvos.com/articles/kitchen5.html

November 05, 2007

Never Say "No" To A Parrot

http://www.macleans.ca/culture/lifestyle/article.jsp?content=20071029_110323_110323

Never say no to a parrot

A new book for parrot owners spells out why you should never, ever, tell
your bird 'no'

by Julia McKinnell, Maclean's
October 29, 2007

For nearly two decades, Greg Glendall has made a career of helping people
whose pet parrots behave badly. The British amateur ornithologist makes
house calls to parrot owners whose birds scream, swear, mimic
inappropriate noises or act jealously by flying at, and biting, family
members they don't like. Now, for parrot owners outside the U.K.,
Glendall's advice is available in the form of an illustrated manual,
Breaking Bad Habits in Parrots.

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September 17, 2007

Foster Parrots

September 03, 2007

Hopkinton Haven

http://www.projo.com/business/content/SUMSERIES_PARROTS_08-27-07_1D6JD7E.2cb3c9f.html

August 15, 2007

A Story About Bo The Moluccan Cockatoo

July 30, 2007

An Environmental Exhortation

The Politics of Extinction
Remain a parasite OR become an Earth Warrior.

By Captain Paul Watson


We are at the present time living in an age of mass extinction. Each year, more than 20,000 unique species disappear from this planet forever. This represents more that two species per hour. Species extinction is the fuel that supports the ever increasing progress of the machinery of civilization.

Individual humans are for the most part insulated from the reality of species loss. Alienated from the natural world, guided by anthropocentric attitudes, the average human being is unaware and non-caring about the biological holocaust that is transpiring each and every day.

The facts are clear. More plant and animal species will go through extinction within our generation than have been lost thorough natural causes over the past two hundred million years. Our single human generation, that is, all people born between 1930 and 2010 will witness the complete obliteration of one third to one half of all the Earth's life forms, each and every one of them the product of more than two billion years of evolution. This is biological meltdown, and what this really means is the end to vertebrate evolution on planet Earth.

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June 21, 2007

When Will It Ever End?

"June 16, 2007 was a sad day for about 600 exotic birds that were auctioned  because the owner needed the money.

Six hundred birds, that’s a lot of birds to take care of..."


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April 23, 2007

In Memoriam: Gonzo

In memoriam to Gonzo, our precious blue and gold macaw, who enriched our lives for the few years we had her. She will always be remembered and loved and never forgotten. Died April 22, 2007.

Gonzo





"I'll lend you, for a little while, a bird of mine, He said.
For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he is dead.
It may be six or seven years, or maybe twenty-three,
But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me?
He'll bring his charms to gladden you, and shall his stay be brief,
You'll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay, as all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there I want this bird to learn.
I've looked the whole world over in my search for teachers true,
And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes, I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love - not think this labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come to call, to take him back again.
I fancied that I heard them say, 'Dear Lord, thy will be done.'
For all the joy this bird shall bring, the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shower him with tenderness and love him while we may,
And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay.
And should the angels call for him much sooner than we planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand."

Author Unknown

February 05, 2007

Bud Light's Killer Super Bowl Cockatoo

January 12, 2007

Salvation For Avian Wildlife

Big news from our friends in Europe...

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December 05, 2006

From My Friend Ethel

Download 2ndchance_newsletter_061028.pdf (2373.9K)

November 14, 2006

Avian Accent Cages

http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=187862;article=2106