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Keeping Parrots as "Pets"

Avian Welfare Issues: An Overview by Denise Kelly and Eileen McCarthy

The Plight of Parrots by Stewart Metz, MD

A Parrot With Sad Eyes by Sally Brooks

"Bird Brained" Shouldn't be an Insult by Kathy Guillermo

Birds as Pets: What You Should Know by the HSUS

Captured or Captive Bred Birds by Dr. Lorin Lindner

Captive Birds; A Hidden Crisis by the Animal Protection Institute

Do You Really Want a Parrot? by Rhonda Stech

Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Cockatoos by Jerry Waters

Exotic Bird Fact Sheet by In Defense of Animals

Free as a Bird? by Dr. Lorin Lindner

The Professor and the Parrots by Joanna Burger

No More Homeless Parrots by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Should Wild Animals be Kept as Pets? by the HSUS

10 Things You Need to Know Before Adopting a Bird by Monica Engebretson

Treating Parrots as Birds, Not Mammals by Greg Glendell

The True Nature of Parrots by Denise Kelly, Joan Rae, and Krista Menzel

Second Hand Birds- Yours, Mine, and Ours by Pamela Clark

Passing the Gauntlet by Sam Foster

Rescue Birds and Saving Money: Who is Really Profitting? by Liz Wilson

Treating Parrots as Birds, Not Mammals by Greg Glendell

Conservation/Wild-Caught Issues

A Proposal to Ban the Importation of Wild-caught Birds Into the European Union by the World Parrot Trust

Breeding Parrots for Conservation: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, or Come and Gone? by Jamie Gilardi, World Parrot Trust PsittaScene

Captive Breeding of Exotic Birds by Monica Engebretson, Animal Protection Institute

Rescue Amazons in Guatemala by Susan Bondelier

Poaching of Amazons by Dick Ivy

The Butchered Macaws of Bolivia by Dave Poole

Lost in Paradise by Jeff Neale

Parrot Research and Conservation Biology from UC Davis

Illegal Sales of Pet Birds by Greg Glendell

Sick as a Parrot by Scott Norris, New Scientist Magazine

Battle of the Bird Breeders by Giles Whittell

Poaching Called Major Threat to Parrots by Dr. Timothy Wright of the University of Maryland in College Park, USA

WILD BIRD TRADE - TOO MANY BIRDS IN CAPTIVITY. WE CAN BREED BIRDS, SO WHY STILL IMPORT THEM? By Peter H. Them

Are there too many parrots in captivity? By Peter H. Them

Zim Army Parrot Smuggling by The Zimbabwe Standard, 9th January 2000

FEDERAL AGENTS TARGET ILLEGAL BIRD TRADE By Press Releases, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Trade in Wild Caught Birds by Ian Hinze, Freelance Journalist (Natural History), Manchester, England - UK

Animal Smugglers Sucking Life from Amazon by Anthony Faiola SPECIAL TO THE STAR, THE WASHINGTON POST, March 03, 2002

Production Breeding & Mass-Marketing of Parrots for the Pet Trade

Kaytee Preferred Birds and PetsMart by Sally Blanchard

The Poultrification of Parrots by Sally Blanchard

Petno; Where the Pets Die by PETA

The Sad Life of a Petco "Product" by PETA

Tell Petco and PETsMART to Stop Exploiting Birds by the Animal Protection Institute

Bird Breeding Mills from the Stop Pet Store Abuse Council

Not Only Pups Come From Mills from IMOM.org

How Much Is That Doggie in The Window?

(Answer: Not enough to justify appropriate vet care if the doggie should get sick before being sold.)

by Francis Battista, Best Friends Magazine

Hypocrisy Reigns at Petco and PETsMART a response to Petfinder by Krista Menzel

Pet Store Watch by the Avian Welfare Coalition

Veterinary Petition Against Parrot Mass Production by Tami Myers

What is a Bad Petstore? by the Avian Protection Society

Avicultural Ethics

Aviculture and Animal Welfare; What is the Difference? Where Do They Stand? by Rebecca Margison

Parrots and the Need for a New Aviculture by Greg Glendell

Captive Breeding of Exotic Birds by Monica Engebretson

The Sale of Unweaned Birds by Monica Engebretson

Aviculture is a Broken Car by Sybil Erden

The Ethics of Euthanasia by Sybil Erden, The Oasis Sanctuary

Feathers, Flight, and Parrot Keeping by Pamela Clark, Holistic Bird Newsletter

Treating Parrots As Birds, Not Mammals by Greg Glendell

Unwanted Birds and Homelessness

The Ethics of Euthanasia by Sybil Erden

Aviculture and Avian Welfare: What is the Difference; Where Do They Stand? by Rebecca Margison

Captive Birds: A Hidden Crisis by the Animal Protection Institute

It's Time to Stop Breeding Birds by ParrotChronicles.com

No More Homeless Parrots by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Overproduction of Parrots: Giant Implications for Parrot Welfare by Rosemary Low, World Parrot Trust PsittaScene

Why People Give Up Birds from The True Parrot

Inhumane Veterinary Practices

Devocalization; NLPR Speaks Out by Julie Hamilton

Inhumane Avian Veterinary Practices by the Oasis Sanctuary

Surgical Beak Alteration by Connie Pavlinac and New Life Parrot Rescue

Avian Welfare Issues in the News

5 Investigates: Animal Neglect Allegations at Petco by Hank Plante, KPIX - San Francisco

September 24, 2002

5 Investigates: Are Pets Abused at Petco? by Hank Plante, KPIX - San Francisco

September 23, 2002

Bird Quarantined at Peninsula Pet Store by Len Ramirez, KPIX - San Francisco

June 25, 2002

SF City Attorney Calls Petco a "Public Nuisance" by KTVU/Fox2 and Bay City News on BayInsider.com. June 19, 2002

Pet Store Chain Accused of Mistreating Animals by Whitney Gould, KPIX - San Francisco

June 19, 2002

S.F. Alleges Cruelty at 2 Petcos by Ilene Lelchuk, San Francisco Chronicle

June 19, 2002

San Francisco Sues Petco Over Poorly Cared For Animals by The Mercury News on BayArea.com. June 19, 2002

City Suit Cites Animal Mistreatment, Seeks to End Sales by Petco by the City and County of San Francisco Office of the City Attorney. June 18, 2002

Actor Wants Pet Chain to Get Out of the Bird Biz by PETA

March 27, 2002

35 Birds Quarantined After Parrot Falls Ill by Eric Forman, Home News Tribune. March 15, 2002

Outbreak of Bird Disease, Contagious to Humans, Hits Petco Store by PETA. March 13, 2002

Disease Outbreak Shuts Down Pet Stores: Birds Hit By "Parrot Fever" by TheKCRAChannel

July 20, 2001

Stillwater Woman Leads Effort to Save Captive Birds by John Klun, Stillwater Gazette

June 25, 2001

New Coalition Is Strictly "For the Birds": The Avian Welfare Coalition and Leading Animal Welfare Organizations Meet In DC to Address Protection and Welfare of Exotic Birds by the Avian Welfare Coalition. June 4, 2002

Eileen McCarthy: Making the World A Better Place for Birds by Carla Thornton, ParrotChronicles.com. September 2002

Captive Birds Find Shelter at MAARS by Teri Kelsh, Sun Newspapers. January 23, 2002

PETCO Makes P!nk See Red by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

August 26, 2002

A Pet Peeve: Bill to Protect Pets Gets Amended Into Near Oblivion by Mira Tweti, L.A. Weekly

August 9, 2002

Avian Welfare Coalition Flocks Together to Address Protection and Welfare of Exotic Birds by the Avian Welfare Coalition. July 17, 2002

Trapped with the Birds by Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer. Feburary 17, 2002

For the Birds a Scientific American Frontiers Web Feature

Bye-Bye Birdie: Parrots' Demands Often Prompt Owners to Take Flight by Laura LaFay, Washington Post. August 27, 2001

Beastly Crimes: Smuggling Exotic Animals is a Billion-Dollar Industry by Kevin G. Hall, The Seattle Times/Knight Ridder Newspapers. August 16, 2001

Parrot Central by Denise Kelly, Best Friends Magazine. January 20, 2001

Bird Breeders, Rescuers Meet in Tampa by Laura LaFay, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

January 4, 2001

ANIMAL TRAFFIC: Exporters of exotic monkeys, birds and reptiles are doing a booming illegal business Miami Herald

Captive Bird Ethical Issues

Keeping Parrots as "Pets"

Avian Welfare Issues: An Overview by Denise Kelly and Eileen McCarthy

The Plight of Parrots by Stewart Metz, MD

A Parrot With Sad Eyes by Sally Brooks

"Bird Brained" Shouldn't be an Insult by Kathy Guillermo

Birds as Pets: What You Should Know by the HSUS

Captured or Captive Bred Birds by Dr. Lorin Lindner

Captive Birds; A Hidden Crisis by the Animal Protection Institute

Do You Really Want a Parrot? by Rhonda Stech

Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Cockatoos by Jerry Waters

Exotic Bird Fact Sheet by In Defense of Animals

Free as a Bird? by Dr. Lorin Lindner

The Professor and the Parrots by Joanna Burger

No More Homeless Parrots by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Should Wild Animals be Kept as Pets? by the HSUS

10 Things You Need to Know Before Adopting a Bird by Monica Engebretson

Treating Parrots as Birds, Not Mammals by Greg Glendell

The True Nature of Parrots by Denise Kelly, Joan Rae, and Krista Menzel

Second Hand Birds- Yours, Mine, and Ours by Pamela Clark

Passing the Gauntlet by Sam Foster

Rescue Birds and Saving Money: Who is Really Profitting? by Liz Wilson

Treating Parrots as Birds, Not Mammals by Greg Glendell

Conservation/Wild-Caught Issues

A Proposal to Ban the Importation of Wild-caught Birds Into the European Union by the World Parrot Trust

Breeding Parrots for Conservation: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, or Come and Gone? by Jamie Gilardi, World Parrot Trust PsittaScene

Captive Breeding of Exotic Birds by Monica Engebretson, Animal Protection Institute

Rescue Amazons in Guatemala by Susan Bondelier

Poaching of Amazons by Dick Ivy

The Butchered Macaws of Bolivia by Dave Poole

Lost in Paradise by Jeff Neale

Parrot Research and Conservation Biology from UC Davis

Illegal Sales of Pet Birds by Greg Glendell

Sick as a Parrot by Scott Norris, New Scientist Magazine

Battle of the Bird Breeders by Giles Whittell

Poaching Called Major Threat to Parrots by Dr. Timothy Wright of the University of Maryland in College Park, USA

WILD BIRD TRADE - TOO MANY BIRDS IN CAPTIVITY. WE CAN BREED BIRDS, SO WHY STILL IMPORT THEM? By Peter H. Them

Are there too many parrots in captivity? By Peter H. Them

Zim Army Parrot Smuggling by The Zimbabwe Standard, 9th January 2000

FEDERAL AGENTS TARGET ILLEGAL BIRD TRADE By Press Releases, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Trade in Wild Caught Birds by Ian Hinze, Freelance Journalist (Natural History), Manchester, England - UK

Animal Smugglers Sucking Life from Amazon by Anthony Faiola SPECIAL TO THE STAR, THE WASHINGTON POST, March 03, 2002

Production Breeding & Mass-Marketing of Parrots for the Pet Trade

Kaytee Preferred Birds and PetsMart by Sally Blanchard

The Poultrification of Parrots by Sally Blanchard

Petno; Where the Pets Die by PETA

The Sad Life of a Petco "Product" by PETA

Tell Petco and PETsMART to Stop Exploiting Birds by the Animal Protection Institute

Bird Breeding Mills from the Stop Pet Store Abuse Council

Not Only Pups Come From Mills from IMOM.org

How Much Is That Doggie in The Window?

(Answer: Not enough to justify appropriate vet care if the doggie should get sick before being sold.)

by Francis Battista, Best Friends Magazine

Hypocrisy Reigns at Petco and PETsMART a response to Petfinder by Krista Menzel

Pet Store Watch by the Avian Welfare Coalition

Veterinary Petition Against Parrot Mass Production by Tami Myers

What is a Bad Petstore? by the Avian Protection Society

Avicultural Ethics

Aviculture and Animal Welfare; What is the Difference? Where Do They Stand? by Rebecca Margison

Parrots and the Need for a New Aviculture by Greg Glendell

Captive Breeding of Exotic Birds by Monica Engebretson

The Sale of Unweaned Birds by Monica Engebretson

Aviculture is a Broken Car by Sybil Erden

The Ethics of Euthanasia by Sybil Erden, The Oasis Sanctuary

Feathers, Flight, and Parrot Keeping by Pamela Clark, Holistic Bird Newsletter

Treating Parrots As Birds, Not Mammals by Greg Glendell

Unwanted Birds and Homelessness

The Ethics of Euthanasia by Sybil Erden

Aviculture and Avian Welfare: What is the Difference; Where Do They Stand? by Rebecca Margison

Captive Birds: A Hidden Crisis by the Animal Protection Institute

It's Time to Stop Breeding Birds by ParrotChronicles.com

No More Homeless Parrots by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Overproduction of Parrots: Giant Implications for Parrot Welfare by Rosemary Low, World Parrot Trust PsittaScene

Why People Give Up Birds from The True Parrot

Inhumane Veterinary Practices

Devocalization; NLPR Speaks Out by Julie Hamilton

Inhumane Avian Veterinary Practices by the Oasis Sanctuary

Surgical Beak Alteration by Connie Pavlinac and New Life Parrot Rescue

Avian Welfare Issues in the News

5 Investigates: Animal Neglect Allegations at Petco by Hank Plante, KPIX - San Francisco

September 24, 2002

5 Investigates: Are Pets Abused at Petco? by Hank Plante, KPIX - San Francisco

September 23, 2002

Bird Quarantined at Peninsula Pet Store by Len Ramirez, KPIX - San Francisco

June 25, 2002

SF City Attorney Calls Petco a "Public Nuisance" by KTVU/Fox2 and Bay City News on BayInsider.com. June 19, 2002

Pet Store Chain Accused of Mistreating Animals by Whitney Gould, KPIX - San Francisco

June 19, 2002

S.F. Alleges Cruelty at 2 Petcos by Ilene Lelchuk, San Francisco Chronicle

June 19, 2002

San Francisco Sues Petco Over Poorly Cared For Animals by The Mercury News on BayArea.com. June 19, 2002

City Suit Cites Animal Mistreatment, Seeks to End Sales by Petco by the City and County of San Francisco Office of the City Attorney. June 18, 2002

Actor Wants Pet Chain to Get Out of the Bird Biz by PETA

March 27, 2002

35 Birds Quarantined After Parrot Falls Ill by Eric Forman, Home News Tribune. March 15, 2002

Outbreak of Bird Disease, Contagious to Humans, Hits Petco Store by PETA. March 13, 2002

Disease Outbreak Shuts Down Pet Stores: Birds Hit By "Parrot Fever" by TheKCRAChannel

July 20, 2001

Stillwater Woman Leads Effort to Save Captive Birds by John Klun, Stillwater Gazette

June 25, 2001

New Coalition Is Strictly "For the Birds": The Avian Welfare Coalition and Leading Animal Welfare Organizations Meet In DC to Address Protection and Welfare of Exotic Birds by the Avian Welfare Coalition. June 4, 2002

Eileen McCarthy: Making the World A Better Place for Birds by Carla Thornton, ParrotChronicles.com. September 2002

Captive Birds Find Shelter at MAARS by Teri Kelsh, Sun Newspapers. January 23, 2002

PETCO Makes P!nk See Red by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

August 26, 2002

A Pet Peeve: Bill to Protect Pets Gets Amended Into Near Oblivion by Mira Tweti, L.A. Weekly

August 9, 2002

Avian Welfare Coalition Flocks Together to Address Protection and Welfare of Exotic Birds by the Avian Welfare Coalition. July 17, 2002

Trapped with the Birds by Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer. Feburary 17, 2002

For the Birds a Scientific American Frontiers Web Feature

Bye-Bye Birdie: Parrots' Demands Often Prompt Owners to Take Flight by Laura LaFay, Washington Post. August 27, 2001

Beastly Crimes: Smuggling Exotic Animals is a Billion-Dollar Industry by Kevin G. Hall, The Seattle Times/Knight Ridder Newspapers. August 16, 2001

Parrot Central by Denise Kelly, Best Friends Magazine. January 20, 2001

Bird Breeders, Rescuers Meet in Tampa by Laura LaFay, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

January 4, 2001

ANIMAL TRAFFIC: Exporters of exotic monkeys, birds and reptiles are doing a booming illegal business Miami Herald

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