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Articles About Bird Homelessness, Rescue, Adoption & Ethics

Issues Overview

Avian Welfare Issues: An Overview

by Denise Kelly & Eileen McCarthy

Keeping Parrots as "Pets"

A Parrot with Sad Eyes

by Sally Brooks & The True Parrot

"Bird-brained" Shouldn't Be an Insult

by Kathy Guillermo & People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Birds as Pets: What You Should Know

by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

Captured or Captive-Bred Birds

by Dr. Lorin Lindner & People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Do You Really Want a Parrot?

by Rhonda Stech

Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Cockatoos

by Jerry Waters

Exotic Bird Fact Sheet: Our Symbol of Freedom Does Not Lead a Free Life

by In Defense of Animals

Free as a Bird?

by Dr. Lorin Lindner & the Animal Protection Institute

Parrots and People…A Relationship of Conflict

by Tami Myers and Mary Margison, The Beak Retreat

Should Wild Animals Be Kept As Pets?

by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

10 Things You Need to Know Before Adopting a Bird

by Monica Engebretson, Animal Protection Institute

Treating Parrots As Birds, Not Mammals

by Greg Glendell

The True Nature of Parrots

by Denise Kelly, Joan Rae & Krista Menzel

Avicultural Ethics

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

by Becky Margison, Avian Protection Society

Aviculture is a Broken Car

by Sybil Erden, The Oasis Sanctuary

The Ethics of Euthanasia

by Sybil Erden, The Oasis Sanctuary

Feathers, Flight, and Parrot Keeping

by Pamela Clark, Holistic Bird Newsletter

Parrots and the Need for a New Aviculture

by Greg Glendell

Treating Parrots As Birds, Not Mammals

by Greg Glendell

Unwanted Birds & Bird Displacement

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

by Becky Margison, Avian Protection Society

Captive Birds: A Hidden Crisis

by the Animal Protection Institute (API)

The Ethics of Euthanasia

by Sybil Erden, The Oasis Sanctuary

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

An Overview of the Unwanted Parrot Problem

by Harry Golden, For the Birds

Why People Give Up Birds

by Sally Brooks & The True Parrot

Bird Rescue, Sheltering & Placement

Beaky, Come Home!

Animal Sheltering, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

Flocking Together: Caring for Exotic Birds in the Shelter

by Carrie Allen, Animal Sheltering, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

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

Hypocrisy Reigns at PETCO and PETsMART

a response to Petfinder by Krista Menzel

Kaytee Preferred Birds and PETsMART

by Sally Blanchard, Companion Parrot Quarterly

Avian Welfare Coalition - Pet Store WatchPet Store Watch

by the Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC)

The Poultrification of Parrots

by Sally Blanchard, Companion Parrot Quarterly

The Sad Life of a PETCO "Product"

by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Tell PETCO and PETsMART to Stop Exploiting Birds

by the Animal Protection Institute (API)

Veterinary Petition Against Parrot Mass Production

by Tami Myers

What is a Bad Petstore?

by the Avian Protection Society

Sale of Unweaned Babies

The Sale of Unweaned Birds

by Monica Engebretson, Animal Protection Institute

Wild-Caught Birds, Captive Breeding & Conservation

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

From Rainforest to Retail: Leading DIY Chain and the Horror of the Wild Bird Trade

by Elaine Toland, Animal Aid

Illegal Sales of Pet Birds

by Greg Glendell & New Life Parrot Rescue

Parrot Smuggling Still a Global Problem

by Ann Michels, Animal Welfare Institute Quarterly

Sick As a Parrot

by Scott Norris, New Scientist

Inhumane Veterinary & Avicultural Practices

Devocalisation: NLPR Speaks Out

by Julie Hamiltion, New Life Parrot Rescue

Inhumane Avian Veterinary Practices

by The Oasis Sanctuary

Surgical Beak Alteration

by Connie Pavlinac & New Life Parrot Rescue

 


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