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Avian Welfare Issues in the News

Freeing the Caged Bird: The Satya Interview with Eileen McCarthy

by Monica Engebretson, Satya Magazine

November/December 2004

Our Feathered Friends: They're for sale in the gift shop at Parrot Jungle, which has some folks crying foul

by Humberto Guida, Miami New Times

October 30, 2003

A Flap Over Parrot Imports

by Tim Friend, USA TODAY

September 23, 2003

Polly Wants Her Freedom

by USA TODAY

September 23, 2003

Pet Store Ruffles Activists' Feathers

by Lawrence Fahey, Needham Times

September 17, 2003

Rescue 'N Rock 'N Roll: Aerosmith Lends a Helping Hand to Boston-area Bird Sanctuary

by Carla Thornton, ParrotChronicles.com

September 2003

International Convention and Public Seminar on Captive and Wild Parrots to Be Held in Minneapolis

by Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services (MAARS) and the Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC)

May 22, 2003

Animal-cruelty Claims Leveled at Petco Chain

by Frank Green, San Diego Union-Tribune

December 4, 2002

Bird Owners Put on Alert for Newcastle Disease

by Henri Brickley, North County Times

October 17, 2002

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

Eileen McCarthy: Making the World A Better Place for Birds

by Carla Thornton, ParrotChronicles.com

September 2002

Haven for Abandoned Birds: Rescue Group Needs Financial Help to Continue Work

by Kimberly Atkins, Boston Globe

August 29, 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

Fine Feathered Friends Belong in the Wild

by Betsy Diehl, Special to The Baltimore Sun

July 19, 2002

Avian Welfare Coalition Flocks Together to Address Protection and Welfare of Exotic Birds

by the Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC)

July 17, 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

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 (AWC)

June 4, 2002

Actor Wants Pet Chain to Get Out of the Bird Biz

by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (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 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

March 13, 2002

Trapped with the Birds

by Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer

Feburary 17, 2002

Lure of the Exotic Stirs Trouble in the Animal Kingdom

by Mark Derr, New York Times

February 12, 2002

Captive Birds Find Shelter at MAARS

by Teri Kelsh, Sun Newspapers

January 23, 2002

ASPCA Proclaims January as Adopt a Rescued Bird Month

by ASPCA

January 3, 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

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

by TheKCRAChannel

July 20, 2001

Stillwater Woman Leads Effort to Save Companion Birds

by John Klun, Stillwater Gazette

June 25, 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, 2004

 

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