Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

invisible-bug t1_j6lgppz wrote

Reply to comment by gylez in Walking parrots by FrankieGS

>safely in our homes as pets

That's what I take issue with. It's not true. They're often not safe because people don't understand that smart birds make bad pets.

Nothing you said, referencing YOUR good experience with YOUR well adjusted parrot, makes my statements untrue. They're very difficult to care for. They need constant stimulation that most people can't provide. They need to be taught boundaries that most pets don't really require. They hold grudges against people and can attack them - attacks which can easily require a trip to the ER. Sometimes they become so possessive of a person that they attack anyone who comes near or visits. Children and pets can be included.

I also fail to see how people keeping them as pets helps their population in the wild in any way.

−7

gylez t1_j6lian6 wrote

Safely for the humans

And that’s because I never said anything about helping their population in the wild? I said, “ensuring their survival as a species.”

silver lining: A hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty. - aka - my whole statement was about finding a positive in an unfortunate situation.

Their numbers, like all creatures we use for entertainment/agriculture, are much higher than nature would ever allow them to reach w/o our interference. Thus my jokingly insouciant silver lining.

10