Birds are NOT an impulse item to be purchased and then disposed of when interest wanes.

~ Tanya G.

I would suggest they buy at least one book on the breed of parrot they are considering for a pet, before they buy the parrot.  And to look at any and all sites on line they can find about the parrot they are interested in living with them for many, many years.

~Linda

I have seen very rich people treat their birds like dirt, and not-so-rich people treat their birds like children that they love more than anything

~Amanda C., Founder of Parrot Haven Rescue & Rehabilitation Center

They need a very specific, and in most cases quite expensive diet.  We feed Olive a freshly mixed diet of dried fruit, nuts, dried herbs and pellets which costs over $60 for 10 lbs, fresh fruit and veggies daily and cooked food (pasta, dried veggies, fruit, etc, bird bread) daily.  Properly feeding parrots is not an inexpensive endeavor.  I just paid $7.50 for 4 pomegranates for the little fellow

~Christina

When i was looking at birds MANY yrs. ago i was told to go to a website and listen to the sounds of different birds and it made me realize just which bird i wanted being i was living in an apt at the time.

~Joanne D.

We were moving and didn’t think anything of the door being open since the birds never flew before. Our macaw took off out the door and was nowhere to be seen after 2 hours. We put his perch and treat bar on the perch just hoping to hear him. Another hour later we hear a squawk and see him on the floor above us. We watch all doors and windows now and our baby boy is safe back home.

~Anonymous