Pampered Dog Blog

Many households have pet birds and it’s so sad to see such beauties caged just to please humans. It is inhumane to keep a bird captive and caged for a lifetime. They should be singing in trees and flying up in the sky, not decorate your kitchen or greenhouse. The reasons for which we keep them enclosed are really childish, not to mention that they break the animal rights that some people are so fond of.

The fact that living with humans is not a good option makes pet birds different from other pet types. They suffer no comparison with cats or dogs, that seem to have an innate ability of turning into man’s companions. It happens so often that pet shop visitors get impressed by a parrot’s ‘hello’ and take it home with them. Yet, they make such choices without being aware of the full implications of having such animals around the house. Some parrot species can live up to 100 years, and you won’t be there to provide for it. What will happen then?

Moreover, the perspective of such long captivity is terrible It’s sad, it’s appalling and inhumane. And if you think otherwise, you are incredibly selfish or ignorant. So, yes, I’m saying a big NO to pet birds. Let them fly out in the open! Let them charm our lives with chirrups from tree branches. There’s no room for pet birds in a family kitchen. Think again of what you teach your children when you buy them a caged bird. You’ll just teach them no respect for life and freedom.

Except for domestic birds that grow around the house in the backyard, no flying creature makes a good pet. People usually buy them as decorative ‘staff’. If you are such a great nature lover, then, go to the forest, to a national park and admire animals and birds in their free splendor, but don’t take pet birds.

If the tone of this article sounds too critical, I’m sorry, but I think it is time we woke up and looked around us. Environmental awareness may start precisely in your family kitchen. All God’s creatures deserve respect and freedom. If more people started thinking like this, there would be fewer environment problems and more balance in this world. Thank you for reading this far, and may you enjoy all the living things around us!