Precious' wings were snapped off by a breeder to prevent her from flying away from her forced companion.

Petition to ban the auction of exotic birds and animals

Target:

tbonlarr@co.palm-beach.fl.us

Sponsored by:

Wendy Waas of Ziggy's Haven Bird Sanctuary

Please sign the following petition to end the auctioning of exotic birds and animals. This practice must come to an end. No animal should be sold to the highest bidder. Exotic bird and animal owners should be screened, educated and licensed prior to being able to possess exotic animals. Auctions only benefit the seller and has no benefits for the animals.

We the undersigned are asking that you ban future auctions of exotic birds and animals. As I am sure you are aware of, exotic birds and animals are being released into the wild every day by uneducated owners who are no longer able to care for these animals. If we allow auctions like this to go on, we are only contributing to the problem. Parrots, like any other exotic animal, should not be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Please help us to stop this outragous act by banning auctions of this kind. Thank you for your time.

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We signed the "Petition to ban the auction of exotic birds and animals" petition!

# 1,889:

7:07 am PST, Nov 10, Susan Emery, Massachusetts

# 1,888:

6:41 pm PST, Nov 3, Leanne LaFave, Massachusetts

# 1,887:

2:17 am PST, Nov 3, Carole DiMaggio, Massachusetts
Thanks for the heads up, Liz.

# 1,886:

3:51 pm PST, Nov 2, JoAnn Skinner, Massachusetts
We are the caretakers of those that cannot protect themselves.

# 1,885:

12:11 pm PST, Nov 2, Mark Kawa, North Carolina

# 1,884:

9:33 am PST, Nov 2, Jeff Cohen, Massachusetts
Common sense it not so common these days. Please look into this situation and fix it, really...... do we truly need to expaint this to anybody? Common sense, just plain old common sense

# 1,883:

8:26 am PST, Nov 2, Maggi Donahue, Massachusetts

# 1,882:

10:54 am PDT, Oct 31, James Hahn, Massachusetts

# 1,881:

10:07 am PDT, Oct 31, David Wolfson, Massachusetts

# 1,880:

5:55 am PDT, Oct 28, Diana Brown, Alaska
I did not know this type of thing was going on. Birds are social, special creatures that need interaction. Not to be sold for their beauty or prestige. People need to know of the lifetime commitment in sharing their lives with intelligent birds.

# 1,879:

7:14 am PDT, Oct 22, Cherrie Higgins, Massachusetts

# 1,878:

12:33 pm PDT, Oct 21, Liz Raven, Massachusetts
I have 5 rescued parrots. They deserve the sky, but all I can give them is my home.

# 1,877:

6:14 am PDT, Oct 18, B. Buchanan, Canada

# 1,876:

8:32 am PDT, Oct 9, Judy Haley, Washington

# 1,875:

11:20 pm PDT, Oct 8, Kate Haley, California
As the keeper of multiple rescue birds, I can appreciate what individuals these guys are. And, how tough it be to raise and care for them. Auctions, in no way, benefit the birds, OR the owners that don't know what they're getting into. :)

# 1,874:

7:29 pm PDT, Oct 8, Nadine Wyatt, Tennessee

# 1,873:

4:25 am PDT, Oct 5, Yousef Shemisa, California

# 1,872:

8:33 am PDT, Sep 26, KAY SUTTON, Wisconsin

# 1,871:

9:17 am PDT, Sep 23, MARSHA TACKETT, Ohio

# 1,870:

9:40 pm PDT, Aug 31, Dan Hernandez, Michigan

# 1,869:

7:09 pm PDT, Aug 24, Lynn Rossell, Illinois
Few people REALLY know how to take care of these birds and animals. They only purchase them because they think they are cool and don't have the commitment to take care of them. Please don't let these people have them!

# 1,868:

1:16 pm PDT, Aug 24, Cheryl Mullins, Missouri

# 1,867:

8:12 am PDT, Aug 24, Crystal Schwaller, Texas

# 1,866:

11:47 am PDT, Aug 21, Anita Monical, Michigan
Licensing exotic wildlife owners is basic humane common sense. These animals require appropriate facilities, and great care, knowledge and understanding.

# 1,865:

10:23 am PDT, Aug 20, Geri Gasiorowski, Michigan

# 1,864:

9:16 am PDT, Aug 20, Joanne M Hoopes, Michigan
STOP THE BREEDING & SELLING OF ALL EXOTIC & ENDANGERED PARROTS NOW !

# 1,863:

1:09 pm PDT, Jul 22, Name not displayed, Texas

# 1,862:

8:15 am PDT, Jul 22, Teresa Martens, Wisconsin
I never thought it would be possible to love a bird so much . . . I'm owned by an Umbrella Cockatoo. She amazes me every day with her love, humor and intelligence. When are we as 'humans' going to realize that we are RESPONSIBLE for all living creatures we bring into our lives. Don't buy, don't breed, ADOPT!

# 1,861:

2:14 pm PDT, Jul 19, Angie Whiteman, United Kingdom

# 1,860:

10:12 am PDT, Jul 13, Name not displayed, Illinois

# 1,859:

10:13 pm PDT, Jul 8, Jutta Hayes, Illinois
RESCUE THE BIRDS: "DON'T BUY, DON'T BREED, A-D-O-P-T A PARROT IN NEED!"

# 1,858:

8:51 am PDT, Jul 8, Name not displayed, Norway

# 1,857:

7:15 am PDT, Jun 29, Catherine Dy, Philippines

# 1,856:

8:31 pm PDT, Jun 9, Rebecca Miller, Kentucky

# 1,855:

6:54 am PDT, May 23, Name not displayed, Indiana

# 1,854:

7:01 am PDT, May 22, Name not displayed, Kentucky

# 1,853:

4:41 am PDT, May 19, Laura Gowing, Australia

# 1,852:

1:02 pm PDT, Apr 27, Ivona Parkaceva, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of

# 1,851:

12:06 pm PDT, Apr 27, Nyack Clancy, New York

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