PLEASE MAKE THE BREEDING AND PROFITING OF PARROT SPECIES STOP!

Parrots are different and differently show their psychological problems. Some are more sensitive than others. Some will self-mutilate, some would just be lethargic and loose the sense for life. The cockatoo on the picture has started eating his flesh on the breast. This is from being locked away in the cages all day, without not much interaction. Cockatoos can sit peaceful for a long time (longer than macaws), but then suddenly will start screaming very loud, as they want to be out of the cage and have an interaction. Macaws in other hand are very relentless in the cages, and will circle around, till they get tired. They will sit and preen for the while, after that will be all over the cage again. I have observed this behaviour for maybe aprox. 2-3 hours, and have thought me that the birds can not be confined in cages. Cages for them are like jail for humans. Human are put away in jail, because they have commit a criminal act, the parrot think the same way. For them being in the cage all day, day by day, is making them bad, and they do think they are bad. When eventually they are let out, they are confused, and the parrots who are in their 'jail' all the time, the OCD type behaviour shows. Parrots can not be i the cages, except when is night time, for sleeping (shelter from hazardous materials in the house). Otherwise for the healthy mental life, they should be free around the house. This is in captivity, companions or breeders, as captivity for this free spirited animals, leaves them in great stress and boredom. I would like to take this chance to explain the readers and parrot careers, that parrot behaviour never changes. They are just as they are. They chew something all day, like interaction with the flock or the career, they are loud at times, etc. and this will not go away even with the best behaviuor alteration. They can change for a while, but soon they will be back at what their instinct drives them. They are stubborn, like things how they like. They can nip if they are not in the right 'mood', etc. Spending a great amount of time with them, is where the key for success is. People tend to accuse them as 'bad parrots', and not look into themslef, that it is not a parrot fault, but their own. This all makes everything going in the circle: the careers give up on 'problem parrots', the breeders breed them more as a market 'requires' more, and it leads to the millions of unwanted parrots, who have given up on essence of the life. "When rescue parrots you see many things: suffering, neurosis and psychosis. Often I see eyes darkened by futility. They have given up. They have reached the point where they would rather die than continue living. Life has become a living hell where the one that they wanted to love has turned into a demon. Because of that demon they become raving, screaming creatures that would do anything to make the pain stop. There is nowhere to turn; they live in a nightmare world." http://chloesanctuary.org/2014/07/30/bridge-two-worlds-parrots-humans/ The pet trade "Breeders, pet shops, and puppy mills fuel the companion animal overpopulation crisis by bringing more animals into a world that is already bursting at the seams with unwanted ones. Every newborn puppy or kitten means that there is one home fewer for a dog or cat awaiting adoption in an animal shelter or roaming the streets. The pet trade treats animals as mere moneymaking commodities to mass produce and peddle for profit. Animals are routinely denied socialization, exercise, and even basic veterinary care in this cruel, money-hungry industry. Worst of all, the pet trade encourages the public to view animals as impulse purchases no different from fashion accessories that are acquired on a whim and discarded when the novelty wears off—rather than thinking, feeling beings who deserve love and respect. Breeders run the gamut from “professionals” who continuously produce “pedigree” puppies and kittens in hopes of winning show titles and making money off the animal’s offspring to “backyard breeders” who mate their animals indiscriminately to make a quick buck by selling puppies or kittens. In addition to contributing to animal homelessness and suffering, many breeders endanger animals’ health by breeding dogs who are related to each other, which can cause life-threatening genetic defects, and manipulating animals’ genetics for specific physical features, such as “pushed-in” noses (which can cause serious breathing difficulties and discomfort) and unnaturally long spinal columns (which can cause disc disease and severe back problems). Puppy mills, which supply the majority of pet shops with puppies, treat dogs like breeding machines. Mother dogs are kept in tiny cages and hutches and are bred over and over again until they can no longer produce puppies. Then they are usually auctioned off to the highest bidder or killed, without ever getting to experience a kind word, a gentle touch, or simple pleasures like the sun on their backs and grass under their feet. PETA’s undercover investigation at Nielsen Farms, a puppy mill in Kansas, revealed that the dogs had no bedding or protection from the cold or heat; they were suffering from untreated wounds, ear infections, and abscessed feet; and some mother dogs had gone mad from confinement and loneliness. Oprah Winfrey’s puppy mill investigation revealed similarly dire conditions. Every year, people succumb to the temptation to purchase “exotic” animals like hedgehogs, macaws, lizards, and monkeys—even tigers and bears—from stores, auctions, or the Internet to keep them as “pets.” But often, life in captivity rapidly leads to pain and death for these animals, who can easily suffer from malnutrition, an unnatural and uncomfortable environment, loneliness, and the overwhelming stress of confinement. The exotic animal trade is also deadly for animals we don’t see: For every animal who makes it to the store or the auction, countless others die along the way. Pet shops acquire most of the puppies they sell from puppy mills. The puppies are typically taken from their mothers at an early age, packed into crates, and trucked for days or flown hundreds of miles to dealers and then to pet stores, often without adequate food, water, or ventilation. Pet shops sell animals to anyone who can pay, often sending animals home with unprepared, incompetent, or even abusive guardians. This, combined with the fact that puppies and kittens from pet stores are notoriously difficult to socialize and train because they have been deprived of regular, loving human contact, means that many animals who are purchased from pet stores are later relinquished to animal shelters when people grow tired of them." Read more: http://www.peta.org/issues/companion-animal-issues/pet-trade/#ixzz39IbLCm6u