5 responses to “Disturbing News in BC – Banning Exotic Birds – Extremely Important”

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   Jacques Tatarin July 24th, 2009 at 13:07

   I don’t agree with banning parrots or any exotic bird from our homes.. To me this is now violation of the rights and freedoms act to have what we want for pets, they are not dangerious and are considereated as very theriputic for the sick and eldlery as well an great pets.

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   Birdsofafeather July 29th, 2009 at 07:58

   Captive birds Cannot be released into the wild and survive therefore considered Domesticated. (read that anywhere)

   Tame hand raised pet birds:
   Example: Although Cockatoos come from Australia, the ones kept as pets in the US/CANADA are domestic.

   To prevent bird smuggling extremely rare in bc, the Ban must be directed at something other than the birds. Perhaps airlines any source of travel transport.

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   Marion July 29th, 2009 at 13:46

   I’m certainly no avian expert, but we might have a problem with the definition of the parrots! Most places read that although captive bred, they are still wild animals and have NOT been domesticated …

   This is certainly disturbing news, and I can, unfortunately, see this becoming a huge problem.

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   Nancy Daniels July 29th, 2009 at 13:49

   I absolutely agree with you Marion. The only thing that would change is a minor change in the definition as to what is meant. Just because we can use semantics does not change the issue in the slightest. It is a very serious problem and unless we can get some people in BC to take action, I am sorry but the rest of us are going to suffer soon also!

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   Sinny August 11th, 2009 at 20:30

   This isn’t fair. I would hope they wouldn’t ban exotic birds. Does this include the small, harmless birds young children come to know and love, too? They’ve banned the Pit Bull, that’s bad enough. But exotic birds?!
   If they ban the birds we already have here I will be so angry! People smuggling wild birds here to become captive is cruel, I agree.