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. Mother Nature made them capable to fly out in the open, to see the sky and enjoy the beautiful canopy of rain forests. 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.

Pet birds are different from this perspective from any other types of pets. Birds cannot turn into man’s companions the way cats and dogs do. It happens so often that pet shop visitors get impressed by a parrot’s ‘hello’ and take it home with them. Yet, such decisions are not in the least based on valid information. Some parrot species can live up to 100 years, and you won’t be there to provide for it. What will happen then?

Can you imagine what it would be like to stay caged for that long? It’s sad, it’s appalling and inhumane. And you are incredibly selfish or ignorant if you think otherwise. We should not have pet birds at all. 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. If you think you’ll make kids happy with such an ‘asset’, think again! You’re setting a clear example of limitations and captivity.

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’. Instead of taking pet birds, you should go and admire them in the wild where they belong.

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 begins in your family kitchen. Teach your children respect for nature and all God’s creatures. If more people started thinking like this, there would be fewer environment problems and more balance in this world. May you have a wonderful and natural life!

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