Very Bizarre Looking Pet Bird
Very Bizarre Looking Pet Bird
Celebrate National Bird Day
Might sound like a silly thing, but it's really quite serious: today is being celebrated across the U.S. as National Bird Day, an effort by numerous animal welfare organizations to draw attention to the exploitation of other nation's native wild birds by the U.S. pet industry.
Two statistics worth learning. First, about 4.5 million U.S. households include one or more birds as pets, totaling about 11.2 million birds. Second, on average, pet birds go through seven families over the course of their lives.
Many pet birds are well loved and well cared for. Many are not. Like many nontraditional animals kept as pets (iguanas and turtles for example, along with salt water fish), birds are extraordinarily beautiful and exotic animals and there is a very large industry working hard to convince consumers to add these animals to our families. Actually, there are several industries at work here -- from the jobbers who capture and ship wildlife (most of that a black market and illegal but still thriving industry), to the breeders who produce them in captivity, to the cage and equipment manufacturers, and of course the exotic pet shops who sell them.
Flu in Pet Birds: Should You Be Concerned?
With so many reports of influenza in the news, it can be hard not to wonder if your pet bird could be at risk of contracting this serious illness. While the media provides a plethora of important information about these viruses, myths and half-truths abound in discussion of the flu.
To protect your bird and your family, it is important to have a clear view of what the flu really is, how it functions, and how you can prevent it. Check out Flu in Pet Birds: Should You Be Concerned? for a rundown of the facts. Protect your pet and your family this flu season by knowing how to prevent the spread of zoonotic illness.
Photo of H5N1 Avian Flu 1997 Cynthia Goldsmith CDC/Courtesy of Cynthia Goldsmith, Jacqueline Katz, and Sharif R. Zaki.
Pet Birds - News
Celebrate National Bird Day
Boston GlobeFirst, about 4.5 million US households include one or more birds as pets, totaling about 11.2 million birds. Second, on average, pet birds go through seven Area bird counters spot surprises from falcons to finchesNo cats, dogs allowed in this neighborhood, all for the love of birdsall 40 news articles »
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Firefighter injured, pet birds dead in San Mateo house fire (Dan Honda/Staff) SAN MATEO — A firefighter was slightly injured and two pet birds died Thursday after a blaze broke out in a one-story house, Eleven dogs rescued from house fireall 5 news articles » |
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Family escapes burning home on the Tulalip Reservation A family was able to escape safely -- but some pet birds weren't as fortunate -- when fire gutted a home last night on the Tulalip Reservation. and more » |
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Johnny McTighes Pub Catches Fire Authorities believe the fire was an accident, created by the owners attempt to warm the cage of his 2-pet birds living on the porch. and more » |
Fire destroys Elkmont home, kills family pets
A fire destroyed a family's home and killed pet birds and a cat trapped inside Saturday on Slate Road in Elkmont. Jeff McMunn, chief of the
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27th Annual Garden State Outdoor Sportsmen's Show 27th Annual Garden State Outdoor Sportsmen's ShowThe Arcadia Bird Sanctuary and Educational Center, in Freehold , New Jersey, will display many different species of pet birds, such as parrots, and more » |
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National Veterinary Accreditation Program under revision For example, pet birds are not bred for food or fiber, but they can transmit avian diseases such as avian influenza or exotic Newcastle disease to poultry. |
