Although they are found in lots of households, pet birds often remind people of how being caged or trapped feels like. It seems such a cruelty on the side of men to make pet birds spend so much of their lives confined to a small space. They should be singing in trees and flying up in the sky, not decorate your kitchen or greenhouse. 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. They suffer no comparison with cats or dogs, that seem to have an innate ability of turning into man’s companions. It happens so often that pet shop visitors get impressed by a parrot’s ‘hello’ and take it home with them. Yet, they make such choices without being aware of the full implications of having such animals around the house. Did you know there are parrot species that can live up to 100 years?
Can you imagine what it would be like to stay caged for that long? It’s sad, it’s appalling and inhumane. And if you think otherwise, you are incredibly selfish or ignorant. We should not have pet birds at all. Let them fly out in the open! They can make life a lot more beautiful from the branch of a tree. There’s no room for pet birds in a family kitchen. Think again of what you teach your children when you buy them a caged bird. You’ll just teach them no respect for life and freedom.
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.
The tone of this article has certainly been cynical and critical, but take it as a wake up call. Environmental awareness may start precisely 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!
