Parrot Confidential Jane Goodall

[wjgonzalez]

A review by Jane Goodall of Parrot Confidential: Parrot Confidential: A Review By Jane Goodall | Foster Parrots

Bill Gonzalez

 

[Agapornis]

That was a good review. Jane Goodall is amazing. I loved Parrot Confidential, and it made me realize that when I retire in a few years, I'm going to volunteer at a parrot rescue. The people who run the rescues, they are earth angels and deserve all the help they can get! I wish I had adopted my birds from a rescue, but at the time I was new to bird companionship, and not secure enough to start with a bird who might have issues. Now that I know better, I would definitely adopt next time!

 

[torrap]

Wonderful review.
It's exactly what I would say if anyone would listen to me.......

" As a child, I longed for one of my own, to travel everywhere with me on my shoulder. That was until I learned more about them. I became increasingly outraged and saddened by the suffering of so many of these fascinating, intelligent and extremely social birds.
Parrots do not belong in cages. If only more people understood their life in the wild and their true nature and basic needs, I believe they would think again before buying a parrot."

Beautifully said!!!

 

[legal_eagle]

I enjoyed Parrot Confidential, but it did not present a completely accurate picture. I would like to have seen some success stories, as well as examples of pet parrots who are happy and healthy and owners who have overcome problems. It had a strong whiff of propaganda. It reminded me somewhat of when our local extremist rescue people tried to have the city council ban the sale of all pets within San Francisco a few years ago, which the Mayor thankfully vetoed.

 

[torrap]

I think this documentary was created because there are so many Rescues and Sanctuaries exist out there. They are usually overwhelmed with so many unwanted birds. It's getting difficult for most of them to survive as most of them rely strictly on donations and volunteers.
I volunteer in one of them and know for a fact how difficult it is to find local stores to donate even rotten fruit and vegies or find enough volunteers to help in the facility.
The problem NEEDS to be addressed. So, even if the documentary is a little tilted to show negative vs. positive, I think it did a good job of making people aware.
I mentioned here before,...........I know how happy most of you are with your birds and how happy your birds are in your environment. Maybe one day someone will create a documentary about all of us with happy birds......
Unfortunately, every time a movie or a documentary shows up on TV about how cute and funny these fids are, regular uninformed public goes and gets themselves a baby parrot..... ........ and that is exactly why the sanctuaries are overwhelmed...........:54:..........

 

[legal_eagle]

I think this documentary was created because there are so many Rescues and Sanctuaries exist out there. They are usually overwhelmed with so many unwanted birds. It's getting difficult for most of them to survive as most of them rely strictly on donations and volunteers.
I volunteer in one of them and know for a fact how difficult it is to find local stores to donate even rotten fruit and vegies or find enough volunteers to help in the facility.
The problem NEEDS to be addressed. So, even if the documentary is a little tilted to show negative vs. positive, I think it did a good job of making people aware.
I mentioned here before,...........I know how happy most of you are with your birds and how happy your birds are in your environment. Maybe one day someone will create a documentary about all of us with happy birds......
Unfortunately, every time a movie or a documentary shows up on TV about how cute and funny these fids are, regular uninformed public goes and gets themselves a baby parrot..... ........ and that is exactly why the sanctuaries are overwhelmed...........:54:..........

I agree with you. Unfortunately, those who are the most passionate about something are often the least able to develop a reasonable and workable solution because they are not satisfied with anything other than an extreme response. Perhaps a law requiring classes and a permit for the sale of any bird over a particular weight, since I anticipate the larger birds are the more challenging and live the longest.

 

[GaryBV]

Just because you may disagree with something doesn't make it propaganda. I watched the same show and I didn't feel it was preachy at all, and certainly not propagandistic. There is only so much that can be put into an hour long documentary, and all in all it was a terrific show. I think it was to make people think twice about parrot ownership by stressing the longevity, special needs and financial commitments birds require - and that is very valuable if someone has not educated themself on a species before they acquire it. I disagree with the statement

Unfortunately, those who are the most passionate about something are often the least able to develop a reasonable and workable solution because they are not satisfied with anything other than an extreme response.

because without those same passionate people it is likely nothing would change, that those same people are the very catalyst for change. That doesn't make them extremist, nor does their passion guarantee that they will only be happy with an 'extremist' solution or response.