Sooooo Mad!!!!!

[MonicaMc]

In some countries, parrots are still chained to perches/stands! Don't know how common it is in homes, but I think it's done in some markets and stores?

 

[U2gal]

Most people wouldn't spend $900 on a rehome. So unfortunately he will probably have the macaw for a while longer and not get is $900 worth. He will probably eventually get talked down to less than $700.

 

[FreedomAndForgiven]

Okay my 2 cents:

First I have never heard of a pet auction until just now. There is one type of animal auction I do know of, and that is because my wife's one grandfather is a rancher & the other retired from being a rancher. Those auctions are cattle auctions. You go to cattle auctions to buy cattle to be slaughtered. Sometimes they do have diary cows, but 95% of the cattle there is for slaughtering.

My parents owned auto auctions, and I have a lot of family members that go to all sorts of auctions. You go to them for two reasons either to get something cheap that you quite possibly never would be able to afford or try and buy something cheap to turn around, and flip it to make a profit.

They guy say he didn't know the bird would be loud or the kids afraid of it. That is like looking at a big dog, and not thinking it is going to bark loud or be harder to take care of. Your kids are scared of the bird? You have only had it 2 days. Also I have never really met kids that were scared of a Macaw. To touch it possibly, but they've always thought they were cool

A bird being more expensive will help it find a permanent good home I think is a bunch of crap personally. Look at all these birds that we find in rescues or people getting rid of. My wife works with a woman who has a CAG and an Umbrella Cockatoo. They lady can barely pay her bills, and has had to borrow money to make her house payment many times. I have talked about Phoenix the rescue/rehome I just got. He cost the people $3,000 almost 2 years ago, and they gave him up. They had 8 Macaws, and 7 Cockatoos which none were interacted with. They had a lot of money, but they sure as heck didn't go to a good home. Just because you have money doesn't mean squat. I've been rich, and I've been poor. It has nothing to do with money. It has to do with responsibility. My wife works for a school district, and their are more kids happy that are low income then rich kids that she deals with on a daily basis because they think they can buy their kids happiness. Responsibility is the total aspect here, and this guy was not being responsible no matter what way you look at it, and it disgusts me that they have bird auctions or would raffle birds off. Yes we need breeders & breeder birds, but there is a moral way of doing things rather then neglecting animals or doing it for a profit and not caring what it takes or what the animals have to go through.

 

[Brisch]

All we can do in this situation is
1. tell them what they have done wrong and try to help them fix it
2. share with people what we have learned and experienced
3. do our best not to judge people who may or may not know better
4. not fight with one another about something we have no control over what so ever
Even doing all this you can not cure stupidity and the world is filled with irresponsible idiots.

 

[christinereed]

Regarding the topic of paying a higher price for a bird ... I agree that a higher price can lead to the bird placed in a better home, because the price of parrots made me do a lot of research to make sure I could take care of one before I would buy. One of the deciding factors for me was that we are lucky enough to have an avian vet nearby. Knowing that, I felt more confident that we could care for her. I considered it very carefully. My carefulness was based on two factors, once I adopt an animal, I like to keep it for like, and secondly, the price, (not only of Emily, but the cage, supplies, vet bills.) So, price made me a more careful consumer.

However, price doesn't always do that for people. So, it's just one factor. And, I agree, responsibility is also a factor. I would be careful when considering buying another cat, when cats are inexpensive compared to parrots and easy to take care of.

Finally, I know nothing about bird auctions, but it does seem that the person in question bought the parrot because he saw it as a valuable, rather than a pet. We don't know. I just wish that more people would take their time and really think about all the factors when they get a bird, no matter where they get it from.

 

[MeganMango]

I cant help but think that the person who sold this exotic and special needs animal to a family with kids, at an auction, and with no prior knowledge of the home they were sending it to for a mere fifty bucks is the one to blame here.