Fly to attack dogs?

[hnhobu]

We have had this conversation before, and I do not agree with keeping my parrot locked up in his cage 24/7 just to insure he willl live, because that will not be much of a life. There are other things that I consider much higher in risk than letting my bird and cat be in the same room together.

But, that isn't the point. I do not advocate people pairing other pets and parrots together. The only cat I let near cassette won't even chase the mice we had in our apartment.
Just as there are case studies where a dog and mouse are raised together with a negative outcome, there are studies of a cat and a mouse being raised together with positive outcome. There are many instances where a female dog will raise other species of animals and the outcome is wonderful!

[marie83]

and I do not agree with keeping my parrot locked up in his cage 24/7 just to insure he willl live, because that will not be much of a life.

Nobody said you had to do that? its possible to keep both species and keep them both safe without locking one away permenantly.
Who actually cares about the experiments of animals being brought up together? if only 1 out of 100 meets a sticky end then that 1% chance is still far far too high when it could have been prevented.

[hnhobu]

I wouldn't have to lock my parrot up permanently but he wouldn't be able to be out very much at all. My 'good' cat is always around me. He's under my feet when I'm cleaning, he's sleeping next to be when I'm relaxing... He's like a leech!