mandyaquawk wrote:Rescue an unloved unwanted Umbrella Cockatoo instead. Just saying.
I would never buy a dog from a breeder... I would go for the one nobody wants and save them. That's just me...
I can appreciate that but I would never take on an older bird again. Once, or rather twice bitten...third time shy! I have done this twice in the past and this time I'm starting off with a blank slate and not spending all my energy sorting out someone else's problem. I know it sounds harsh to some but for once I want a pet that I can just enjoy without sorting out issues!
Plus I have a baby grey and wouldn't trust a strange older bird around him, two babies together I can deal with!Plus my dogs are from breeders, but I'm breeding myself, it has a purpose if improving the breed's health/ working career/ conformation and so on. There are many unscrupulous breeders who will breed anything with anything for money, or not neuter their dogs and let them roam and get pregnant, but all breeders aren't the same. My argument would be if people bred responsibly and there weren't unwanted litters left, right and centre, there wouldn't be so many unwanted crossbreed and mongrel dogs in shelters and so on in the first place, because it really is such a shame and so heartbreaking to see. I have pre orders for my pups, and always would take back an unwanted one.
I admire people who take unwanted animals and have done so myself with horses, birds, ducks etc, but for this bird I want a baby! Espec with such a big bird like a Cockatoo
