New flock member + discussing birdie laws

[Wolf]

Well this species is noted for bonding closely to their person and may be rather aggressive about defending them from intruders. So I think, that patience will be your mainstay in this, particularly when making introductions.

[JaydeParrot]

Sadly there are few laws for birds in this country:

A bird's cage must be slightly bigger than the wingspan.

A bird should not be left for more than 48 hours.

Food and water must be changed ever 24 to 48 hours.

[marie83]

Sadly there are few laws for birds in this country:

A bird's cage must be slightly bigger than the wingspan.

A bird should not be left for more than 48 hours.

Food and water must be changed ever 24 to 48 hours.

Actually the Animal welfare act covers birds too.

•for a suitable environment (place to live)
•for a suitable diet
•to exhibit normal behaviour patterns
•to be housed with or apart from other animals (if applicable)
•to be protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease

Trouble is I do think it needs beefing up and clarifying to each individual species.

For example:
-to exhibit normal behaviour patterns- in my mind this means allowing flight, yet loads of people over here still clip
-to be housed with or apart from other animals (if applicable) - again this was supposed to be in accordance with the animals needs, social animals should be housed with another of their kind (for example gerbils/birds) whereas others that it would cause stress, injury or death by being housed together such as hamsters should be housed apart.