A service macaw?

[Pajarita]

I am sorry, I know that this will sound coldhearted and very cynical but I believe this is all bunk. Nobody needs a $7,000 macaw to be a service animal, any $200 shelter puppy will do. Besides, how is a macaw supposed to tell in advance of a seizure? Dogs do it by smell but parrots have pretty much the same sense of smell we do and we cannot smell a seizure coming - dogs can because they can smell much better than us (from 1,000 to 1,000,000 times better depending on the breed). And how is a macaw supposed to get help from others when the owner has a seizure? Dogs are domesticated and human-oriented but not parrots. In my personal opinion, the lady wanted to bring her bird everywhere and got a 'service' designation for it and now wants another one - which she cannot afford.

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/animal ... 881157308z