by pchela » Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:06 pm
Just remember that if you are a patient person, a rehomed parrot, tame or not, can be a great companion. You have to earn it's trust over time but most of these birds were hand fed and then probably just left in their cages until they became unhandleable. Some of them may only be aggressive towards their owners but be fine with somebody else, especially if their owner was abusive or yelled at them. The sense of accomplishment in knowing that you tamed a scared parrot and saved it from a life of loneliness or abuse is just a great feeling that can't be duplicated. It took about 4 months but my rehomed Red Belly who bit when we got him and would not step up, is now the sweetest bird in the house... even sweeter than my hand fed baby Senegal. Just know that retaming a parrot is not for the faint of heart and it does require work and dedication.
Anyway, to answer your question, people buy parrots then don't have time for them and never take them out of their cages. Or the parrot bites them a few times and they decide it is mean and lock it in its cage. Some people are simply uneducated about the time and effort required to keep a parrot healthy and happy. Some people are just mean and consider animals as something they can take their aggression out on. Others buy a parrot for their child (which you should never do) and then the child of course has other interests and stops playing with the parrot. There are lots of reasons but none of them are good excuses IMO.
"I bet the sparrow looks at the parrot and thinks, yes, you can talk, but LISTEN TO YOURSELF!" ~ Jack Handy ~ Deep Thoughts