The story is not so much about the parrots but about the fact that they also found a lion cub in the van which they were trying to smuggle into Ukraine but 2,245 birds in cages in a single van?! If nothing else, this clearly illustrates the fact that people that buy and sell don't really care at all for the poor animals!
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation- ... 44378.html