What a very sad story I have to tell you. I just read in the Daily Record how a man shot the family’s pet parrot, an African Gray Parrot named Mickey, because he was annoyed by the noise that the large parrot was making while he was trying to watch his Nascar Race.
Apparently the man was intoxicated and had become annoyed at the pet parrot for making too much noise, so he pulled out a bb-gun and shot the poor defenseless parrot. The African Gray parrot had been a family pet for over 20 years. The man was charged with animal cruelty at least but it really is a sad, sad story.
Maybe you think that I speak about researching pet parrots before buying them too much in my blog. I know a lot of people don’t want to hear it but I really feel that someone has to step up to the plate and make people aware that purchasing pet parrots, especially the large parrots come with a cost. One of those costs is putting up with times of squawking and screaming from the pet parrots. This is part and parcel of parrot ownership.
In cases such as the story told about this man shooting the family’s pet parrot during his nascar race, lessons can be learned. Pet parrots are Noisy, you have to learn to live with this reality. If you have favorite shows that you wish to watch when your pet parrots are in the room, you may find this truly frustrating. Be realistic about what you expect from your large pet parrots. If you cannot stand noise then don’t bother purchasing one. If you have one and find it too noisy for your TV watching enjoyment then you have options. Don’t shoot the pet parrot. You could either, move the pet parrot and the parrots cage to another room, or have another TV set up in another room or the basement where you can enjoy your show without the noise of the screaming from your large or even small parrot.
It’s truly a shame that this poor African Gray Parrot was shot and killed. It is reprehensible what the man did to this poor creature. It truly makes me very sad. For more information on the story you can read the article in the Daily Record here:
Randolph man charged with killing pet parrot because it annoyed him
September 4th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Is tere a petition going around for this poor parrot? I will gladly sign it as will many of my friends.
September 4th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Hi there Sandy
No, there is no petition but a formal complaint was issued against the man by his wife and it will go to court as far as I have read into it. Thanks for your concern. It is a terrible tragedy.
Sharron