Comments on: Smuggler Caught With Heads of 353 African Gray Parrots http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet Helstrom http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60710 Janet Helstrom Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:42:58 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60710 I also have a grey I hope that sick SOB gets what is coming to him. I never heard of such a sick thing in my life. Once a animal abuser always a animal abuser. God will punish them in the end. Wait and see what comes around goes around. I also have a grey I hope that sick SOB gets what is coming to him. I never heard of such a sick thing in my life. Once a animal abuser always a animal abuser. God will punish them in the end. Wait and see what comes around goes around.

]]> By: CAG owner http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60709 CAG owner Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:05:14 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60709 It is to sad and at the same time I am very angry at these people who can kill innocent animals senselessly. They have every right to live on this planet. That dumb man had no right to take away 300+ lives to treat his brother. It is to sad and at the same time I am very angry at these people who can kill innocent animals senselessly.
They have every right to live on this planet. That dumb man had no right to take away 300+ lives to treat his brother.

]]> By: Kitty Fournier http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60708 Kitty Fournier Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:39:56 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60708 I am constantly appalled by what humans will do for money, no matter who or what is hurt or destroyed. Please support the World Parrot Trust. I am constantly appalled by what humans will do for money, no matter who or what is hurt or destroyed. Please support the World Parrot Trust.

]]> By: Kevin Lenaghan http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60704 Kevin Lenaghan Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:20:53 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60704 This is so terribly sad. Horrific, actually. We will continue to see this as long as there is poverty in these nations and people are starving and hungry. Until we can bring a decent standard of living, these people will do whatever they can to stay alive and feed their families. Not to mention the greed factor, which no doubt fuels much of this slaughter. They simply do not see things the way we do in the West. The value we place on life in the West is just not shared globally. I have a Grey at home and am so glad that I do. I love this bird. She is Born in the USA. It breaks my heart to see what happens to her species and to others. But being horrified by it will not solve this sad situation. I believe the heads are used in shamanic activities and the feathers are sold as decorations and used in ceremonies. This is so terribly sad. Horrific, actually. We will continue to see this as long as there is poverty in these nations and people are starving and hungry. Until we can bring a decent standard of living, these people will do whatever they can to stay alive and feed their families.

Not to mention the greed factor, which no doubt fuels much of this slaughter. They simply do not see things the way we do in the West. The value we place on life in the West is just not shared globally.

I have a Grey at home and am so glad that I do. I love this bird. She is Born in the USA. It breaks my heart to see what happens to her species and to others.

But being horrified by it will not solve this sad situation.

I believe the heads are used in shamanic activities and the feathers are sold as decorations and used in ceremonies.

]]> By: Virginia Hayes http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60707 Virginia Hayes Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:23:09 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60707 Excuse my incorrect comment in the post above - my CAG is captive bred by a lovely breeder in the UK. I do not support the selling of wild caught birds! Excuse my incorrect comment in the post above – my CAG is captive bred by a lovely breeder in the UK. I do not support the selling of wild caught birds!

]]> By: Virginia Hayes http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60706 Virginia Hayes Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:21:34 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60706 I am an owner of a captive caught Congo African Grey and she is a beauty and such a dearly loved companion. How this sort of thing can happen over and over again makes me sick and angry. The punishment that these evil people receive is not nearly severe enough. The torture of innocent creatures must be stopped! I am an owner of a captive caught Congo African Grey and she is a beauty and such a dearly loved companion. How this sort of thing can happen over and over again makes me sick and angry. The punishment that these evil people receive is not nearly severe enough. The torture of innocent creatures must be stopped!

]]> By: TAG Owner 2 http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60705 TAG Owner 2 Thu, 07 May 2009 04:26:01 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60705 As an african grey owner (not wild caught, bought from breeder in US), this is so sad to hear about his distant relatives in the wild. These beautiful and smart creatures don't deserve this, then again no one deserves to be decapitated. As far as the ebay selling- yes, they do molt, it's a part of their life cycles- like a dog shedding. However, I do see how it can be interpreted as "bad". Although these sellers don't realize it, they are indirectly creating a buyers market, which in that case needs a seller, and unfortunately the sellers obtain products in horrible ways. As an african grey owner (not wild caught, bought from breeder in US), this is so sad to hear about his distant relatives in the wild. These beautiful and smart creatures don’t deserve this, then again no one deserves to be decapitated. As far as the ebay selling- yes, they do molt, it’s a part of their life cycles- like a dog shedding. However, I do see how it can be interpreted as “bad”. Although these sellers don’t realize it, they are indirectly creating a buyers market, which in that case needs a seller, and unfortunately the sellers obtain products in horrible ways.

]]> By: Athlyn Green http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60703 Athlyn Green Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:14:17 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60703 This is incredibly sickening. Man's brutality knows no bounds. To kill intelligent and sensitive Grey parrots for their heads and tails is an atrocity. This is incredibly sickening. Man’s brutality knows no bounds. To kill intelligent and sensitive Grey parrots for their heads and tails is an atrocity.

]]> By: TAG Owner http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60697 TAG Owner Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:07:43 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60697 I don't see what the problem is with selling feathers on ebay. I have birds and if I can get some idiot to pay for the feathers, it will just help pay for better care of my birds. Birds naturally loose their feathers about every 6 months, not all at once, but gradually. It is a waise of landfill space to throw them away. If a person can recycle the feathers that my birds molt, more power to them! It is a lot better than plucking the tail feathers and selling them at the local stores like is done with peacocks. I don’t see what the problem is with selling feathers on ebay. I have birds and if I can get some idiot to pay for the feathers, it will just help pay for better care of my birds. Birds naturally loose their feathers about every 6 months, not all at once, but gradually. It is a waise of landfill space to throw them away. If a person can recycle the feathers that my birds molt, more power to them! It is a lot better than plucking the tail feathers and selling them at the local stores like is done with peacocks.

]]> By: Lucy Leonard http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/01/25/smuggler-caught-with-heads-of-353-african-gray-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-60700 Lucy Leonard Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:09:32 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=2246#comment-60700 DAVE - Thanks for letting me know what was going on with the Grey parrots. I have one and it hurts to know what happens to the ones in the wild. Lucy DAVE – Thanks for letting me know what was going on with the Grey parrots. I have one and it hurts to know what happens to the ones in the wild.

Lucy

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