charmedbyekkie
New member
Just needed a place to say how sad I am that, where I live, it's culturally acceptable and, to a certain extent, expected that people use leg chains on their birds.
For the longest time, I just tried to tell myself, "I won't do that, but it's not my place to comment on another culture."
Until today, when I saw in a local Facebook that somebody was so annoyed their B&G macaw was opening his/her leg chain, and everybody was recommending to use a padlock "like [they] do." A PADLOCK. ON THE LEG. Yes, they did say to get a small, lightweight padlock. BUT A F*ING PADLOCK?!
I'm so upset just to read about it. And the people promoting this practice are the main people in charge of the majority of the parrot groups (both on social media and off) in this place.
It's almost a greater push for me to adopt an ekkie locally. Just save one bird from a person 'giving up the hobby.' Give him proper food and space and freedom.
Argh, I'm just so sad
For the longest time, I just tried to tell myself, "I won't do that, but it's not my place to comment on another culture."
Until today, when I saw in a local Facebook that somebody was so annoyed their B&G macaw was opening his/her leg chain, and everybody was recommending to use a padlock "like [they] do." A PADLOCK. ON THE LEG. Yes, they did say to get a small, lightweight padlock. BUT A F*ING PADLOCK?!
I'm so upset just to read about it. And the people promoting this practice are the main people in charge of the majority of the parrot groups (both on social media and off) in this place.
It's almost a greater push for me to adopt an ekkie locally. Just save one bird from a person 'giving up the hobby.' Give him proper food and space and freedom.
Argh, I'm just so sad