Kitty
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Hi, I have a pet crow named Sandwich.
I don't talk about Sandwich often because I'm concerned about giving others the impression of Corvids being good or highly available pets as they're neither. They can be very unpredictable as they're not domesticated animals and due to them being scavengers they can get snappy and aggressive if you try to take food or anything they think is food from them.
I really hate it when people keep animals to achieve a status symbol. What happened to the days where you went to the pet store and came home with a hamster, goldfish or a budgie? These days everyone wants a snake, scorpion or piranha so they look tough and cool. More and more people want dangerous dogs too, it's so sad. I'd really hate for keeping crows to be the latest goth fad.
I only know one other person who keeps corvids and that person keeps them in their garden as wild birds. The owner feeds the birds and then locks them away at night, this sounds nice for the birds especially seeing as they're excellent flyers but I'd worry about their safety and the safety of others. I know if I let Sandwich outside he'd come back to me, but before he did he'd be in the neighbours bins and flying through their windows to steal from their kitchens, after all, Sandwich is called "Sandwich" for a reason!
Sandwich, unlike a wild crow isn't scared of humans, I wouldn't want someone to be frightened of him (he would land on strangers and steal their food). I'd also worry about predators and the fact that Sandwich looks wild, so if he got lost I'd never find him because he doesn't look like a pet.
Do you think I'm cruel for not letting Sandwich fly outdoors or do you think it's sensible?
Sandwich lives indoors with me and not as an aviary bird because he has imprinted on me and doesn't like other animals. He's fed a healthy diet and spends most his time out of his cage. I regularly take Sandwich outside in his cage to get fresh air and sun. (see a photo of him having a hose pipe shower in the garden in the attached file!)
I acquired Sandwich as a rescue bird, he cannot be released into the wild. It is legal for me to keep Sandwich as I have all the paperwork.
I don't talk about Sandwich often because I'm concerned about giving others the impression of Corvids being good or highly available pets as they're neither. They can be very unpredictable as they're not domesticated animals and due to them being scavengers they can get snappy and aggressive if you try to take food or anything they think is food from them.
I really hate it when people keep animals to achieve a status symbol. What happened to the days where you went to the pet store and came home with a hamster, goldfish or a budgie? These days everyone wants a snake, scorpion or piranha so they look tough and cool. More and more people want dangerous dogs too, it's so sad. I'd really hate for keeping crows to be the latest goth fad.
I only know one other person who keeps corvids and that person keeps them in their garden as wild birds. The owner feeds the birds and then locks them away at night, this sounds nice for the birds especially seeing as they're excellent flyers but I'd worry about their safety and the safety of others. I know if I let Sandwich outside he'd come back to me, but before he did he'd be in the neighbours bins and flying through their windows to steal from their kitchens, after all, Sandwich is called "Sandwich" for a reason!
Sandwich, unlike a wild crow isn't scared of humans, I wouldn't want someone to be frightened of him (he would land on strangers and steal their food). I'd also worry about predators and the fact that Sandwich looks wild, so if he got lost I'd never find him because he doesn't look like a pet.
Do you think I'm cruel for not letting Sandwich fly outdoors or do you think it's sensible?
Sandwich lives indoors with me and not as an aviary bird because he has imprinted on me and doesn't like other animals. He's fed a healthy diet and spends most his time out of his cage. I regularly take Sandwich outside in his cage to get fresh air and sun. (see a photo of him having a hose pipe shower in the garden in the attached file!)
I acquired Sandwich as a rescue bird, he cannot be released into the wild. It is legal for me to keep Sandwich as I have all the paperwork.
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