The lack of education about bird needs and body language is truely disturbing. When we did our last visit with MÄui at the shop a few days again the lady owner had someone come in trying to return a budgie cage and accrouments because he didnāt want the budgies anymore, problem was heād let the budgies āgo freeā and totally thought that was ok. The owner flipped her lid because those budgies were sent to a certain death and she tried to educate the guy but he simply didnāt want to know, he told her that what she was saying was untrue and theyād be fine because āthey can flyā.
Meanwhile I was backing away from the idiot with MÄui as fast as possible because I didnāt want MÄui to try to āmake a friendā with a person so clearly unsuited to keeping birds.
On another note, I know that Iām going to have to introduce MÄui to mums little cavialoer King Charles, Kuma, only so that family gatherings are relatively peaceful. It does worry me a little bit because I can just see Kuma getting over excited and MÄui getting really uncomfortable, but I guess the difference is that I will he supervising so incredibly closely and wonāt trust my mother at all (she would likely behave similarly to the guy in the video cause she just doesnāt get birds and never has)!
