Why do people do this! :(

[kc_y0]

I was just randomly browsing through gumtree and come across a poor eccy girl for sale.... being kept in a cage that would be suitable for a finch or canary maybe, its tiny, its looks as if its only being fed seed as well, its beak is in bad condition and the seller says "Healthy and suitable for breeding" and wants $500 for it? Argh people make me sick, that poor bird!!!!! I feel so sad now, wish I never looked at it. Sorry for my mini vent, it just makes me so angry when people get a pet and they just have no clue to look after it .... Poor baby girl

 

[MaraWentz]

Money. People don't care about it's health, the expense it is to raise one, how to care for one. it's all about money. Its sickening.

 

[BarkleyLoves]

That's terrible.

 

[Trina]

I agree with Mara, mine was in a cage fit for a conure. And the owner wanted 400 she had bands, feathers missing around her eyes, feather from her neck gone...I luckly talked the dude down to 200 because i was able to point out her issues and debunk his statement of "ohh she is perfectly healthy" she has a huge cage now but she only opens her wings outside the cage i think its because she is accustomed to a tiny cage.

people tick me off there is a african grey like for trade here and the add said "will trade for anything of value need to get rid of this bird"

One day I hope his wife trades him in like that LOL

 

[kc_y0]

Its so sad isn't it!! I wanted to rescue it but I couldn't see myself paying him $500 for a very sick bird, so that he could go spend that $500 on whatever he liked (maybe even another poor birdy) and then get away with it! so I sent him some emails telling him to take the bird to a rescue center so that it could maybe be saved!! Poor thing, some people really make me sad!

 

[ann]

that's terrible! you did a good thing sending the emails! God bless you and the bird.

 

[kc_y0]

Thanks Ann, weather or not he will listen is another question Hopefully the guilt will get to him and he will just accept that he cant sell it and to take it to a rescue center