Stray parrot

RE: Stray parrot

Niall Taylor — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:26:03 GMT

I see, thanks :-)

Niall

RE: Stray parrot

Gillian Mostyn — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 13:52:24 GMT

[quote user="Niall Taylor"]wouldn't a ring number be a good way of identifying an individual parrot?[/quote]

Yes...but to be any use it would need to be a closed ring (put on shortly after hatching and the 'bird grows into it') and have enough information to uniquely identify the breeder and the individual bird, with this data being held by a database and available for reference. As far as i am aware, no such database exists outside of microchips and racing pigeons.

Breeders just use these rings to identify their own birds and year of birth.

Better to just microchip parrots...

RE: Stray parrot

Niall Taylor — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:38:57 GMT

Thanks for your robust and forthright advice, music to my ears!

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]Rings are rarely any use[/quote]

We are rapidly coming to this conclusion, everyone and their granny seems to want to claim ownership, we've even had calls from Scotland (we're in SW England!). What's the reason though, wouldn't a ring number be a good way of identifying an individual parrot?

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]I assume you have checked for a microchip?[/quote]

Yes, no chip was found, which seemed strange to me if it had been traded/ringed previously.

And I have just this minute spoken to the finder and although it sounds a sweet creature (for a parrot) I believe their intention now is to pass it on to a rehoming group.

Thanks again,

Niall

RE: Stray parrot

Gillian Mostyn — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:18:26 GMT

[quote user="Niall Taylor"]. We are currently helping her try to find an owner (it is ringed)[/quote]

Rings are rarely any use. But I assume you have checked for a microchip? (Left pectoral muscles.)

[quote user="Niall Taylor"]A rescue organisation has got involved however and advises that the finder is unable to keep the parrot without the relevant CITES paperwork[/quote]

Erm....a load of bo****cks. Although they are indeed now more regulated, it is only relevant for trade, breeding and commercial sales. (Exactly the same as horsefields tortoises etc). You do not need a certificate to own one...but simply to prove any that any sold are captive bred.

If the 'rescue centre' are charging for their rehomed parrots, they will need to microchip them and obtain an article 10 certificate.

[quote user="Niall Taylor"]it should be handed over to a pukka organisation who are set up to deal with this sort of situation.[/quote]

This I am tempted to agree with. Many people who find pets are emotionally attached but without the relevant skills, money or commitment to care for them properly (as we all see on a daily basis!) AGPs are intelligent, long lived (hopefully) FRUIT eating birds who need an owner who knows what they are doing. I'd check that the finder knows what life they are committing the bird to. And if it involves a cage and a tub of parrot food...please encourage them to pass it on or get lots of advice.