MisogynyisaDisease t1_j6n3e7k wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:39 PM

Reply to comment by Gently_Rough_ in Walking parrots by FrankieGS

Theyre intelligent, and can become depressed or even go insane while in captivity.

If you got placed in a cage for years with nobody to talk to, and you couldn't go for a walk by yourself or find love, how exactly would you fare?

Sure, there are lots of good bird owners out there who do their best. But for every good bird owner, I knew 5 more growing up who just threw a sheet over their way-to-small bird cage to shut up their parrot.

Gently_Rough_ t1_j6o0hfw wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:08 PM

So, no physiological cruelty is essential to the process then?

MisogynyisaDisease t1_j6o59ed wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:37 PM

Seeing as they aren't domesticated, and you're basically rewiring them to live solo and not nest in large broods. Yeah, I'd say it's pretty essential. There's no getting around it, there is a cruelty element to keeping wild animals as pets. You not being intentionally cruel doesn't really change that.