How long has Bird Paradise been in business?
According to Kathie Hahn, a co-owner, the store opened in 2004. * However, Bird Paradise repeatedly claims "30 years of experience" in its promotional materials. Upon information and belief, Bird Paradise is affiliated with or a.k.a "Animals Etc.," which is how Bird Paradise can cite "30 years of experience." Animals Etc. is or was a distributor of animals including ferrets. Read here about Animals Etc. policy of euthanizing "defective" ferrets.
*See this post from an internet chat board where Kathie Hahn is a frequent visitor (Ms. Hahn also runs her own chat board at www.AvianNation.com where she calls herself "HOTT BABE in Sunglasses").
"I think it is about time that all information be posted relating to necropsy reports, sick birds, birds that arrived DOA, birds with PDD, and birds that died in the care, custody and control of Todd Marcus Birds Exotic, along with Health Department Reports for Todd Marcus Birds Exotic. Mark my words - ALL will be posted tomorrow. I also find it very amusing that you hide behind the guise of an internet name yet you post Todd Marcus Birds Exotic invoices. The only person who would be in possession of such documents would be Todd Marcus and/or Todd Marcus Birds Exotic.
I further find it amusing that you would post documents from 2003 when bird Paradise did not open until 2004.
Be prepared to view a plethora of documents which are quite heartbreaking regarding the illnesses of the birds at Todd Marcus Birds Exotic.
I have remained silent on this issue up until now. I am done watching you people play these games. The truth will be known.
Lastly, I do not need to hide behind a psuedonym. This is Kathie from Bird Paradise. " Click here for complete thread.
I watched the video of the breeding mill where Bird Paradise gets its birds. What about people who say breeder birds aren't tame and since they live in pairs, that's all they need? And the eggs are safer taken away from the parents?
It's in the pet store's best interest to make you believe the breeder birds are properly cared for, but nothing could be further than the truth. Common sense will guide you here -think about it. In the wild, birds spend 30 percent of their time flying just for fun. The rest of the time they are flying around to find food, foraging, nesting, socializing with the rest of their flock. To claim that a breeder bird doesn't need any more in life than another bird is patently absurd.
Regarding baby birds, please read this from Avian Welfare:
http://www.avianwelfare.org/issues/articles/conflict.htm
Parrots bred in captivity are removed from their parents at a very early age. If they are lucky enough to have even met their parents, they are typically taken — or "pulled" — well before weaning. Many times, parrots are taken as eggs before they are hatched and artificially incubated. The chick is then "handfed," a term used by breeders to give the impression of a gentle, nurturing experience. The reality is that baby parrots are rarely fed with loving hands, the babies are fed by a syringe. In large-scale breeding operations, they are often gavage fed (tube fed) with little or no conspecific, or even human, contact.
Instead of the constant warmth and safety of a parent always nearby in the warm dark tree cavity, the captive-bred chick is typically placed in small, brightly-lit plastic enclosures alone. Rather than the reassurance of a parent and siblings, he only receives contact with a warm body briefly when he is fed. When he tries to fly, his wings are clipped to prevent further attempts. Now he is a prey animal who is deprived of the only defense he once had. Since he can no longer fly, his only defense now is his beak. Humans inadvertently teach birds to bite. Shouldn't we expect a prey animal being raised by predators to have impaired behavioral and/or psychological development? And we wonder why captive birds pluck their feathers?
This confused and emotionally deprived chick is then sold to a person who undoubtedly loves this baby bird. This person, who we will name Sally, raises this baby parrot with the best of intentions. In the beginning the relationship thrives.
Time goes by and soon, months or years later, this baby parrot becomes sexually mature. He says to Sally in his own parrot way, "Thanks Mom. I love ya but it's time for me to hit the road and find me a cute little Rosalita." And off he flies.
Only to slam into the cage bars.
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