Is it correct to have pet animals especially birds??

[psychoslice]

Originally Posted by Dragonfly1

Of course slice.....but if you have caged birds....allow them to fly around your house.......and if you have a verandah enclose it in bird wire so that they can fly around out there also but not away to be snatched by wild predatory birds or animals......i understand that caged birds would perish fairly quickly because of wild free birds......but don't stop them from using their wings by placing them in a tiny cage.....that is inhumane.....Its like my cats......we allow them access to the backyard.....there are trees for them to climb, and we try to prevent them from attacking birds.....its their natural instinct to do that......but they have food laid on for them so they don't need to hunt for survival.....but they still want to.....so they do a lot of chasing and chittering at the birds instead......i wouldnt want them to go outside of the yard, because they don't know the road is a dangerous place, and there are many people who get great pleasure in running over or being cruel to cats....for whatever sick reason that they have.......so perhaps my posts have been a bit misleading in what I actually mean........
All im saying is......if you have pet birds allow them to be able to fly and use their wings......have sufficient safe space for them to do that.....

Ok, now i'm with you, and yes in that case I also agree, let them fly like your little angel, yea yea.

[whitelotus]

HMMMMM....

Thanks everyone...i got my answer...........:)

My take:
More than us it depends on the birds...if they want to live with you...they can...
they won't leave you....(as my parrot did )........... else they will live there life their way......

In addition it is our responsibility to take care of them...if they can't survive in natural habitat..........

Thanks & Regards,
Whitelotus

[Chrysaetos]

Originally Posted by lightworkerAu

If you love something, Set it free... If it comes back, it's yours, If it doesn't, it never was yours....

Rubbish.

Your cat or dog may really like you but once it has the space to run it may get lost, or be absorbed by all sorts of stimuli out there. It may not come back.

[Lightspirit]

Originally Posted by Chrysaetos

Rubbish.

Your cat or dog may really like you but once it has the space to run it may get lost, or be absorbed by all sorts of stimuli out there. It may not come back.

lol ever tried to get rid of a cat? It will keep coming back if you do, it owns you.

[Chrysaetos]

A dog owner may treat his dog very badly, yet the dog may come back after running away. That too, is a possibility.

Originally Posted by lightworkerAu

lol ever tried to get rid of a cat? It will keep coming back if you do, it owns you.

A cat may not always keep coming back. I know of several people who treated their cat well and who have lost their cat, i.e. it has not returned. Cats are notorious for cupboard love - will take food from almost anyone. They are far more independent than dogs, i.e. not as loyal.