I recently came across a neglected B&G Macaw while writing Exams. The Macaw was in a cage, tucked in under some trees behind a small building. The first thing I noticed was that the cage was filthy. Seed shells were littered on the floor of the cage. There were only 2 perches in the cage. They were covered in dirty padding and wrapped with wire. I was horrified by this. Presumably, this was done to prevent the macaw from chewing the perches. I found the macaw hanging on the side of cage. This allowed me to see that the bottom of the macaw's feet had hardly any skin on them, and looked to be very painful. One of the macaw's back toes also faced forward, rather than back. I offered him fruit, which he ate every last piece of. He only had a poor supply of sunflower seed and peanuts to eat.
Upon further investigation, I found the macaw's water bowl to be so disgustingly dirty, it was growing algae. As if this wasn't bad enough, we were going through a hot spell and had been having days of up to 35 degrees Celsius the whole week I was there. The next day, I visited the macaw and found that the cage had been sprayed by sprinklers. The water was allowed to get stagnant and stank on the bottom of the cage. This wasn't cleaned for days. On one day, the macaw had been placed in a large aviary along with ducks, chickens, finches and pheasants. He couldn't move along the perch as his feet were too sore. I had thought perhaps the owners would use this opportunity to clean the dirty cage. Apparently they didn't have that kind of logic.
I did my best to find the owner of the birds. There was also a Blue Fronted Amazon in a cage next to the macaw, which was also dirty. The Amazon was very overweight, and quite nervous. The property was shared by different businesses, and the fact that I was writing exams there made it very difficult to try and track down the owners. I have since been in contact with rescue organisations who said they will investigate. I have already offered to pay for transport for the birds, so that they can be brought down to me, and I can nurse them back to health and give them a better home. I will not stop fighting until I see these birds in a better home, even if that home is not with me.
Upon further investigation, I found the macaw's water bowl to be so disgustingly dirty, it was growing algae. As if this wasn't bad enough, we were going through a hot spell and had been having days of up to 35 degrees Celsius the whole week I was there. The next day, I visited the macaw and found that the cage had been sprayed by sprinklers. The water was allowed to get stagnant and stank on the bottom of the cage. This wasn't cleaned for days. On one day, the macaw had been placed in a large aviary along with ducks, chickens, finches and pheasants. He couldn't move along the perch as his feet were too sore. I had thought perhaps the owners would use this opportunity to clean the dirty cage. Apparently they didn't have that kind of logic.
I did my best to find the owner of the birds. There was also a Blue Fronted Amazon in a cage next to the macaw, which was also dirty. The Amazon was very overweight, and quite nervous. The property was shared by different businesses, and the fact that I was writing exams there made it very difficult to try and track down the owners. I have since been in contact with rescue organisations who said they will investigate. I have already offered to pay for transport for the birds, so that they can be brought down to me, and I can nurse them back to health and give them a better home. I will not stop fighting until I see these birds in a better home, even if that home is not with me.
I hope something can be done for them. The cruelty (or is it stupidity?) that our fellow humans are capable of still manages to shock me, although it is so common that it really shouldn't by now. 
and so sad 
. how can people treat their/ any animal that way? poor fabies. thank you for trying to get them help i hope that you can get them.
and mom
