Mmmm. I see your manipulation tactics. But heck, I already broke my vow of silence so I'll bite anyway.
By all means, go ahead and tell us where he's located. Please. Perhaps someone here can give him a home.
BUT. It is not hypocritical of a person to express concern for a parrot without asking for adoption information on it, especially
when they're neither currently searching for a bird to adopt nor available to offer a home. YOU are the one on this thread looking to adopt a grey.
YOU. So he's not the right fit for you,
that's fine, but you're not special and I mean it for everyone when I say that
opting not to actively pursue a parrot one cannot accommodate does not put one in the wrong.
If that's not enough for you, here are just a few of my personal reasons as to why I didn't ask after the bird in question:
- A parrot is a huge, life-altering commitment. Every time.
-If I was prepared emotionally and financially to handle another, then yes. I'd ask about him.
- My personal flock is at capacity and I have no interest in adopting any new birds at this time.
-If I had the room, funds, energy, and time then yes. I'd ask about him.
- An African Grey would be a poor fit in my household.
-If I could safely house another dusty bird, then yes. I'd ask about him.
- My foster cage is presently occupied by a special needs umbrella cockatoo.
-If my rehabilitation efforts weren't intensely focused on her, then yes. I'd ask about him.
- The parrot in question is in a rescue and thus, as far as any of us are aware, in no danger.
-If I believed he was under any threat of harm, then yes. I'd ask about him.
I love working with "damaged" or "unlovable" birds and training and rehabilitating them. I find the work to be incredibly rewarding. But the only way I can continue doing this is by being very careful and not overloading my plate.
As for your stab at the rescue for not training the slurs out of him, I'll wager the reason is that it would require consistent training that no rescue I know has the manpower to afford when most of them are bursting at the seams with parrots. I sincerely believe it could be done, but I cannot fault a rescue for not doing so. Why? Because in a relatively public setting such as a rescue, with visitors and varying caretakers, the bird is nigh guaranteed to get a reaction from using the awful slurs. That reaction, negative though it may be, reinforces their use and renders any efforts any employees and/or volunteers put forth moot.
My sister's quaker came to her saying "Kitty, kitty, kitty!" It was a minor correction but the bird now says, "Heeeeere kitty, kitty!" He also ditched his original name when he stopped hearing it and when DNA showed he was male and she started correcting his "Good girl!" with "Good boy!" he also dropped that phrase entirely. It's possible to reform a bird's vocabulary. But it requires strict consistency of which rescues don't always have the luxury.