Smuggled parrots

[Sparkles99]

I don't know if anyone has posted this story yet. They've found smuggled parrots. 64 alive; 10 dead. There are disturbing photos.

Parrots found stuffed in plastic bottles in Indonesia

Indonesian authorities said crew on a docked ship found 64 birds still alive while 10 had died.

www.bbc.com

 

[Shezbug]

This is something that unfortunately happens way too often. It is really heartbreaking to see them in those bottles, so may of them do not survive even if they ae alive when found

 

[Miss_sj]

I've never heard of this before. How awful. I don't understand how people can be this cruel.

 

[Kassiani]

 

[budgieluv3]

Nonono! Those precious baby’s deserve better. Hopefully they go to good homes.

 

[Kassiani]

Hopefully they'll be released back to the wild from whence they came?

 

[budgieluv3]

Hopefully they'll be released back to the wild from whence they came?

Whatever happens, I hope they live a good life. My mind can’t get over it! Plastic bottles! It disgusts me.

 

[fluffypoptarts]

Evil MFers. The punishment for this hatefulness should be much more severe. I know how I’D sentence them.

 

[Vmax]

Evil MFers. The punishment for this hatefulness should be much more severe. I know how I’D sentence them.

I’ll help.... It breaks my heart.

 

[birdy.929]

i did a social studies project on parrots for school last year, and one of my sections was about illegal parrot smuggling. it is absolutely disgusting what some people do to these beautiful birds. some birds get drugged, their eyes get poked so they don’t react to light, their beaks taped shut and shoved in water bottles, toothpaste tubes, even medicine bottles if they are small enough. i almost started crying in class while i was doing my research, seeing those poor birds. absolutely disgusting.

 

[Tangoares]

I couldn't even read the whole thing when I came across it the other night.. soo sickening.. I can't understand the thoughts in anyone who causes any harm/ torture to any animal. Makes me sick. Makes me tear up oh the karma I hope these disgusting humans get

 

[Aves]

Why are people so cruel?????!!!!!

 

[Ripshod]

Why are people so cruel?????!!!!!

$£€¥

 

[Feather]

 

[RainbowFlo]

This article made me shed a tear. Its sad how cruel some people can be

 

[Zara]

Glad they found them and those 64 have a chance of life back in the wild. Going off the photo, it looks like it´s open where those bars are so the birds are free to fly off when ready.
I´ve mentioned it before, but the things I see on the border patrol programme blow the mind. boxes of birds, birds stuffed into bottles and tubes, and all crammed in suitcases, it´s just awful. Sometimes you see them handcuffing and taking the people straight to prison, which is some reasurance. Though I remember one young guy had a bag, and it was all kitted out with thermometer connected to an alert system to let him know the temp in the bag, and it had about 10 healthy looking chicks inside, just a few weeks old, couldn´t work out what species, but much larger than a conure for sure. They questioned the guy on why he was importing the birds, and why he failed to declare them. For some reason they were not happy with his answer and kept him there waiting. When questioned a second time, he confessed he imported the birds to eat as an afrodisiac. Honestly, I would have never thought that was a thing.

 

[BirdWorld]

This is horrible. I hate it. How could they?

 

[Hankmacaw]

We have seen stories similar to this several times on this forum. Although the US has very little smuggling in (basically due to our robust breeding industry) there are other countries who just give the smuggling a wink and a nod. Most of these countries are signatories to the CTIES agreement.

 

[Sparkles99]

I don't understand how they even fit them in the bottles or how they could go through with it. Those birds would've protested & been ignored. People need to stop buying illegal birds/ species.

Poor people with no economic justice or hope will otherwise continue, though I'm sure some of the middle men aren't in that situation. Not making excuses, but I blame the rich buyers most.

 

[Crazy4parrots]

I don't understand how they even fit them in the bottles or how they could go through with it. Those birds would've protested & been ignored. People need to stop buying illegal birds/ species.

Poor people with no economic justice or hope will otherwise continue, though I'm sure some of the middle men aren't in that situation. Not making excuses, but I blame the rich buyers most.

Most cases they give them alcohol like whiskey or rum O.O to keep them quiet I don’t understand it either.