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According to charging documents, Cristian Rodriguez-Morales is facing dozens of charges including, animal cruelty and failure to provide care. Nine of the charges are felonies due to the severe nature of the cruelty. This comes after several birds died after the seizure or were forced to be euthanized due to their poor health.Charges have been filed against the owner of Loros Exoticos Baltimore after over 300 birds were seized from the location back in January. FULL STORY⬇️
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In the next part of our conversation with undercover investigator, author, and advocate Pete Paxton, Pete describes just how difficult it was to witness the conditions inside a large-scale bird-breeding operation.
Highly intelligent, social birds were living with profound boredom and psychological distress. Pete discusses self-mutilation, aggression, and the consequences of keeping birds in environments that fail to meet their complex behavioral and social needs.
But this conversation goes beyond what happened at a single facility.
When confronted with investigations like this, it can be tempting to dismiss the findings as the actions of “one bad breeder.” Pete explains why he believes the evidence tells a different story. Multiple investigators and organizations have documented troubling conditions at multiple commercial breeding facilities. That is including USDA-licensed operations.
For Pete, that points to a much larger problem with the commercial bird trade and is part of why he supports ending the sale of birds in pet stores.
This wasn’t one bad breeder.
Watch the next segment as Pete explains why he believes meaningful change requires looking beyond individual facilities and addressing the system that continues producing birds for commercial sale.
Multiple facilities. The same patterns of neglect. It’s time to rethink the commercial bird trade.
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This month we're highlighting Bizzy, our Goffin's Cockatoo, and taking a closer look at how her species lives in the wild.
Native to Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands, Goffin's Cockatoos spend their days flying, foraging, solving problems, chewing, socializing with their flock, and exploring a constantly changing environment. Their lives are active, complex, and full of choice.
Understanding that natural lifestyle helps us provide better care in human care. While captivity can never fully replicate life in the wild, knowing how parrots evolved allows us to make thoughtful choices. From offering opportunities to forage and shred, to encouraging movement, problem-solving, and social interaction whenever possible.
Every enrichment toy, fresh meal, aviary design, and individualized care plan is rooted in one goal: giving parrots the opportunity to express as many natural behaviors as we can.
If you'd like to help protect Goffin's Cockatoos in their native habitat, learn more about conservation efforts through the World Parrot Trust:
parrots.org/encyclopedia/tanimbar-corella/
If you'd like to support Bizzy and the rest of our flock, consider becoming her sponsor or making a donation. Your generosity helps provide nutritious food, enrichment, veterinary care, and the lifelong sanctuary every resident deserves. www.maars.org/support-bizzy/
By protecting wild parrots and providing exceptional care for those already in human care, we can help create a better future for this remarkable species.
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