Thirty parrots seized from Georgetown home; some up for adoption

Thirty exotic parrots were seized over the weekend from a Georgetown homeThirty exotic parrots — some Macaws, African Greys and Amazons — that were seized over the weekend from a Georgetown home now are in need of new homes and toys, a Kent County SPCA official said.

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Paraguay Police Rescue 211 Parrots

Blue-fronted Amazon nestlings that should still be with their parents.Police have rescued 211 protected parrots taken from the remote forests of Paraguay, and made four arrests.

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Parrot chicks rescued from poachers in Brazil

So far this year police in Brazil have rescued almost 14,000 illegally captured wild animals.

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Environmental Police in Brazil arrests man for trafficking wild birds

The man was fined $ 500 per bird. In total the Environmental Police confiscated 14 young parrots.Yesterday afternoon the Environmental police of Brazil arrested a man caught with eight baby parrots in his home in the city of Douradina. The man admitted to buying the 14 chicks for $ 550 in total and selling them for $ 100 each bird.

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PRF seizes more than 300 baby parrots in SP

336 baby parrots were seized by the PRF. They would be sold for $ 300 in Sao Paulo. Photo: PRFFederal highway police seized 336 baby parrots that were transported without lisence. The parrots were stowed away in boxes in the trunk and the rear seat of a vehicle. The incedince took place 11am on Tuesday at km 338 of Transbrasiliana highway (BR-153 ) in Ourimbah, São Paulo.

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