Sanctuary provides home for unwanted, orphaned exotic birds
Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 4:10
Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 4:10
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 14:31
Parrot painting is about to take the art world by storm, say staff at the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs, B.C. Works of art by the birds will be sold to raise funds for the refuge, which is home to more than 800 birds. Photo: Stephanie MartinVICTORIA — The artistic prowess of a parrot knows no bounds, but there is a problem with paintbrushes.
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 14:40
Peanut. Photo: MAARS and Susan DonohueNo bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. -William Blake
It is usual and customary these days to forewarn with disclaimers such as "the following material contains scenes of a disturbing and violent nature" and "discretion is advised." What typically follows are scenes of violence and its victims. Yet you will see no such cautions posted in "pet" stores or zoos, for one plain and simple reason: caged animals are socially acceptable and culturally normative. Screaming parrots, pacing tigers, swaying stereotypic elephants, and orcas with vacant eyes pressed to the glass aquarium wall [1] are not considered harmful to eyes and minds of children or others. Bars, glass, and other barriers behind which wildlife are interred are portrayed as only slight alterations of an animal's natural habitat and history. [2]
Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 15:15 We already knew that cats love chasing laser pointers to no avail, but we didn't know that our feathered friends (and their owners) were also getting in on the fun.
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