Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 11:55 
"SA is a hub for the international trade in wild-caught parrots from around the world" - Steve Boyes
It’s no accident that 730 African Grey parrots died last December on an SA- bound flight or that 630 of these attractive, intelligent birds are languishing in quarantine in Kempton Park while an ownership squabble drags on.
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 14:28 
Contributed photo/Workers from the Dayton South Veterinary Clinic took photos of the home at 2063 West Ohio Route 55 in Troy this week where they said the home's owner was hoarding about 50 to 90 exotic birds. The workers said they found as many as 30 dead birds in the home that was covered in feces and raw peanuts.
TROY — Animal rights groups are asking for help to rescue as many as 60 exotic birds they say are starving to death inside a condemned Troy home, a case of animal hoarding a local veterinarian said is the “most horrific” display of animal cruelty he’s seen.
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 11:45 
African grey parrots at the Mpondwe Customs border post in Kasese. Photo by Edgar R. Batte Uganda Wildlife Authority on Thursday afternoon released 204 highly endangered African grey parrots. The parrots were confiscated at the Mpondwe Customs border post in Kasese and at a private farm at Kawuku along the Kampala-Entebbe highway.
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 5:37 
A parrot conservation group says the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) could have “blood on its hands” for stalling a pioneering project that would return a company of wild-caught African Grey parrots, smuggled into South Africa, to their natural forest habitat.
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 11:29 
Photo: Nicole HutchesonA group of exotic birds were rescued earlier this week and are receiving care at Country Chase Veterinary in Westchase.
