On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:02:30 -0600, Victor Martinez
wrote:

Jangchub wrote:
All parrots are bred in captivity. It is against the law to do it any

Not true at all. Where is it against the law? Certainly not here in Texas.
From the WWF site:
In 1992, the U.S. government adopted the Wild Bird Conservation Act,
which prohibits the import of almost all wild parrots for the pet trade,
except from countries with approved management and conservation
programs, or approved captive breeding facilities.

You may want to find a more current source of information. That was
14 years ago. All parrots in the United States are bred here in
captivity, banded, numbered and the breeders are licensed.

Best to really do a lot of research before you do anything. You also
need to consider their diet. They need daily fresh fruit and
vegetables, along with several hours of physical play and a huge cage
which would cost about 600 and up.

Ok dude (dudette?), take a breather. I'm not going to run out and buy a
parrot tomorrow. There's a big difference between "I would love a grey
parrot" to "I'm going to impulse-buy a grey parrot tomorrow". I'm not an
idiot and I would never, ever buy an animal I can't properly take care of.

I didn't say you were an idiot, but there are many others who are
complete idiots and who think a parrot is a cute toy which talks.
Well, they aren't. They require a great deal of care and attention.
I wasn't saying it so much for your sake, as I've known you from this
newsgroup for many years. I was saying it for people who are saying
it's fine to hold cats and birds together and nothing ever happens,
etc. While nothing may have happened YET, it's almost always a horror
story. If you ever want to discuss this to help you make an informed
decision, I would be more than happy to discuss it with you...really.

I'm a dudette! I'm Victoria. I stopped signing my posts because I
had a stalker and someone ended up at my door one day.