Birds should not be caged as pets.

1) Cage size, Wing Clipping, and Exercise The Con has gone and found the smallest cage sizes possible to use for her arguments for why birds should not be caged, but there are some cages that are large enough to be considered ample living space for birds. Sizes of some birdcages available on the market, Aviary 80 x 40 x 74 Corner 61 x 48.5 x 73.5 Breeder 64 x 21 x 65 Flight 52 x 42 x 74 Dome Top 48 x 36 x 76 Play Top 42 x 30 x 73 http://www.bird-cage.com...... Bird cages can be very large and have more than enough space for birds to live an ample lifestyle. As for Wing Clipping, Wing Clipping again is OPTIONAL , and also is simply trimming of the feathers on the birds wings so that no nerve damage is done, feathers are not plucked, and the birds wings are not cut off completely. It is in many ways like a haircut in that they are completely harmless to the bird. I have shown evidence for why wing clipping could help make a bird's life safer since it is now far less likely to accidentally get itself killed and that it is much more humane then amputating the birds. Wing clipping could also be used to control unruly behavior in birds, just saying. Exercise wise flying is the primary means, but birds can still exercise by flapping their wings since vicious flapping of the wings can sometimes allow the bird to fly. Vicious flapping is a great form of exercise since the birds still get to retain their wings. Birds can also climb around, hop, jump around as forms of exercise so clipping a birds wings doesnt take away its right to exercise because it still has many other forms to exercise. 2) I said that "Birds arent even THAT wild to begin with" - That was what I said, please dont misquote me The point of that statement was to emphasize how birds even in their wild form are quite tame and easy to live with compared to other wild animals. Birds can easily be tamed and this may be a good thing for the bird. The Bird gets to live in a safe environment where food and water is always provided meaning it doesnt have to go out and hunt. The bird when its in is cage is safe from any predators that it would otherwise meet in the outside world. The bird never has to fight with the environment against wind or rain when it lives inside a house. Domesticated life is much safer and kinder to birds than living in the wild. list of animals that hunt our beloved birds Owls Falcons Vultures Raccoon's Cats Certain types of Squirrels Snakes http://www.angelfire.com...... The outside world can be very lethal and deadly to small birds that we have as pets, a domesticated lifestyle may be the only way they get to live happily and safely. 3) A bird's intelligence is one of the reasons it makes a great pet and can easily integrate with humans. Birds are smart enough to learn and be easily trained to live with humans. Many of them mimic their owners through whistling or squaking and some birds can even be trained enough to peacefully travel with humans around the house or outside. Birds are intelligent enough to stand by their protectors and care givers (us) which makes them great pets since they know what could happen if they fly away, they die. http://birds.about.com...... 4) "For all my reasons stated above I challenge your comment that for emotional health you can get two birds instead of one." http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org...... ^ study showing that living in pairs can increase the life of birds http://exoticpets.about.com...... ^ Zebra finches should be bought in pairs for their on health http://www.birdguys.com...... ^ birds that live alone are worse off http://web.archive.org...... ^ living in pairs makes them happy http://birds.about.com...... ^ love birds thrive on social attraction and often need other mates. Pet birds do very well when they are living in cozy habitats where food and water is provided for them and also when other birds are nearby. This improves their mental health and allows them to socialize with other birds. 5) All of these reasons the Pro gives as reasons that birds shouldnt be kept as pets are reasons why ALL animals shouldnt be kept as pets since all animals are subjected to these things. It seems the only difference you make tat hints at why only birds shouldnt be kept as pets is that they are not domesticated, yet pets dont have to be domesticated, they only have to be tamed, and that can be done with any animal, especially birds since their intelligence allows them to adjust to a safer life much easier and faster.