I want to go back. He thought that he had done something wrong and was being abandoned. Because birds rarely can communicate their intelligence and feelings to humans to the extent that Alex can, they suffer terribly at the hands of humans. Birds are meant to fly and be with others of their own kind in a natural environment. Confinement causes birds to have temper tantrums and mood swings.
Birds can also be mischievous and highly destructive.
They sometimes chew carpet, electrical and phone wires, and practically any other material in your home. It is not their fault that they do not make good house companions. Anyone who already has a bird or birds must learn what birds need in order to be more calm and contented, as discussed later in this factsheet. Breeding for Profit Just as there are puppy mills, there are bird factories, where breeders warehouse hundreds of thousands of birds so that they can produce offspring. Even in low-profit enterprises, most birds live out their lives in small cages, surrounded by the frightening sounds of many other birds unfamiliar to them.