People s lives and lifestyles change. People marry, divorce, have children, they grow old or become ill, sometimes they die, and no thought has been given to what happens to us the parrots. Many parrots are rescued from abusive situations. The average length of time that a parrot spends with a family is between five and eight years. Considering some of us parrots can live upward to 80 years, a parrot can live in many homes in its lifetime.
Some parrots become resentful of being bounced from home to home and act up.
Before long no alternative exists but to kill perfectly healthy parrots because they don t have a loving and, or understanding home, or a shelter to take them in. A civilized society should insure that these magnificent creatures have a befitting place to live out their lives. Homelessness should not equate to death. Parrots cannot be left alone in a cage without interaction with other parrots or humans. Parrots are flock creatures they require companionship, a proper diet, and specialized medical care.