Letters to the Editor
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A different perspective
I find myself reading these letters with very mixed feelings. I began agreeing with many of the points Heather makes. All these rules and inspections seemed rather draconian and overly controlling. However as I continued to read the responses, I became uncomfortably aware that I have a pet who may very well one day be in the care of one of these organizations. I have a parrot who should outlive me by some 25 years. The rules and regulations all suddenly became very reasonable and sensible. Do I want a prospective adopter to be carefully inspected? Do I want the agency to do follow-up visits to make sure things are going well? Do I want them to be able to take back my bird if she is not being well treated? Yes, yes, yes! And I don’t want an adoptive family to be able to just give her away to somebody who may or may not know anything about birds if they don’t like her. I hope I won’t have to part with my parrot for a long time but I had to consider what would happen to her if I wasn’t able to care for her. The likelihood is that day will come. It gives me a lot of comfort to know the rescue agency I’ve contacted has all these rules and regulations and is very diligent about where they place their birds.