Warning - African Grey Parrots
Hi All,
I'm posting this to bring the attention of the moderators and QL members to the recent classifieds advertising "Young African Grey Parrots" for sale.
I would just like to let people know that these birds are an endangered specie as their natural habitat is being destroyed due to war (Congo),deforestation and animal trafficking.
Unfortunately for the African Grey, they make great pets but they need a lot of care and attention. Their emotional needs are equivilant to that of 2 5year old children!
By buying these birds you are supporting their illegal trade. If you are really interested in owning one please buy one from a breeding farm (the only one I know is in South Africa) rather then these smugglers.
People often selling one have realised the amount of time, money and care they require especially as these birds can pick up lots of bad habits and aggressive behaviour if not reared properly. Once this behaviour is in place it requires years of professional care to rectify it, making them unsuitable as pets.
I would like to end by saying, please save the planet, every little helps.
Many thanks for taking the time to read this:)
great plumage the African Grey..
The sale or trade of any animals on QL is not allowed, as stated in the classified rules. The QL user in question has been warned before, and as they chose to ignore this warning their account has now been blocked.
for what u are saying sorry!!!
First to let you know that i am not willing to get money from any one the african parrot that i have is mine i bought in one famous farm so please don't say somethink about us which are wrong i am selling it because i ahve an old one in my home and it is a female and with the male that i have they fighting so it is just because of that don't talk about illegal trade i am qatari and i am not selling my parrot for few money it is just that i can't keep them together so be sorry for what u are selling