Re: cont. Parrot worked to Death?

jmc <NOnewsgroupsSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

> Suddenly, without warning, JJ exclaimed (10/5/2007 12:13 AM):
>> "cindi" <allisonacres@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:1191363264.826962.79620@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> No kidding about the feathers!  I almost got sick to my stomach seeing
>>> that.  I had an African Gray Parrot when I was young - found him what
>>> I can only hope was a good home when I got married at age 23... He
>>> plucked some of his own feathers when he first met my boyfriend and
>>> got stressed about that - he also once ran to him and climbed up his
>>> face and tried to bite off his nose (pretty smart parrot, I now know -
>>> I should have taken that for a sign!)  But that was just a couple
>>> feathers and he stopped after he moved.  Alex looked terrible.  It was
>>> so sad how he kept saying "go back, go back" and she just said no.
>>> Man.
>>>
>>> cindi
>>
>> Well, in other videos, Alex looked wonderful.  I had a cockatiel,
>> JB, for 18 years.  There were times during a particularly vigorous
>> molt that he too looked just awful!  If you saw him, you'd want to
>> call the ASPCA!  So, don't think that one video with the poor
>> feathers is an indication that he was mistreated.  Just another
>> opinion.  JJ 
>>
>>
>
> If you poke around on YouTube, you can find other videos where he's
> well-plucked.  I seem to remember reading that he'd developed this
> problem, but I can't remember where.
>
> I'm not sure "mistreated" is the right word, though.  "Overworked"
> might be more accurate.  I'm sure he was treated well, but for
> whatever reason it appears his overall wellbeing was overlooked - for
> money, fame?  Who knows...

Isn't it the case that he only plucked when Dr. Pepperberg
had to leave him to go on extensive travel, and that when
he was working with her, he didn't pluck?  So maybe the
problem was that he was not being "worked hard enough"?

As to, "Who knows..." (how Alex was cared for), a lot
of people do, and the information is readily available.
Alex was much more well cared for than most pets.