RE: parrots. People should not be allowed ot adopt them unless they uflly understand how long they live and how to properly care for them. My boss had an Amazon conyure name of Baltezar and after 6 years, it became a problem of what to do with him when he was out of town, sometimes for a month or so. I always took him home with me and that was fine until my mother passed and then Mr. B had no one to talk to all day and he became very iritable. Fortunetly, my boss knew a member of the Audobon Society who had a large greenhouse attached to his house for his parrot. He took him there and now he lives secure that he will always have a good home. When Marten passes, Mr. B. goes to another member of the A soc. Also, parrots can be destructive, very hard on woodwork. If angry, they can also inflict damage on their people. We had gotten a new typewriter and when it turned on, it made a sound Mr. B did not like and I ended up with bites on my neck, ears, fingers and spent a good part of the day sitting my chair with my feet on the wastecan with him circling like Indians around a wagon train. Only when my boss got back and took him to his perch, did he calm down. From then on, we left the typewriter turned on to avoid a repeat performance. Really, parrots, lions and tigers and wolves should not be taken as pets. They are better off left in the wild where they have the freedom to go where they want and do what they want. Unless you are willing to live according to their rules, don't get one. ---- MaiMaiPG <[email protected]> wrote: > Even though I have picked a person (not a family member) and provided > for my guys in my will, I worry too. A lot of people want their pets > killed when they die....especially parot owners. I can't go that route. > On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:45 AM, LauraM wrote: > > > I worry about that too. I also have turtles and tortoises that could > > easily live 50 years or more. I'm 43 so hopefully I have a few good > > years left, but what will happen when I'm 80 and can't lift a 60 > > pound tortoise? What if I die in a car accident on the way to > > Petsmart tonight? We sometimes get large groups of cats or dogs at > > the shelter who end up there because somebody died and relatives > > don't want them. One shelter visitor told me that she wants her dogs > > euthanized when she dies, and that's written into her will. > > > > --- On Tue, 12/21/10, Lorrie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: Lorrie <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Finding homes for cats upon death > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 6:56 AM > > > > > > My parents left me enough money to comfortably provide for > > all my cats, BUT the question that concerns me is WHO will > > care for them? I have three grown kids and grown grandkids > > and all of them love cats, but they have a bunch of their own. > > > > I would like to find someone to move into our house and take > > care of them. I'd even give them the house, and it's a very nice > > house in a resort area on a lake in the eastern mountains of WV. > > > > So far in my will I've left 1,000 per cat to help them find > > good homes, but how do I know someone won't take the money and > > dump the cat? > > > > I worry about my fur babies constantly. They are my life. If > > anyone has any good ideas about what I can do please e-mail me > > personally. > > > > Lorrie > > > > > > On 12-20, MaiMaiPG wrote: > >> Consider providing for them in your will. I had a lawyer draw up one > >> leaving everything in trust for the care of my guys. > >> On Dec 20, 2010, at 2:55 PM, Lorrie wrote: > >> > >>> Wow, Natalie, that is impressive. You definitely have a lot > >>> more cats than we have. I'd take in more if my hubby and I > >>> weren't so ancient (77 and 88) but I'm afraid when we die > >>> we'll leave a bunch of orphans. It's a constant worry, and > >>> we have no rescue group to help...... We're it! > >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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