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December Summary
The topics of interest in this months edition are:
Almost another year over.
Parrots and Christmas.
National Parrot Sanctuary Update!
Almost another year over.
Well, it's that time of year again! So to all our members, wherever you are..
SEASONS GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES FOR 2010.
This year has been tough for some of our members and their families so I wish you all a better, healthier and happier 2010.
Special thoughts for those in areas such as Cumbria who may have been affected by the monsoon conditions in the UK during November.
We now have members from many different areas of the world so for those of you currently enjoying sunshine, I am deeply envious.
I'm pleased to see that our membership is still growing steadily: more than 1200 since September 2008. If you are a new member that has not posted then please join in: we are actually pretty friendly.
I would like to thank all those that actually do the work here: MadMudMob, Little Als Mum and Pottys Mum, for keeping it all together and our new pladmin for hosting and tweaking. Many members, including me, do not fully understand the fine tuning that actually makes the site work better.
And of course I would like to thank all the members who have posted this year.
Featured Site
greenparrotshop.co.uk - Brand new Parrot Food supplier online in the next few days. No toys, cages, books, and accessories....... simply top quality food
PLEASE DO NOT BUY A PARROT FOR CHRISTMAS
National Parrot Sanctuary UPDATE!
The National Parrot Sanctuary and Zoo (NPS) has been a major subject of debate this year and continues to be so.
Their new policy (Captive Parrot Conservation Programme) seems at odds with the role of a Sanctuary. As far as the limited information on their website explains, the idea is to breed "common" species to maintain these in captivity. Attempts to get a better explanation from NPS have failed.
Recently one of members revisited the NPS and reported that overall aviary and hygene conditions have improved since an earlier visit this year.
However the member did think that the number of Greys was reduced quite significantly.
Also a Pionus with a badly bleeding foot was spotted and reported to a members of staff; sadly the bird was still in the aviary one hour after it was reported. NPS assured a subsequent telephone caller that the bird was recieving treatment for the condition. In an aviary?
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