Killing Parrots Softly

This is the edited version which contain both Chinese and English subtitles of the soundtrack, Imprisoned Bird.

A short clip to raise awareness of the abuse and neglect of parrots. The contrasting nature-culture, love-apathy, care-cruelty, etc dialectics are raised to highlight humans' exploitative relationships with these beautiful, intelligent yet innocent sentient beings known to us as parrots.

The soundtrack is a Chinese song by Peng Ling, named Imprisoned Bird. It fits the contexts here very well, singing the loss of love, freedom and of neglect.

If anyone has any issues with the copyright of the photos used, please email me. Thank you.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• parrots
• parrot
• birds
• abuse
• neglect
• welfare
• torture

[svcanadian]

"Many have forgotten this truth but you must not forget it. We remain responsible forever for what we have tamed." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

[lizardscansmile]

Something rarely stated during conversation following such an emotional film is the importance of protecting habitat of the creatures involved. A person that is upset at the content of the film might be the most angry at regulatory measures intended to protect those same species in their natural state. If we don't come to a consensus on protecting, sharing habitat with our fellow creatures, they're as good as lost...

[RealBirdLover]

@Vogelfreundin

Yes, just saw the ugly, uneducated, Unlike Parrot Zoo and other places. Very sad, right?

[Vogelfreundin]

@fairfresh I don't have any group but there are plenty on Facebook. Like Parrot Hope Rescue, Parrot Rescue Cumbria, Wild Bird Trust, etc.

[fairfresh]

@Vogelfreundin

What is your group called? Thanks

[Vogelfreundin]

@fairfresh I found problems even in Europe. It is a desaster. I am not fixed to one organisation. Just wanted to show you things I saw. You can join many groups on Facebook too. Good Luck!

[fairfresh]

@Vogelfreundin

Okay. you might like wwwparrotsorg

Of course put in the (dots). Youtube doesn't allow links so yeah.. You can donate...i've donate a few thousand dollars (btw...I'm in Thailand)

[Vogelfreundin]

@fairfresh I don't know where you live I can only speak for my homecountry and countries I get information from if there are rescues.

For Information about parrot or bird capturing you can always follow the news of nonGo's such as the Wild Bird Trust they also publish newspaper articles they find about capturing and parrot abuse. There are several other wildlife preservation organisations, can't name them all. Most capturing seems to happen in Africa with Greys.

[fairfresh]

@Vogelfreundin

I breed over 200 types of birds (mostly parrots). I know people haven't banned them. True. I just wish everyone knows how to care for one properly. I really want you to back that up. We don't even have rescues in my country. All the birds are treated nicely. By the way, I said "most", not all. I guess the majority of parrots are cared for properly. I really would like you to back that up with trusty websites or graph/data.

[Vogelfreundin]

@fairfresh Parrots are still captured from the wild and sold cheaply. Check on that. It is not true that all birds are treated well and not even the majority is. There are so many people out there not knowing, not understanding or those who neiter want to know nor want to understand. Your view does not include non-western countries where animal rights are even less than here in our "glorious and golden west".

[3yerrt]

4.05 so ad

[007EVK]

"Forces that be in this world...please...pretty pretty please inflict the same psychological trauma on those responsible for the ill fate of these birds. I will give anything"