Some info from Avizandum on the Biodiversity Act

[ChiefParrot]

All of the following article has been source from the May edition of the Avizandum.

These are some of the highlights from the article:-

• Some agencies do not want to see any animal, bird etc. in captivity that occurs anywhere in the world in the wild
• If this were to happen it would devistate our hobbies
• The minister has said he would consider motivations
• The Animal Interest Alliance has been formed to represent our interests
• We need to find persons who have contact with the conservation agencies
• On three seperate occassions David Dennison attended public meetings where the conservation people outnumbered the breeders and keepers
• The authorities view is that every hand reared baby parrot ends up in an Animal Resue Facility
• According to food stats from Avi-Products, thousands of parrots are raised each year that end up as pets
• The authorities are ill informed
• The conservation agencies have a role to play in providing controls and ensuring that there is no animal cruelty involved when animal are kept in captivity

Lets get talking and take some action