Did you notice that her "co-sponsor" is Omar's Birds - a chain (albeit, a small chain) store that specializes in selling birds, especially baby birds.--
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Jonathan Harris <jonathanharris@earthlink.net> wrote:
Yeah, I just got this too. I was intending to post the link to various lists I'm on. Certainly Mickaboo can & should put a link on our Facebook page. Will Mickaboo be part of this campaign? How and in what official capacity would determine what we say on our main Web page or in a press release. But in any case we might think about how to take advantage of the media coverage Mira has generated to get out whatever message we think most appropriate or important.j
-----Original Message-----
From: "Vincent J. Hrovat" <1217@vhrovat.org>
Sent: Feb 22, 2012 8:32 AM
To: Mickaboo media advisor team
Subject: [Media-advisors] Fwd: ANNOUNCING THE PARROT CARE PROJET & NATIONAL CAGE XCHANGE CAMPAIGN
Hi,
I’m not sure if anyone else was aware of this but it is news to me as of this morning. If we want, I can pull together a press release stating that Mickaboo approves / appreciates / is part of this campaign. Or perhaps someone else is already working on it.
Thoughts?
--VH
Begin forwarded message:From: "Mira Tweti, Executive Director, Parrot Care Project & Cage xChange Campaign Manager" <mira@miratweti.com>
Date: February 22, 2012 6:06:07 AM PST
To: smship22@yahoo.com
Subject: ANNOUNCING THE PARROT CARE PROJET & NATIONAL CAGE XCHANGE CAMPAIGN
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This parrot had to be cut out of its cage when it was rescued. It had been put in when it was young and kept there until it was too big to exit the small door.
Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common. An estimated 90% of all pet birds - from parakeets to macaws - are living in cages that are too small for them.
1 in 10 pet birds feather plucks, an aberrant and painful
behavior never seen in wild parrots.
Smaller people don't live in smaller houses and smaller birds shouldn't live in smaller cages. All pet birds, regardless of their size,
need to be in the largest space possible.
In the wild, parakeets, cockatiels, and finches, can fly faster and further than Amazons and macaws. If anything, the former need large cages to fulfill their inherent energy and need for quick flight and movement.
The fact that a bird can fit into a cage, doesn't mean it should.
That's the main message of this campaign.
Our campaign aims to change the way we view and care for parrots.For the first time in the US there are now cage-size minimum standards that parrot owners across the country can adopt.
The last national campaign for birds of any species was 125 years ago, in 1886 when the National Audubon Society was founded to save egrets, herons, and other native bird populations that were being decimated for their feathers to decorate wealthy ladies' hats. Audubon was successful in saving millions of birds extinction.
This multi-year Cage xChange Campaign can be just as impactful
to the lives of the estimated 30 million pet parrots
(many of which are endangered species) living in North America today.
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