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It's a dead horse, Parrot_luv, but thanks anyway. It's apparent Jackie's long gone and so too, probably, the poor M2. For the record, I didn't tell her she "was going to hell." I did email her -- yet again at her AOL addy since she provided it here on UAS -- telling her it was unfair for her to misrepresent what I'd said. But no reply from her to that either.

jwcdl wrote:... Did you bother to let people know that you had sent me a personal email to my aol address and in other words to me that I was going to hell...

It is unfortunate that research was not done before deciding to accept the birds into the home. It is a common problem that the bird community faces, and most often it is the bird(s) that suffer the most. Birds are NOT impulse pets. Accepting/buying them on a whim is never the right choice. They require so much more time and care than anyone could ever estimate without doing a little background research. I hope this story will not end up like most of those that frequent the clinic I work at. I hope they will find a forever home together (separating them if they are bonded could be extremely detrimental), with a person who is intelligent enough to do research beforehand and know what they are getting into. There really truly is NO SUCH THING as a free bird, even if no money is exchanged, there are emotional costs to all parties involved. We took in our umbrella as a rescue, and don't get me wrong sometimes she is a rather large pain in the butt, but I wouldn't have it any other way. They are very intelligent, very emotional, and very curious. They bond strongly and quickly, which unfortunately can cause problems for them in the wrong situation or with the worng person. All birds have different requirements and different personalities, raising one breed will not prepare you for the care and needs of another. It is unfortunate that so many cockatoo are relinquished for problem behaviors that were most likely due to improper care. I hope all works out for the Too's in this scenario. It would be a shame to add two more to the population of homeless birds.