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Urban Parrot Conservation

“Factory farming” approach takes toll

December 12, 2005 — Filed in: Parrot News

MIRA TWETI For The News Tribune

Timneh Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus timneh) plucked his breastfeathers

When it comes to the money, breeding parrots is easy.

Macaws, African Greys and Umbrella cockatoos retail at PetSmart, for example, for $1,300 to $1,500. Rose-breasted cockatoos sell for as high as $2,500.

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