What Will They Think of Next? (Parrot DVD)

[Ash]

I thought I'd seen it all but apparently not.

It seems that a British company has made a DVD for parrots!
Yes...parrots.

Here's the article:

British Company Makes DVD of Wild Parrots That It Hopes Will Entertain Caged Parrots

The Associated Press

 LONDON May 21, 2004 — No more bored birds. No more annoyed avians. A British company on Friday introduced "Pollyvision," an 80-minute DVD of wild parrots preening, feeding and flying through the rainforest that it hopes will entertain caged parrots and budgies while their owners are out at work.
The World Parrot Trust, based in Hayle, southwest England, said it believes the work is the first to be aimed at an avian audience.

It has been launched as part of celebrations for World Parrot Day on May 31.

Film producer Jamie Gilardi, a Californian parrot biologist, believes the DVD could improve the lives of Britain's 5 million pet parrots and budgies.

"Parrots are highly intelligent, sensitive and social creatures, so they need a great deal of enrichment and stimulation or they get bored and depressed," he said.

The film has been edited to appeal to parrots' interests and attention span.

Alison Hales, one of the directors of the Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary in Hayle, said the DVD also gave an insight into the "secret life of parrots."

But she added, "We have yet to see whether all parrots will respond to it, or whether some will be frightened."


What's your take on this?
I'd buy it if I could afford a parrot!
Don't they cost over $1000?



Post Edited (05-22-04 15:28)

[daveblackeye15]

That's so awesome! But I want one for dogs because in my house we have two dogs that are always barking at stuff outside so maybe if there were a dog DVD then maybe they would be less annoying.

[Eirik]

"What's your take on this?
I'd buy it if I could afford a parrot!
Don't they cost over $1000?"

I work with a guy who has seven and didn't pay for any of them.  Apparently he adopts them from zoos and shows or exhibits (like at Rainforest Cafe, if you know what that is) when they get too old.  This means he mostly gets ones with problems (one is blind for example), but he loves the things.  Downside that I see is the racket.  I've called this guy at home and couldn't hear him because of the seven screaming birds.  (Some parrots live into like their 60s or 70s by the way...  some of the ones he's adopted were bought by people for over $1,000 and then they got outlived by the bird)

My take on the parrot video is that it is not the stupidest thing I've heard of pet owners buying for their pets.  It might actually entertain the animals.  A sweater for a dog?  Now that's stupid.