honestly 90% of people who want a pet parrot should get a dove, canary or finches instead. theyre so much easier to care for and are really better suited for being pets without being miserable
*100%
okay, but not really. there’s plenty of people who have done the research they need to and are committed. and there’s also plenty of parrots without homes, too many for rescues to take. yes, they are hard to care for, and they aren’t for the majority of people who want them; but if people stop adopting birds without homes, ultimately they would have nowhere to go.
Or button quail! They’re kind of like if birds were hamsters.