Happy New Year 2010 to all here are some new photos of Monty .....
Sunday 3 January 2010
Wednesday 30 December 2009
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
Sunday 27 December 2009
Monday 9 November 2009
Being A Member Of Perfect Parrots
Perfect Parrots is a friendly forum that is growing day by day. What can i say about
Perfect Parrots the people are very friendly and helpful too!! don't be afraid to ask any questions, believe me i've ask a lot of questions . these guys are now my inter family .I can't tell you how much they have helped me get through the loss i have had this year. You can have a chat about your parrot/parrots and other animals , if you are thinking of get a parrot for the first time ,you will get very good advice on Perfect Parrots Forum. Plus they have competitions were you can win
great prizes for your parrot/s . So if you would like to join in the chat and fun just click on the
Perfect Parrots link on this blog.
Sunday 8 November 2009
Running for their lives you bet they are
Tens of thousands of dogs are disposed of every year by the British greyhound racing industry - because they fail to make the grade as racers or when their racing days are over.About 25,000 greyhound pups are registered every year in the British Isles. The number bred is actually many thousands more than this,when taking into account pups that never get registered and those killed by breeders at a very young age.Although most of these dogs are bred in Ireland, the majority are produced to supply the demands of the British greyhound racing industry.Thousands of greyhound pups and young dogs are put to death because they fail to reach racing standards. We estimate that over 10,000 are killed annually in the British Isles.
Dogs which actually make it to the track are very likely to experience suffering during their racing careers. It has been estimated that greyhounds running on British tracks sustain more than 12,000 injuries every year and that 10% of dogs that race are already suffering from injuries. Injured toes, torn muscles, strained tendons and arthritic joints are commonplace.At least 10,000 greyhounds “retire” from racing in Britain every year, at an average age of just 2½ years old. This is either because of injury or because they are adjudged to be no longer good enough to race.Very few of these dogs manage to find good homes. This is hardly surprising, given a situation where many thousands of ordinary dogs are put to sleep every year because no homes are available for them.The British greyhound racing industry has admitted that 500 - 1,000 retired greyhounds are put to death every year. This alone would be enough to justify a ban on greyhound racing, but the true figure for retired dogs killed is, sadly, far, far higher. Quite possibly as many as 6,000.
Many ex-racing greyhounds are simply abandoned and a large number are killed, sometimes by extremely cruel methods such as drowning or poisoning, because some owners and trainers are not prepared to pay the cost of having them put to sleep by a vet.
We are receiving an increasing number of reports of trainers shooting dogs when their racing days are over.We don’t wish to suggest that everyone involved in greyhound racing is cruel or insensitive. There are some “owners” and trainers who love their dogs and take good care of them for the whole of their natural lives. But this only applies to a small minority of the thousands of dogs which enter racing, and thousands more are put to death before even reaching that stage.Every year many hundreds of "unwanted" greyhounds are shipped to Spain,to be kept for racing in appalling conditions or used for hunting and coursing. Dogs which turn out to be no good for hunting are often brutally disposed of, with hanging being a favourite method.
Dogs which actually make it to the track are very likely to experience suffering during their racing careers. It has been estimated that greyhounds running on British tracks sustain more than 12,000 injuries every year and that 10% of dogs that race are already suffering from injuries. Injured toes, torn muscles, strained tendons and arthritic joints are commonplace.At least 10,000 greyhounds “retire” from racing in Britain every year, at an average age of just 2½ years old. This is either because of injury or because they are adjudged to be no longer good enough to race.Very few of these dogs manage to find good homes. This is hardly surprising, given a situation where many thousands of ordinary dogs are put to sleep every year because no homes are available for them.The British greyhound racing industry has admitted that 500 - 1,000 retired greyhounds are put to death every year. This alone would be enough to justify a ban on greyhound racing, but the true figure for retired dogs killed is, sadly, far, far higher. Quite possibly as many as 6,000.
Many ex-racing greyhounds are simply abandoned and a large number are killed, sometimes by extremely cruel methods such as drowning or poisoning, because some owners and trainers are not prepared to pay the cost of having them put to sleep by a vet.
We are receiving an increasing number of reports of trainers shooting dogs when their racing days are over.We don’t wish to suggest that everyone involved in greyhound racing is cruel or insensitive. There are some “owners” and trainers who love their dogs and take good care of them for the whole of their natural lives. But this only applies to a small minority of the thousands of dogs which enter racing, and thousands more are put to death before even reaching that stage.Every year many hundreds of "unwanted" greyhounds are shipped to Spain,to be kept for racing in appalling conditions or used for hunting and coursing. Dogs which turn out to be no good for hunting are often brutally disposed of, with hanging being a favourite method.
lurch
i know this is going of the subject of parrots but i would like to introduce you to a Gentle Giant his racing name was Comet but we have name him Lurch . He has been living with us for three weeks now and has settled in very well , Lurch is three years old he probably stared his racing life at 18 mouths old.
Sunday 13 September 2009
Parrot food
Parrot food
this is everyday parrot seed mix, Tidy mix parrot diet food is just as good.
pulse and rice soaking mix,fruit treats,and pine nuts these are good to be
used as a training aid parrots love them and they are quick and easy for them to eat.
their attention is quickly back on you, give a reward for good behaviour when your
parrot is learning something new. Frozen vegetables can be bought to the boil, and leave
to cool, can be fed slightly warm.You can feed pasta cooked or raw wholegrain is
better .Cooked rice, wholegrain is better,you can feed parrots eggs scrambled, boiled
poached, eggs can be fed in a whole variety of ways, don't throw the shell away the egg
shells are a good source of calcium
Safe foods for birds.
Banana you can mash the banana for spoon feeding, apple,strawberry, melon and pear
blackberry, apricot, raspberry, cherry, nectarine, peach's, pineapple and mango's. You
can feed parrots potatoes boiled or dry roasted ( i would never fed a parrot, french-Fry's
have salt in them which is not good for parrot's). Swede this can be boiled in water or
cooked with carrot's in fresh orange juice, spinach , kale, cabbage, marrow and courgette which you can boiled or baked, cauliflower, pumpkin and the seeds, and sweet potatoes boiled in water
or in orange juice or baked, sugar snap peas and mange-tout lightly steamed. Green beans boiled
or steamed, whole wheat, brown rice , pearl barley, oats and Bulgar wheat. You can fed parrot's
natural yogurt sweetened with fresh fruit this is a good source of beneficial bacteria , promotes
optimum conditions within the digestive tract for natural, healthy flora. Dried powdered chilli's
paprika can be used reasonably liberally. Monty's favourite is ready-brek with honey....
this is everyday parrot seed mix, Tidy mix parrot diet food is just as good.
pulse and rice soaking mix,fruit treats,and pine nuts these are good to be
used as a training aid parrots love them and they are quick and easy for them to eat.
their attention is quickly back on you, give a reward for good behaviour when your
parrot is learning something new. Frozen vegetables can be bought to the boil, and leave
to cool, can be fed slightly warm.You can feed pasta cooked or raw wholegrain is
better .Cooked rice, wholegrain is better,you can feed parrots eggs scrambled, boiled
poached, eggs can be fed in a whole variety of ways, don't throw the shell away the egg
shells are a good source of calcium
Safe foods for birds.
Banana you can mash the banana for spoon feeding, apple,strawberry, melon and pear
blackberry, apricot, raspberry, cherry, nectarine, peach's, pineapple and mango's. You
can feed parrots potatoes boiled or dry roasted ( i would never fed a parrot, french-Fry's
have salt in them which is not good for parrot's). Swede this can be boiled in water or
cooked with carrot's in fresh orange juice, spinach , kale, cabbage, marrow and courgette which you can boiled or baked, cauliflower, pumpkin and the seeds, and sweet potatoes boiled in water
or in orange juice or baked, sugar snap peas and mange-tout lightly steamed. Green beans boiled
or steamed, whole wheat, brown rice , pearl barley, oats and Bulgar wheat. You can fed parrot's
natural yogurt sweetened with fresh fruit this is a good source of beneficial bacteria , promotes
optimum conditions within the digestive tract for natural, healthy flora. Dried powdered chilli's
paprika can be used reasonably liberally. Monty's favourite is ready-brek with honey....
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