A Parrot's Bill Of Rights

I NEED MY OWN DOCTOR.
You may not under stand my physiology and therefore you may not recognize it
early on when i get sick. It may be too late when you do ,because i hide my illnesses
{ remember what i said about me being an animal of the jungle, where there are lots
of predators}. I need an avian vet a specialist {no HMOs for me please.} If you can't
afford one, perhaps you shouldn't have taken me home.
PLEASE DON'T PUNISH ME.
Just as i don't aways under stand your peculiarities, you may not under stand mine.
i don't try to get in trouble, remember, a house is not the jungle. If i do screw up,
don't yell at me and never hit me.I have sensitive ears and i may never trust you again
if you hit me. Hands are sometimes scary things to us {why in the world would you not be
zygodactyl like us?}. Even more importantly, we don't learn by you punishing us.
We are gentle creatures who only hit back to protect ourselves. We learn through
patience and a lot of love.