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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Well I am really glad you rescued that African grey from that old lady. You must feel so good that you rescued it from such horrible conditions.

There see my point?

And if the rescue did not exist, what were her options? Neglect it, or give it to the first person that would take it. This lady loved the bird like it was her own child. She rolled his cage into her room every night at bedtime. She had a terminal illness and was a widow. She was did not have the luxury of time to sit around and post ads on craigslist and meet with people. She had nobody else to turn to. She sure as hell wasn't going to sell it to some moron at a garage sale, never mind the fact that she was sick and couldn't host a garage sale even if she wanted to. So yes, I consider the bird and the owner both rescued from an unfortunate situation that was not the choice or fault of either of them. I certainly hope you never have to give up something you love under failing health with no one to help you out, even though you are making arrogant, pointed comments.

There, see my point?

Regarding the same rescue. My other grey came from an animal hoarder and was confiscated by police. She was not in the best shape to say the least. We also took in about 30 other birds from the same incident. This was the same organization I got my other bird from. The same organization that I fostered and helped rehome many birds with (as did many others). The same one that held free, public classes for proper care, screened adopters and conducted home visits, and set up tables at fairs and events to educate people. The same one that went to senior centers to hold events just to make old people happy. The one that had a group of people will full-time jobs that gave a significant portion of their "free" time to help out, not to mention incurring a financial burden to feed and care for animals that weren't theirs. So, yeah, I feel pretty good about it. If you don't consider it a rescue, that's fine. Give it another, more fitting name. It makes no difference. It still helps animals and people. You can talk crap all you want, I don't really care. I don't need your recognition. I don't even know why I'm explaining this to you.

Call it whatever you want. It makes no difference either way what you think of it or want to call it. When you get down off your holy perch, you might try helping others at some point instead of berating them. A lot of little things ad up in the world. I'm not singlehandedly changing the world in some amazing way. The things I've done in my life to help others are really minuscule in the grand scheme of things. But a few million people do one or two small things each to help out in the world it adds up. I'm sure you've even done a few in your life too, and it might have even made you feel good.