The Sustainability of Keeping Birds as Pets: Should Any Be Kept?
We describe a wide range of unethical and unsustainable practices inherent to the trading and keeping of pet birds. At present, biodiversity and wild bird populations are being greatly harmed and many individual birds have poor welfare. Wild-caught birds should not be sold to the public as pets, or...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/2/582 |