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Pet Birds
To date there are 17 million pet birds in America and ownership of pet birds is growing at a rate of 5% per year. Unfortunately, the most popular bird to own is a parrot. Because parrots are in high demand and hard to capture (approximately 70% die in captivity in an effort to export them to the US for pet ownership) they are being pushed to the edge of extinction.
SOLUTION: Help limit the trade of illegal parrots and adopt from a shelter.