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September 04, 2008
Credit crisis forces pet owners to give up birds
Hundreds of pet owners are being forced to give up their birds because they can no longer afford to keep them.
About 800 unwaned parrots, budgies, cockatiels and macaws have been handed into the National Parrot Sanctuary since January.
Earlier this week, 1.6 million Britons admitted they have had to put down at least one pet dog or cat in the past five years as the bills have risen dramatically.
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Posted by sue at September 4, 2008 10:41 AM