(Sweet Pea's first photo 2001)
Ten years ago as I was traveling through a small Missouri
town I saw a little pet store and decided to stop in. I was shocked at the
menagerie in this tiny dingy store. Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, rodents,
tarantulas and a wallaby! It made me sick-the smell-the filth-the fact that
these animals were living like this.
Amidst the chaos sat a tiny cage with a tiny green bird
perched quietly inside. She was so tiny and stuck in a cage with no toys and dirty
water. I knew immediately she was mine. There was no way she would spend
another day there.
I had been researching Parrotlets, so I recognized what type
of bird she was. The store clerk knew nothing about her other than her cost was
$75 and she had hatched that January. (This was in May 2001.) I was surprised
and happy he knew at least that. I bought a small cage to carry her home in and
we were on our way to start her new life and meet her new canine brothers Nicky
and Niño.
It's time for the Saturday Pet Blog Hop sponsored by Life With Dogs, Two Little Cavaliers, and Confessions of the Plume. Thank you for stopping by and please let us know you were here by commenting! Happy Saturday!
