After 20-plus years and multiple lawsuits, the protections afforded by the Animal Welfare Act will apply to birds in the pet trade and in exhibitions. The final rule is long and complicated, but our ...

They’re so beloved as pets that international traffickers ... have been known to fetch up to $30,000 a bird on the black market. The illegal parrot trade is rampant in Latin America and the ...

Ideally, the business wants people to be educated bird owners, and they’re willing to help anyone get to the bird expert ...

Two parakeet species, the Rose-ringed and Alexandrine parakeets, are frequently targeted for the illegal pet trade, causing immense suffering and leaving many birds unable to return to their ...

Bangladesh, a signatory nation of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ... to other pets. Meanwhile, ...