Pet Birds -
are they?
Dr Abe V
Rotor
Pet birds in cages
weaned from their nest,
to market, to
market, but why the haste?
Children are
waiting, urging their parents
to buy them pets
- but what a waste!
A pet is a pet,
and curiosity is not enough,
short live
impulse, deep ignorance;
and poor child,
the world is beyond him,
to understand the
difference.
Pet is freedom,
pet is love, it is mutual;
not in the cage
but in trees singing,
a family and
whole flock, it's a part of,
not money but
freedom - or nothing.
The children's
faces are full of desire
but not of love's
true expression;
Reverence for
Life they must be taught;
we grownups, it's
our mission. ~
Artificially colored maya appear unique, it may be mistaken for another species, perhaps a rare one to the innocent customer. Colors are harmful to both birds and man because of their lead content.
Finches are made to appear unique and "beautiful" by dyeing
and
painting them with different designs.
Can
you tell what these children are thinking about? Palm on check with
serious
expression maybe the turning point of reason - "if you were in the
shoes
of someone." Would you be happy if you were inside a cage?
Colored day-old chicks are deceiving. It is not fair to the children, it is not fair to the Creator. ~
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