Fourteen Parakeets Rescued by Gaya Forest Division Following PETA India Complaint
Following a concerned citizen’s report about fourteen rose-ringed parakeets being sold openly at KP Road, Gaya, and confined in cramped cages under deplorable conditions, PETA India worked with the Gaya Forest Division to rescue the birds. Upon reaching the site, officials found fourteen parakeets, who were immediately seized by the forest department.
A Preliminary Offence Report (POR) was registered under Sections 9, 39, and 51 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act (WPA), 1972. Following the rescue, the birds were sent to the forest department’s facility for a health check, treatment, and temporary rehabilitation. The birds will be released in nature once recovery is complete. Rose-ringed parakeets are protected under Schedule II of the WPA. Buying, selling, or possessing this species is an offence punishable by a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or a jail term of up to three years, or both.
PETA India is grateful to the Gaya Forest Division of the Bihar Forest Department, particularly Divisional Forest Officer Shri Shashikant Kumar, IFS, for promptly rescuing the parakeets from a grim situation. PETA India urges anyone who learns of cruelty to animals to report it to a local animal protection group and the police or, when wild animals are involved, the forest department.
In the illegal bird trade, countless birds are taken from their families and denied everything natural and important to them so that they can be sold as pets or used as bogus fortune-tellers. Fledglings are often snatched from their nests, and others panic as they’re caught in traps or nets that can seriously injure or kill them as they struggle to break free. Captured birds are packed into small boxes, and an estimated 60% of them die in transit from broken wings and legs, thirst, or sheer panic. Those who survive face a bleak life in captivity, suffering from malnutrition, loneliness, depression, and stress.
