Two Parakeets Rescued and Released by Bhojpur Forest Division Following PETA India’s Intervention
After PETA India was alerted about two Indian parakeets who were confined inside a residential property in Bihar’s Arrah district, the cruelty response team worked with the Bhojpur Forest Division to facilitate the rescue and release of the birds.
PETA India commends the Range Forest Officer, Kanhaiya Kumar, for taking immediate action to rescue the parakeets from the premises. After assessing the parakeets and determining that they were fit for release, forest officials carefully released them into their natural habitat.
Indian parakeets are protected under Schedule II of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (as amended in 2022), and keeping them as “pets” can cost you a jail term of up to three years, or a fine of up to Rs. 1,00,000, or both.
In the illegal bird trade, countless birds are taken from their families and denied everything that’s 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.
