What kind of bird is this?
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He looks heavily imprinted on people, which is not a good thing. It's hard to avoid imprinting a raptor when you must hand raise it, because they tend to respond very strongly to whatever feeds it. In rehabilitation centers, rehabbers will often put orphaned owls with surrogate owl parents who will help teach it how to feed, and instill a healthy fear of humans into the baby.
And then there are people who purposefully hand raise raptors so they can have a pet.... so wrong on so many levels.
So its wrong to have pet raptors?
My grandpa took in a baby hawk that was abandoned when he was a teen. It always came back.
I don't know much on raptors so could you explain why its wrong?
My grandpa took in a baby hawk that was abandoned when he was a teen. It always came back.
I don't know much on raptors so could you explain why its wrong?
that bird is actually at a zoo of some sort..if you look up Malay Eagle owl on youtube you can find the original video..it has an explanation i don't think it could fly from a young age.
Very neat looking bird.
To those who say "Owning a raptor is wrong" How is it any less moral than owning a parrot? Because they're carnivorous, because they should "be left in the wild"?
I have worked with & know people who keep raptors for falconry. Training these birds for falconry actually improves the birds hunting ability by up to 60% over what it would be capable of in the wild since the training teaches the bird to be more selective on it's targets.
As far as the "pets" issue, is this any worse than taking a bird like a Hyacinth maccaw, cutting off it's flight feathers & keeping it in a 5X3 metal cell?
I could imagine that considering the only raptors legal to own as "pets" without a falconry license (which is federally regulated) are those who keep exotic species such as Pied Ravens & European Buzzards & they're pretty cost prohibitive to get in the first place.
Yes, I agree that not everyone is capable or should even CONSIDER getting one, however as long as the birds needs are met, it's kept humanely & given a well-suited enclosure then there is really no issue with that.
To those who say "Owning a raptor is wrong" How is it any less moral than owning a parrot? Because they're carnivorous, because they should "be left in the wild"?
I have worked with & know people who keep raptors for falconry. Training these birds for falconry actually improves the birds hunting ability by up to 60% over what it would be capable of in the wild since the training teaches the bird to be more selective on it's targets.
As far as the "pets" issue, is this any worse than taking a bird like a Hyacinth maccaw, cutting off it's flight feathers & keeping it in a 5X3 metal cell?
I could imagine that considering the only raptors legal to own as "pets" without a falconry license (which is federally regulated) are those who keep exotic species such as Pied Ravens & European Buzzards & they're pretty cost prohibitive to get in the first place.
Yes, I agree that not everyone is capable or should even CONSIDER getting one, however as long as the birds needs are met, it's kept humanely & given a well-suited enclosure then there is really no issue with that.