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Post: Hows about an amicable disagreement?

Posted by Emma on 6/02/05

Wing clipping is obviously a very controversial topic. As
someone pointed out it is my right not to clip my birds
and yours to clip if you feel it is in the bird's best
interests. What I am really against I guess is the clippy
culture that I have the impression of in America. It comes
across as "clip or else". Someone raised the point of
children not closing windows. I can understand why you
would want to trim the bird's wings in this scenario as
kids aren't so responsible as adults. However if you live
in a household with no kids then I find it hard to see why
you must clip for safety. As I've said, Lucky lives in our
conservatory (apart from when it's hot in the summer- here
that's only about 3 days a year!) and he's never flown
into a window etc. Also he's not allowed into the kitchen
or any other rooms. I know there are mitigating
circumstances which demand clipping, but normal pet
ownership isn't one of them in my opinion.

My proposal is: I'm not, and neither are you, going to get
anything out of this chatboard if we argue the toss about
this. It is highly unlikely that you will stop clipping
because of what I've said, and I am not going to clip
Lucky as a result of your side of the debate. I think some
of this may also come down to cultural differences as I
think clipping is seen as more of a norm in the States
than it is here, where it is often seen as abuse.

I want to agree to disagree with you guys, as I've had a
lot of help from all of you before regarding general
welfare and I hope to receive more help in future.

Thanks for reading

-Emma

Posts on this thread, including this one

Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Emma.

Re: Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Michael L.

Re: Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Emma.

Re: Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Robin P..

Re: Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Emma.

Re: Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Robin P..

Re: Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Emma.

Re: Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Robin P..

Re: Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Fran.

Re: Hows about an amicable disagreement?, 6/02/05, by Emma.