What Life in a Cage is Like: An Animated Story of a Bird 

Don’t buy birds if you can’t take proper care of them! This goes for all animals too.

I know people with these birds let them out, but its sick that a bird would basically be caged from 1974 to 2021. I can remember back to 1974 and its absolutely unfathomable to me.

I don't think any animals should be in cages at all, and that video really got to me.

I let my budgies outside their cage every day exept night

No wonder they pull their feathers out even though it is very painful to self multilate, because they went insane!!

“Birds should just be let free and put of a cage.” -Mom

I'm REALLY proud that my little bird friend is outside now, I just set him free 2 days ago, he was a baby bird that fell just in our house, we decided to let him stay for a time, we noticed that he wanted to go outside, my mother decided to let him be free, I cried so hard that night, but then I said " If I REALLY love him, I have to let him be happy" and well.. I think he is now happy with his family 🐥❤️

The cruelty that can be inflicted on animals by ignorant humans is immense - open your eyes!

Poor birds, just want to live.

this is so sad :( cockatoos are some of the highest maintenance legal pets out there, and I hate that this is realistic to how some of these birds are actually treated. this is also a really effective way of sharing the message, no music, no statistics, just dates, and the visual display of how miserable the bird is.

Animals don't belong in cadges

So true. Don't buy wildlife, for any reasons🙏 And teach to the future generations this lesson of compassion and respect for life.

Dear PETA, you are doing an absolutely formidable job creating awareness about it. Though how cruel it is, people think it is the utmost common. Especially foolish ones, who need to enlightened. In my own neighbourhood I see caged birds and it makes me angry and shudder at the same time! What can one do? I have started my own animal rights blog in the hope that it is the least that I can do, and help raise awareness. You have always been my inspiration, Arnav

Im so sorry for poor birds who are always in their cage,I am a bird owner but I always keep their door open so they can go wherever they want in my house and also do whatever they want, I tell you they live the life, We also carefully make snacks for them with the best quality ingredients lol, no matter the price we will buy anything for them if they need it, and also we let them go outside aswell, But they stay on our shoulders hehe

I feel so bad for this bird

I have a friend with the same type of cockatoo, she loves it so much and lets it free roam all day, she works hard to provide it with lots of enrichment because she would be heartbroken if this happened to her bird

Never buy or keep birds. Never!! They don't belong in cages. I have seen birds in cages going insane. It is no different to hell!

Very, very sad! 😔 Freedom for all animals! Thank you Peta! 👍🏻

So good! Such a great way to show what these amazing animals go through. The animation is so cool!

My grandpa kept a dog in a cage for two years. The dog looked very sad everytime he would see us come out the house. I tried to tell my grandpa he didnt listen. I was a child at the time. Animals do have feelings. Unfortunately the dog died never having freedom. My grandpa had a pet parrot, my grandpa had the bird caged up as well. My grandpa would speak to the bird. The bird seemed annoyed. Eventually the bird died too. 😢😢😢. Im thinking back on these memories and it hurt 😢😢😢

I would never buy birds, but I can't say that I wouldn't rescue one or many from a bad situation and arrange trying to release them into their natural habitat, or give them a cageless life.

do they realise that bird owners let their birds out most of the time?

Heartbreaking 😔

My family calls me cruel for never putting my bird in a cage, but she needs life.

People with pet birds should let their birds out of the cage for at least three hours and there are no toys in that cage Poor bird

It is sad knowing that there are Impulse Buyers, Cruel and Inhumane “owners”. But many birds are treated with love and affection when the owner is loving to them.

so agree! beautiful art work.

Everyone is following silly youtubers but no one is lookin at this channel which shows the pain of animals openly so u can report them and let these factories close.

If you have a bird at least give it a big cage and a friend Don't put your bird in a small cage that's like being locked in your bedroom since 1972 and watching everyone else play and run and let your bird out often

My birds cage is very large and has lots of toys and I have her out with me most of the time she loves me more than anything as well and is very healthy

Heart breaking 💔

My bird had free range, except night time. I would never keep a bird caged like this- heartbreaking!

That is the most saddest story ever no birds should have to be trapped in a cage away from thier homes...

Cages are prison sentences. Please don't put your friends in jail.

Imagine all your life in a boring cage Animals have way more stronger emotion than us and deserve better life than us disgusting humans

Born to be free

It’s why when i was a little girl my mom used to give me a bird in a cage because she knew I loved animals but little did she know that I only liked animals free and so I open their cage open the window and let them escape. Wish I knew about peta back then because I didn’t think the bird (a small parakeet) really know where to go and become someone else’s victim 😢

I 💟 what you do PETA.

I'm glad we actually let our birds out sometimes because it actually gives them a chance to fly

Poor bird

How could i donate your website.

This is one of the only few pita chips video that touched me

My birds are cageless except when I’m not home or there’s something that could potentially harm them if they get into it. IMO all birds should be kept that way

That is really sad!

#engagednotcaged

i went to my friend's house today and they have a dove. They let the dove free in their room and it does have perches all over the room and a cage but the cage is always left open unless the bird gets excited or it its night time. The dove's name is chicken and she's super sweet and landed on my head since she can fly. The only downside to letting your bird free in a room and only putting it in a cage at night is you need to cover all ur stuff in sheets to prevent bird poop from getting on it

Uhhh, but I have a bird, and it’s completely fine. Well, i guess because I TREAT IT WELL

ANIMAL FRIENDS MUST BE PROTECTED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW AGREEMENTS AND NOT BE IN CAPTIVITY!

Keep birds caged ONLY when sleeping.

Basically the same applies to fish in a tank... :/

I have birds but i do let them free when i clean there cage, i feed them as well, and clean there water as well

There’s is a bird rescue and there is a mascot and the mascot is a cockatoo named Murphy

solution: get a bigger cage and let them out mostly

.... #savebird

I think they overdid this by a lot like ofc no one keeps a kakatoo in a small cage like that. And ofc they let the bird out and fly. Which prevents stress and stops the birds from plucking there own feathers.

i have pet birds and they like their cage so much sometimes they don't even come out for free time

You do realize most people don't abuse animals. Most people take their birds out of their cages except at night.

Cockatoos are extremely cute......never ever do this to birds.....they are all very cute......and it's so heartbreaking to see my favourite bird have to go such turmoil........just make them free

it is better to get your birds wings painlessly trimmed by an expert and let them explore your house, you have to make sure certain spots are clean for them to wonder around.

*when you buy birds so you can give them a happy life , roaming in a sheltered backyard where no cats will hunt and there’s plenty of shelter and food* : 👌

If you ain’t been locked up you can’t make da connection go vegang mayne🐾✊🏿

I have a pet bird, he lives in a large cage and gets 2-4 h out with lots of toys

DA NIJE PETE NIKADA NE BIH SMO SAZNALI ZA PAKAO NAD ZIVOTINJAMA PRIJATELJI IZ PETE UZ VAS SMO KAO PODRSKA

What we saw was a bad owner, you still can buy birds just please do research on what you need to do and how to take care of them. The right cage and other things will help and you always do this if you ever get a bird, just research and make sure your doing all the right things.

I don’t cage my birds

Meat good plant bad

So very sad

very sad

I used to raise doves and eventually they became pretty much wild we would bring them in at night and during the mornings we would let them fly around all day, and if they wanted to come in for the night they could but it was completely up to them they were really happy and honestly I know that there life was really good, kind of annoying that your making it seem like all people who buy birds lock them in cages and make them go insane

LOL budgies..

I know... my mom has an African grey that she rescued in the 80s from some teenage boys that would smack his cage and blow smoke in his face. He cans be let out of his cage because he is so aggressive due to the abuse he endured before my mom rescued him. His cage is very large, but still... 😞

It’s why I can’t go into pet stores I immediately cry upon seeing animals incarcerated in there. I like to Protest pet store with signs “animals are innocent and so should not be incarcerated” “free the innocent animals” “this is not a friendly pet store it is a prison for animals please stop buying animals”

This is sad. I hate seeing mistreated birds

Good thing owning exotic birds are illegal

my birds have the option to go out of their cage roam around the house but they never want to go out and when they do they look for their cage and go back in.

I want to purchase a couple of caged birds every month and set them free as a routine , but I'm reading in certain places that its a death sentence to set them free. Should I do it? I think its a better life than living in a cage

if you get a bird, take care of it. If your bird is well taken care of this wont happen

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This is why my birds only are in their cage when I’m out of the room. (I’m like always in my room.) so they have access to the whole place. Also, I rescued them from a dumpster. 😢😫 Those poor babies.

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To day I was in a zoo whit school and I saw 2 living in a same small cage

If i get a bird i will let it out of the cage every day and give a it a big cage at so he can roam at night and day he can fly all he or she wants

The birds are Nice pets :D

😐 you understand that the bird I have (is a budgie) is bred to not be able to survive in the wild, wild buggies are green wile domesticated ones are blue, violet, white, and other colors. If a blue budgie live in the wild it would be killed and eaten

If u hv ability to Buy birds then buy it who live inside cage and free them..... 😶

So do I just throw away my pet birds

Yes but few disabled birds need attention, so we can take care of them.

Leave birds free.

it depends, id you are just gonna have the bird inside the cage all day for years on end that's abuse, but if you let it free a couple times a day and do more than just giving it food and water, its a good pet :D

Wow ummm wow that a aaa focken sad

Kharido but bahat bahat kadar karo...

Go vegang mayne da white man got ma native birds locked up in cages jus like dey got ma native ancestors chained up in prison cells yo make da connection go vegang JUU HURRRRRRD🐾✊🏿

OK that cage is awful all there is just a perch and i don't see any toys whoever owned that bird does not deserve to have a bird and peta you can't just show the worst cage ever to stop people from having pet birds

Ok, so my cousin Lost her bird Bc it flew away, secretly I was happy

:(

I should let my Bird go

Hi

What about rats and people that kill the with traps or decon

I’m sorry for those out there but I have to say this peta is a useless foundation if you want to go to a different conservation site or group please do more animals die faster and are in terrible conditions on these peta farms. These birds are also living the best life they possibly can they do have to fight for food or water and they don’t have to worry about predators sure some birds are abused but there are groups out there that help these birds out and give them better lives. But those birds that are in a good home couldn’t be happier trust me I have a parakeet and he loves me and other people I go outside with him and he does not fly away. Not only those that are vegan you are not getting the right amount of protein and nutrients from eating nothing but plants and those who say well plants don’t feel pain they have nerve endings and do feel pain. Not only this our bodies are made for eating meat when we where hunter gatherers at some points the only thing we would eat was meat so you can argue with me on this but when you do actual research and don’t just think like a caveman you will abandon peta and go to a different organization

Ddddddddàaaaaaannnn mom poor bird guys just for the sake pls do not buy,eat cloth birds cause I loves birds💖