World Animal Protection and Strategies for Ethical and Environmental Development (SEED) releases the first-of-its-kind undercover investigation footage exposing cruelty at US bird mills.
At bird mills that supply pet stores around the US, thousands of birds are held in small, filth-encrusted cages—deprived of the ability to fly or feel the sun on their wings.
Misery at US Bird Mills
At bird breeding mills licensed by the US Department of Agriculture, our investigator witnessed:
- Thousands of birds confined in tiny cages covered in feces and dust.
- Birds left vulnerable to the elements, enduring blistering heat in the summer and freezing cold in the winter, with little or no protection.
- A mill owner admitting to suffocating birds in a plastic bag.
- A garbage bin overflowing with dead birds and severed body parts.
- And, in some cases, birds confined in cages alongside rats—and even the decomposing bodies of dead rats.
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Shut Down Bird Mills
Every day, these birds endure severe harm: confinement in barren cages, ignored illnesses—all while being forced to suffer an unending cycle of laying eggs. And at the end, their babies are stolen from them.
These mills aren’t a few “bad apples”—this is how the industry runs. It treats parrots like commodities, like they’re “things” to be produced at the lowest possible cost and sold on shelves alongside plastic toys, leashes, and food.
This cruelty and suffering would end if pet stores didn’t sell birds. Hold the pet industry accountable and protect birds with a few simple actions:
- Share our video.
- Download our toolkit that explains how to end the sale of birds and other animals in pet stores in your community.
- If you live in New York City, New York State, or Massachusetts, ask your legislators to ban the sale of birds in pet stores.
- Check out your local shelter if you’re interested in adopting a bird.