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Breakage · 09-05-2008, 08:20 PM

These birds are great!

My first "job" out of college was buying exotic birds as babies, raising them for a while then selling them.

I got a quick lesson in what happens when you flood a market.

NJ cops kick in door over bird's cries for help
TRENTON, N.J. – Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue.

But instead of a damsel in distress, officers found a caged cockatoo with a convincing call.

It wasn't the first time the 10-year-old bird named Luna said something that brought authorities to the home of owner Evelyn DeLeon.

About seven years ago, the bird cried like a baby for hours, leading to reports of a possible abandoned baby and a visit to the home by state child welfare workers. But it was only Luna practicing a newfound sound, DeLeon says.

DeLeon says her bird learns much of her ever-growing vocabulary from watching television, in both English and Spanish

Ralph the Cat · 09-05-2008, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Breakage

These birds are great!

My first "job" out of college was buying exotic birds as babies, raising them for a while then selling them.

Thats how Burton Sipp got started!...

09-05-2008, 08:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Breakage Status: Super Horse Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,884	NJ cops kick in door over bird's cries for help These birds are great! My first "job" out of college was buying exotic birds as babies, raising them for a while then selling them. I got a quick lesson in what happens when you flood a market. NJ cops kick in door over bird's cries for help TRENTON, N.J. – Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue. But instead of a damsel in distress, officers found a caged cockatoo with a convincing call. It wasn't the first time the 10-year-old bird named Luna said something that brought authorities to the home of owner Evelyn DeLeon. About seven years ago, the bird cried like a baby for hours, leading to reports of a possible abandoned baby and a visit to the home by state child welfare workers. But it was only Luna practicing a newfound sound, DeLeon says. DeLeon says her bird learns much of her ever-growing vocabulary from watching television, in both English and Spanish __________________ "An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather." Washington Irving Last edited by Breakage : 09-05-2008 at 08:24 PM.