The Detroit Animal Welfare Group cautioned that "owning a parakeet is a six to15 year commitment.". Photo: Unsplash/David Clode
An American animal shelter was "in shock" after receiving over 800 parakeets during the holiday weekend – delivered in two batches by the son of their owner who had kept them all enclosed in one room.
The Detroit Animal Welfare Group, based in the northern state of Michigan, posted on Facebook about a "Christmas present we were not expecting" – saying the "birds came from a very unhealthy situation."
