MDBCs 05 Jan 2024

January 5 is Bird Day, a day to think about birds in captivity and to take action to ensure that birds are not exploited and are treated humanely.

The day, started by Born Free U.S.A. and the Avian Welfare Coalition, aims to focus public attention on the fact that almost 12 per cent of bird species around the world are under threat of extinction.

How to Celebrate?

Read more about bird pet adoptions and laws in your country about adopting exotic birds as pets.
Do due diligence when getting an exotic or imported bird as a pet. Use only well-reputed pet stores.
Spread the word about humanely caring for exotic pet birds.
Change your social media display picture to a picture of your favorite bird.
Go bird watching and learn more about the birds indigenous to your area.

Did You Know…

…that hummingbirds lay the smallest eggs - the size of a pea - among birds?

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A frightened man goes to the secret police and says, “My talking parrot disappeared.”

“Why did you come here? Go to the regular police.”

“I will. I’m just here to tell you that I disagree with whatever that parrot is going to say.”

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A welsh politician asked the government for information about UFO sightings and if it might fund UFO research.

Officials wrote back, “jang vIDa je due luq … ach ghotvam’e’ QI’yaH devolve qaS.”

Which means, “The minister will reply in due course. However, this is a non-devolved  matter,” in Klingon.

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The star of Cake Boss was  arrested for DWI.

Police interrogated him for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

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Recently I heard the former mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania,  recount some funny stories about his time in office. One happened while he was running for reelection; he was in a bar and paid for a  woman’s drink. She thanked him but wondered why a stranger had  bought her a beer.

“I’m running for mayor,” he told her, “and I want your vote.”

“You got it,” she said, grabbing her glass. “Anyone’s better than the jerk who’s in there now.”

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