Article: BIRD IMPORTS LIMITED

CATHY KRZECZKOWSKI
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-12-1995
BIRD IMPORTS LIMITED
By CATHY KRZECZKOWSKI
Date: 01-12-1995, Thursday
Section: LIFESTYLE
Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early
Column: PET Q & A

Q. I'm thinking of getting a cockatoo but I've heard they stopped
importing them and now only breed them domestically. Is this true?

A. It's true, and it's been known to ruffle the feathers of some pet
store owners.

"There are several reasons why hardly any birds are imported now,"
says Geri Mitchell, a spokeswoman for the Pet Industry Joint Advisory
Council.

"There was an outbreak several years ago of the poultry-killing
Newcastle disease," ...

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