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African Grey parrots make for interesting and loving pets, as long as you treat them well and with respect. African Greys can be demanding, so if you are thinking about getting a parrot, make sure you are ready for the commitment. African Grey parrots live ...  

When police stopped Jerald Reiter Sunday night, it was probably one of the most exotic drunk driving arrests they’d ever made. Officers found the 55-year-old in the parking lot of a Cascade, Iowa, bar — with a pet zebra and macaw parrot in ...  

Officers found the 55-year-old in the parking lot of a Cascade, Iowa, bar — with a pet zebra and macaw parrot in his front seat, ABC affiliate KCRG-TV reported. Police said Reiter had a blood alcohol level of 0.14, exceeding Iowa’s legal ...  

Sometimes, you just can’t make this stuff up: DUBUQUE, Iowa – It sounds like the beginning of a joke. A man, a zebra, a parrot walk into a bar. A Cascade man was arrested outside of a Dubuque bar on Sunday night with a pet zebra and a macaw parrot in the front seat of [...]  

A man and his girlfriend in Iowa took the idea of treating pets like they are children to a new level when he was arrested while a zebra and macaw parrot rode in his truck. Police in Dubuque stated that 55-year-old Jerald Reiter was traveling with his ...  

Powless threw a barbecue and flower pot at him, prosecutors said. Another roommate, who was holding a pet parrot, tried to intervene and Powless threw the barbecue at him, prosecutors said, before grabbing the bird and plucking out its tail feathers.  

Reiter says the zebra and macaw parrot are pets and like riding in the truck. Reiter claims he sometimes takes the animals into the bar, but the owner says they’re not allowed inside. Officers gave Reiter a field sobriety test and charged him with drunken driving.  

Reiter told the Des Moines Register that he and his girlfriend treat the animals - three-month-old zebra PeeWee and parrot Izzy - like friends and ... He believes a passerby who was taking pictures of the pets may have tipped off police.  

DENVILLE (WABC) -- A couple from New Jersey is pleading for help in tracking down a beloved pet parrot that was stolen by a burglar. The expensive African gray parrot, named Szulu, was snatched in Denville last week. After breaking in, the burglar stabbed ...  

DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 23 (UPI) -- Police in Iowa said a man arrested on a drunken driving charge had a zebra and a macaw in the front seat of his truck. Dubuque police said Jerald Reiter, 55, of Cascade had his exotic pets in the front seat of his ...  

Sarah Walker of DJs Pets in Keen Street said her pet parrot, Luigi, who had been hand-reared from birth, was stolen from a cage located at the rear of the store between 2pm yesterday and 9.30am today. "I just need all the help I can get to find my Luigi ...  

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving. Reiter says the zebra and macaw parrot are pets and like riding in the truck. Reiter claims he sometimes ...  

Reiter, of Cascade, disputes the arrest, saying he was about to let a passenger begin driving. He says the zebra and macaw parrot are pets and like riding in the truck. Sometimes the bar lets them inside, but they had to stay outside this time ...  

DUBUQUE, IA (KCRG/CNN) - For Jerald Reiter and Vickey Teter, having exotic pets in their home is a way of life ... Reiter didn't want to speak on camera but told me he tried to bring the parrot and zebra into the Dog House Lounge. He says the owner ...  

DUBUQUE, Ia. (WAAY and KCRG) - A Cascade man was arrested outside of a Dubuque bar on Sunday night with a pet zebra and a macaw parrot in the front seat of his truck.Officers charged Jerald Reiter, 55, with OWI (Operating While Intoxicated). Police reports say officers stopped him in the parking lot of the Dog House Lounge as he drove away in his truck. According to police, field sobriety tests showed Reiter had a blood alcohol level of .14...  

DUBUQUE, Iowa - It sounds like the beginning of a joke. A man, a zebra, a parrot walk into a bar. A Cascade man was arrested outside of a Dubuque bar on Sunday night with a pet zebra and a macaw parrot in the front seat of his truck. Officers charged ...  

Reiter says the zebra and macaw parrot are pets and like riding in the truck. Reiter claims he sometimes takes the animals into the bar, but the owner says they’re not allowed inside. Officers gave Reiter a field sobriety test and charged him ...  

Reiter, of Cascade, disputes the arrest, saying he was about to let a passenger begin driving. He says the zebra and macaw parrot are pets and like riding in the truck. Sometimes the bar lets them inside, but they had to stay outside this time ...  

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(Will the bar owner be in the dog house if the alcohol and health inspectors stop by?) Reiter's girlfriend, Vicki Teter, told the Gazette that their animals "are a big part of the family," and that she understands people's reactions to their exotic pets.  

DUBUQUE, Iowa -- An Iowa man was charged with drunk driving after attempting to leave a bar with his pet zebra and parrot in the front of his truck. Jerald Reiter a farmer from Dubuque -- located on his home state's border with Illinois and Wisconsin ...  

An Iowa man is arrested for drunk driving after taking his pets, a zebra and a parrot, to a bar. A guy shows up at a bar with a small zebra and a parrot. The bartender says, “Wait outside, we’re serving food.” No joke – it happened in ...  

DUBUQUE, Iowa — An Iowa man was charged with drunken driving after attempting to leave a bar with his pet zebra and parrot in the front of his truck. Jerald Reiter a farmer from Dubuque — located on his home state's border with Illinois and ...  

It's basically failing to care and provide for a pet," said Sloma. Police initially tried ... a San Jose avian veterinary hospital. "Getting this bird to the doctor is the best thing that happened to it," said Scott Shipley, the macaw ...  

A man walks into a bar with a zebra and a parrot… believe it or not, this isn’t the start of a joke. Police in Iowa arrested an intoxicated man on suspicion of drink-driving after he was spotted behind the wheel with his pet zebra and macaw on the ...  

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving.KCRG-TV reports officers arrested 56-year-old Jerald Reiter of Cascade on Sunday in the parking lot of the Dog House bar, where people had been taking photos of the animals.Reiter says the zebra and macaw parrot are pets and like riding in the truck. Reiter claims he sometimes takes the animals into...  

KCRG-TV reports officers arrested 56-year-old Jerald Reiter of Cascade on Sunday in the parking lot of the Dog House bar, where people had been taking photos of the animals. Reiter says the zebra and macaw parrot are pets and like riding in the truck.  

Several people in the busy parking lot called 911 to report the bird. "You can't just abandon an animal like that. It's basically failing to care and provide for a pet," said Sloma. Police initially tried to lure it onto a baton. Sloma ...  

Dubuque - A zebra, a parrot and their owner are in the dog house for trying to get into the Dog House? Jerald Reiter had his pets with him when he was arrested for drunk driving outside the Dog House Lounge in Dubuque, Iowa. You see this fella, with a ...  

Matthew Brownell and Tammy Murphy, both deaf residents of Milton, received a text message that told them Katie Findlay, owner of the Prancing Pooch, a dog walking and pet sitting service in Milton, had spotted their beloved green, blue and red parrot.  

Firefighters came to the rescue of a Cherry Hill, New Jersey man who became stuck in a tree while trying to reach his pet bird. Dave Lovell, of Highland Avenue, said his scarlet macaw had fled the coop late on Thursday night. Lovell spent the next 20 hours trying to find his pet, who goes by the name of Sinbad.The screeching bird was finally located by Lovell at about 6:10 p.m. on Friday at the top of a tree just off Woodland Avenue a block...  

Seeing an old lady looking after a load of goldfish with a parrot on her shoulder is definitely not an everyday sight. Or at least it’s not if you don’t live anywhere near an old lady who sells fish and has a parrot. But add to that the rather forlorn appearance of said pet, along [...]  

Several people in the busy parking lot called 911 to report the bird. “You can’t just abandon an animal like that. It’s basically failing to care and provide for a pet,” said Sloma. Police initially tried to lure it onto a baton.  

Most people might leave their pets behind when going for a drink at the local watering ... For Reiter, taking Pee Wee, the 3-month-old zebra, and Izzy, the parrot, out in his truck and elsewhere isn’t out of the ordinary.  

Poor little Nelson was born in Germany’s Bergzoo, in Halle. Despite the fact that his egg is the only one that hatched his mother rejected him. His lumpy almost featherless body competes with his beaked face. He has been named [...]  

SEARCHING for parrots can have its rewards. Bird lovers Matt Aurelius and his fiance, Ash, lost their pet Alexandrine parrot, Icari, when she was spooked by a noise and flew out of an open window in Carlingford, near Kilpack Park, on March 20. Icari left ...  

"Polly want a cracker?" Parrots have gained popularity in the past couple of decades with their mimicking ability and charming charisma. The 2011 children's movie "Rio" introduced parrots to many families across the United States. Parrots have many lovable ...  

I have a beautiful eclectus parrot and have heard that they can die from a heart attack — is this true? Parrots get heart disease just like people. The most common heart disease that they get is a build-up of fat in their arteries (atherosclerosis).  

I have a beautiful eclectus parrot and have heard that they can die from a heart attack — is this true? Parrots get heart disease just like people. The most common heart disease that they get is a build-up of fat in their arteries (atherosclerosis).  

These toys can be expensive, especially for the larger parrots. My cockatoos and eclectus hen's toys can easily be $40 or above for a starting price.  In my Friday post I will give some ideas of how to cheaply and creatively make your own parrot toys.  

These toys can be expensive, especially for the larger parrots. My cockatoos and eclectus hen's toys can easily be $40 or above for a starting price.  In my Friday post I will give some ideas of how to cheaply and creatively make your own parrot toys.  

These toys can be expensive, especially for the larger parrots. My cockatoos and eclectus hen's toys can easily be $40 or above for a starting price.  In my Friday post I will give some ideas of how to cheaply and creatively make your own parrot toys.  

These toys can be expensive, especially for the larger parrots. My cockatoos and eclectus hen's toys can easily be $40 or above for a starting price.  In my Friday post I will give some ideas of how to cheaply and creatively make your own parrot toys.  

Parrot keeping has grown dramatically in recent years. I was very involved with parrot rescue for many years and also worked at an avian veterinary clinic for 11 years. Currently, I see many parrots in homes during my daily pet behaviour ...  

While most animals are instinctively attracted to the opposite sex, eclectus parrots Zak and Christa are the exception to the rule. Hand-raised inside Wild Life Sydney as part of its animal training program, the pair spend more time competing for the love ...  

Parrot keeping has grown dramatically in recent years. I was very involved with parrot rescue for many years and also worked at an avian veterinary clinic for 11 years. Currently, I see many parrots in homes during my daily pet behaviour ...  

Talking Parrot can be a virtual obedient pet or just as a funny entertainer ... Sure, it is easy to use and of the best quality compare with the other." Another said, "It allows me to record and change my voice. It's so funny and I like this feature ...  

Scott Crighton, 45, says when he and his family lost their home, he entrusted his polly to his former friend. The Mitchell’s Plain father says Allie was the only pet his two sons had and he asked his buddy to take care of the bird while they were finding ...  

Pepper was a Red-lored Amazon parrot, and yes, Carpenter says, she was one of a kind. Now that he's composed again, at least mostly, he'd love to talk about her … and anyone who's ever lost a pet would ... but she was best at mimicking sounds ...  

Local Family's Pet Bird Literally Flies The CoopPatch.comShe has been missing since March 13 after being swept away by Santa Ana winds. By Debbie L. Sklar Scarlett O'Hara ain't got nothing on Shady, a Congo African Grey parrot who made her home in Laguna Niguel. The year-old female parrot was truly swept ...  

Sound the trumpets. Mr. Kent’s tulip has arrived. Through weeks of patient monitoring the Star’s garden cams have been poised in Mr. Kent’s garden awaiting the arrival of a black parrot tulip. Through faux spring days and plunging temps, the cameras ...  

Really, why would you steal a parrot? It is the one pet that might be able to tell police your name if you get caught. That didn't prevent a heinous act of parakeet piracy in Urraween this week. A Hervey Bay police spokesman said the bird was stolen when ...  

"Mickey is a friendly bird who is used to people so it's very likely someone is missing their pet. "It's surprising how many stray parrots arrive in our care. They tend to escape when their owners are cleaning out their cages or letting them fly around a room.  

Mira Tweti does plenty of squawking over the size of parrot cages. Most, she says, are too small for the colorful birds whose charismatic and intelligent natures make them popular pets ... parrot," Tweti said. Free and discount-priced cages -- under ...  

The walls seem to loom closer and closer, until one fears suffocation. I can only sympathize with how a caged bird must feel after years of standing on the same dowel rod with the same (if they are lucky) one plastic toy. It is SO imperative ...  

Best Amazon Toy Ever...except during Prime Time TV! You might want to be ready on the volume control on this one! - What's the most common bird in the world - sometimes kept as a pet? Frank Indiviglio educates us on the Red Billed Quelea: captive care of ...  

A beloved family pet was stolen by burglars during a break-in at a house in Hattersley on Sunday. A games console and an African Grey parrot called Chico was stolen. The parrot is mainly grey with a bright red tail and has been a family pet for ...  

Parrots can be loud, lovable companionsWSLSThe column, written by Diana Abu-Jaber, talks about living in Miami where parrots are more common, both as pets and as, well, neighbors who like to hang out in the trees. She writes about the screams of a macaw becoming her morning alarm clock, ...and more »  

Adverts in the name of Mr R Miah or Hans Gorteng for the sale of dogs or parrots are posted on various pet websites, including one called Bird Trader. The person asks his victims for an £185 deposit and contribution towards a pet courier service to send ...  

Parrot Hope Rescue is hosting their first garage sale fundraiser ... If you would like to continue to receive updates about local pet events, pet businesses and pet tips, please subscribe. Thank you for reading and sharing the Cleveland Pets Examiner ...  

Acting Zoo Director Tommy Higashino told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/HHMSa7 ) that the red Eclectus parrot was near the top of the trail Saturday morning. Higashiro says a couple, who has parrots of their own, recognized the zoo's missing ...  

Well know geocaching travel bug Pete The Parrot Ah, world renown travel bug Pete the Parrot (TB21K5T) has been on the move again and back in January traveled an additional 11,378 miles from New Zealand all the way up to the Netherlands. Pete is one well traveled party animal with well over 36,000 miles under his belt. Pictured below Pete is making a new friend at a game preserve called The Parrot Place near Kerikeri. Pete The Parrot...  

... because of the time spent in training makes the bird get accustomed that slowly the parrot or the any other bird need not be caged. Before you allow the bird to perch on your shoulder or leg, the feathers have to be trimmed. Before the bird is taught ...  

If you've been trying to teach your parrot to talk, then there's a good chance that you'd be interested in doing whatever you can to boost his or her vocabulary as much as possible. In order to do this, you must choose words and phrases to start your pet out on that will make talking a fun, easy, and natural thing for your bird to do. Check out my list of Great Words and Phrases to Teach Talking Parrots to get your bird's abilities off to a...  

Angie Seaton-Stanley shows a load of pet goodies she picked up for the Animal Food Pantry, an extension of Baytown Meals on Wheels. A pet-adoption event at Baytown’s Remington Park this Saturday will also be a drop-off point for pantry donations.  

"Parrots don't make good pets," she said. "It's the truth — it's a wild animal kept in a cage. They're never domesticated. The ideal place for them should be in a rain forest." But she acknowledges they make good companions, with their musical ...  

Mickey may have escaped as his cage was being spring-cleaned The centre’s Gillian Boyle said, “Mickey is a friendly bird who is used to people so it’s very likely someone is missing their pet. “It’s surprising how many stray parrots ...  

And don't even get him started on politics. All he needs now is to learn his address. Duke is an incredibly articulate African gray parrot. And when his curiosity got the better of him last month, the bird's considerable vocabulary — and a bit ...  

CARLISLE TOWNSHIP — To help him search for Sam, his lost African gray parrot, Jerry Liller, of Carlisle Township, started a Facebook page called Sam The Parrot and asked people to call him if they spotted her. Though Sam was never found, in a ...  

is currently home to 70 birds which are receiving rehabilitation and treatment for abuse as well as heart and liver disease. Vonnie MacMillan, who runs the Island Parrot Sanctuary, says the novelty of owning a chatty parrot can quickly wear off.  

The Red Parrot is far from the first restaurant in Baltimore to mix Asian cuisines on its menu. But it might be setting a giddy new standard. The cuisines keep coming — and never seem to stop. Among the first listed appetizers are Japanese ...  

And while most of the material items can be replaced, the family lost something they can never get back. Evelyn Mootispaw says her beloved pet parrots were killed in the blaze. "I heard my pets. I tried to grab them and I couldn't get them out. I heard ...  

This facility is operated by top avian veterinarians of the area ... that do not understand the complexities of parrot ownership or business.  If parrots as pets are removed as a possibility in Washington state or the United States, the demand for ...  

This huge region's rich birdlife includes some of the most colorful species anywhere on earth -- including ostriches, albatrosses, boobies, lovebirds, parrots, parakeets ... stretches from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central ...  

Although the bird, which was housed in a Toronto condominium in violation of the no-pets rules, was the focal point of the case, Lem says it was no more than a red herring for condominium lawyers. (Read the story here.) Michael and Margarita Bazilinsky ...  

It seemed like a good idea at the time. An Iowa man who took his pet zebra and parrot to a bar was busted for drunken driving. Jerald Reiter, of Cascade, was arrested Sunday in the parking lot of the Dog House bar in Dubuque, where people had been taking ...  

A woman seeking help to capture her lost parrot said Wednesday that her pet has returned home. A neighbor alerted owner Samantha Quinones that her parrot, Bella, was around the block in a tree. Quinones said that she shook Bella’s food ...  

and The Purple Parrot will participate. Each restaurant will sponsor a donation to the DHA, as well as funds from a 50/50 raffle. The response from the community has been great, Armideo said, with pet owners asking about the events and business ...  

LOS ANGELES - Mira Tweti does plenty of squawking over the size of parrot cages. Most, she says, are too small for the colorful birds whose charismatic and intelligent natures make them popular pets. That's why the Playa del Rey, Calif.,  

This huge region's rich birdlife includes some of the most colorful species anywhere on earth -- including ostriches, albatrosses, boobies, lovebirds, parrots ... stretches from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central ...  

A few months back, Bush buried her pet parrot, Gonzo, there after the bird was killed by a hawk that swooped down from a powerline out front. Nearby, there is a cream-white, flip-top garbage can. On it, there’s a peace symbol and painted ...  

Pets can be a person’s best friend. They can be the motivation you need to ... Also, other pets like cats, gerbils, parrots, or other birds are fun to play with and can give you a laugh with all the crazy things they do. If you need a ...  

And Darwin recognizes the Captain’s pet “parrot,” Polly, as something altogether more amazing. She’s the last Dodo bird. Darwin talks The Pirate Captain into sailing to Britain, under the nose of pirate-hating Queen Victoria (Imelda ...  

The famous wild parrots of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill have spread ... where the first of their kind likely escaped from a pet importer and then adapted to the city's chill and fog and the presence of humans. "They're fun.  

Prepare your pooches, felines, ferrets and parrots, and embrace the first annual Tlaquepaque ... There are other categories including best pet trick, best look a-like, most unusual, creative and most glamorous…. to name just a few.  

I'm thinking if they only want a stupid pet to cuddle ... First came a dog in a top hat, who walked on his front legs. He was auctioned for 80 dollars. An old green parrot, that squawked a few syllables of Punjabi went for 95.  

Simon & Schusters Guide to Pet Birds Book Nature Series Color Photos Parrot New $8.99 ... Original Male ECLECTUS PARROT PAINTING Green BIRD Pink Flowers Kasheta Pet ART $49.99 ...