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RE: Anyone have experience with Seagulls as pets? page 6

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Grygon's:

[nq:1]Ahem. The U.K. is not a state. We are not a democracy we have a monarchy0) I know many Americans ... but weare not, nor will we ever be. It is not illegal to keep an injured gull in the U.K.[/nq]
i hadn't seen the mention of where the bird was found until after sending this post. Emotion: smile

[nq:1]Crikey, for 'the land of the free' there are an awful lot of laws whichtell you you cannot keep this ... this damp overcrowded island, we can keep gulls, crows, starlings, quakers, ferrets etc if we jolly well choose to :0)[/nq]
it is for the best interest of the bird: if i had kept it and not had it ready to be released by the time it needed to migrate, or released it after that time it would have died. does the UK have migratory animals? then there's no reason for that law i s'pose. Emotion: wink

[nq:1]The last bit I agree with.[/nq]
yeah, aside from that i'm just an ugly american to you, neh? Emotion: wink

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Grygon's:

[nq:2]I'm still trying to figure out which state it is that is illegal to keep[/nq]
[nq:1]starlings 'because they are a migratory species'. Starlings arenon-native, are not classified as a migratory species because they are non-native, ... checked out all fifty states. As far as I am aware starlings are actually illegal to RELEASE for any reason.[/nq]
huh... perhaps i should question that gal next time i take in a sparrow (2 so far this spring, plus a pigeon). after she made me sign some paperwork during the starling (standard for any rescues brought in) she left me for 20 minutes in that front room, not even responding to my dinging the bell again and again (she told me she'd be right back). i was tempted to ignore that damn "employees only" sign and go find her but i just left instead.

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rmm7e:

[nq:1]I'm still trying to figure out which state it is that is illegal to keep starlings 'because they are a ... to keep in every single state I've looked up the law on. Mindyou, I haven't checked out all fifty states.[/nq]
No need to look them up individually; the Fish & Wildlife Service (federal) states:
"All wild birds (except pigeons, English sparrows and starlings) are protected by federal and state laws. You may not trap, kill or possess protected species without federal and state permits."

on the website http://library.fws.gov/Bird Publications/prob.html

However, they have been known to exhibit migratory behavior according to http://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/EURSTA /
Perhaps this is where the confusion came in.
Regina

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Gloria Carr:

Ah, thanks.
Gloria

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maz:

Graham
Just letting you know the patient fully recovered and was stressing in care so he was released. When I let him go he flew straight over to all the other Silver Gulls and sat with them..more or less saying.."Hi guys. I am back and rearing to go!!"
There wasn't much of a wound in his mouth, so he was able to eat and drink. I find adult Silver Gulls stress and wont eat in captivety. I usually house them in a large cocky cage with newspaper on the floor. He was okay to be released as he was underweight and it was best for me to release him when he was all bitey and wanting to go. That was one happy and satisfied patient. I wish they were all like that:)
Maz

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