To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 15:39:01 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] fw: parrot tels rescuers his name
From: ronkean at juno.com
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Lost Parrot Tells Animal Rescuers His Name

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LONDON (Reuters) - An escaped parrot was reunited with his owners on
Friday -- after telling rescuers his name.
Animal welfare officer Debbie Sheppard said she discovered the bright
green bird perched on a fence in the western English town of Swindon and
took him to her home.
To her astonishment he started to "laugh and squawk" -- saying the name
Basil over and over again. A check with the local police revealed a
parrot of the same name had been reported missing.
"My husband couldn't believe it when he started to talk; he was coming
out with all sorts of things. Once he started, he couldn't stop," said
Sheppard, who works for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals.
Basil's relieved owner Ann Bradley said the bird was a very good mimic.
"He's just like a tape recorder. He'll copy the telephone and say 'hello'
before we've had a chance to pick it up -- and tell my children to get
ready for school."

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