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	Introducing JJ Bird
Hi this is Penny.  Normally I would jump on in here with some cute quips about how adorable my dad thinks I am, but JJ Bird asked if he could talk to you all about abused birds and the need for more people to get involved with re-homing a bird who needs to be rescued.  So without further ado:  JJ Bird one of my feathered siblings. Hi I am JJ.  JJ Bird as Teresa calls me.  I'd like to tell you a story about me how I became an abused bird.  As a little African Grey bird, with a sizeable beak, I was inquisitive.  There were times when I didn't want to play or come out of my house, but the humans cared little of what I wanted - only of what they wanted me to do.  You see humans who want to have birds, should really want to read about the birds needs and wants.  What they call, read a bird's body language to learn what we are saying, etc. Anyway, because of the human being afraid of being bit, and I really can't blame her, but she never tried to be friends with me, kept me locked up in my cage all the time.  Perching - what a laugh -  Teresa and Roger found out the hard way that I was hit with a perch.  You see if you want a bird to step up outside a cage, it is easier if a bird steps up on a perch.  Me on the other hand lunged at them - I thought they were going to hit me.  They never were - I know that now.  For the first 7 years of my life I was beaten, tormented, caged 24/7. They had grandkids who tormented me, jabbing things at me, throwing things at me while inside my cage. Running back and forth in front of my house.  They did all kinds of things. I could never let my guard down.  There was no where to run.   They never wanted me out, because they did not not how to get me back in unless they hurt me.  I was finally saved by a really nice family, unfortunately, I did not trust anyone. They really tried.  For little more than a year I was with them, but then I had to go away because they were afraid, because I was afraid, that I would bite one of the little kids.  Unfortunately, they were probably right - I probably would have because I was always afraid someone was going to come and hurt me. Then I met Teresa and Roger.  I bit her immediately, and went over and nipped Roger, but he told me he was not going to stand for that, but was that all I had.  It was love at first nip.  Roger figured Teresa would not let me come home, but even though I bit her, and I bit her pretty hard, after hearing my life story, looked me right in the eyes and told me that she forgave me and that I had a home for life.  She had no idea what life was going to be like, but home she took me. If Penny does not mind I'd like to come back and tell you the rest of the story.  I'm tired and it is past my bedtime.  We get a cookie before we go to bed everynite.  Teresa says that our Birdie nite-nite cookie.  Hope you let me come back.  Here is Penny. Wow, even JJ never told me about his earlier years.  Sure JJ Bird, you come back and finish your story, I want to hear what happens.  You guys come back and we all can learn what happens when he came here to live with my human parents.
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