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Post by tessiedowling on Jun 17, 2013 21:12:35 GMT 10
Hi there, I have only started keeping birds this year when I met my boyfriend who has a cockatoo. He got given a Galah who was a registered pet of a person who no longer had time for him. Since then we have also been handed 3 lost very tame galahs( clearly pets or aviary birds due to their behaviour), a baby corella and a rainbow lorikeet ( not all at the same time)They are now our big bird family and we love and care for them well and spend lot's of time with them all. I worry wether we are able to register them since we do not have papers as they are all orphans. What is the right thing to do in my situation?
If anyone has advice it is welcomed, thank you.
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Post by avinet on Jun 17, 2013 22:14:56 GMT 10
Hi there, I have only started keeping birds this year when I met my boyfriend who has a cockatoo. He got given a Galah who was a registered pet of a person who no longer had time for him. Since then we have also been handed 3 lost very tame galahs( clearly pets or aviary birds due to their behaviour), a baby corella and a rainbow lorikeet ( not all at the same time)They are now our big bird family and we love and care for them well and spend lot's of time with them all. I worry wether we are able to register them since we do not have papers as they are all orphans. What is the right thing to do in my situation? If anyone has advice it is welcomed, thank you. It depend son the state you live in - in Queensland all the species you mentioned do not need a license to keep and you do not need to register them. I would suggest just making a note of the circumstances leading to you getting the birds. Let us know the state you live in and we can further advise you but in most states these species are exempt from licensing. cheers, Mike |
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Post by tessiedowling on Jun 18, 2013 9:52:23 GMT 10
Hi Mike, I'm from Victoria. My concern was that the birds could be taken away one day if I didn't have proof of purchasing them and rego for them. So many people don't clip their birds and let them fly off. It's a massive problem. When we get a new bird handed to us we are advertising it on this lost parrot site and gumtree also but we don't get responses so we end up just keeping them. There is only so many birds I can have though, I think we need to put a 'no vacancy' sign up on the Aviary.
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Post by avinet on Jun 18, 2013 12:37:20 GMT 10
The list of birds that do not require a license to keep is at www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/103512/Taxa_-_Private_not_reqd.pdf - it includes all the species you have, so you are OK. The Victorian regulations are currently being reviewed however the proposals I have seen will not affect your situation. As I mentioned earlier I would recommend making notes of where and when and the circumstances the birds came into your possession so that you have that documented in case you were ever visited by either the local council or rangers. And perhaps investigate what the local council's by-laws are about keeping birds - some councils around Australia do put restrictions on what birds, and how many, can be kept on a suburban block. Those by-laws should be available on line. cheers, Mike |
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