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Biosketch
In years past, I've raised Arabian horses and maintained MacDonald's farm when my kids were in FFA and 4H. My daughter still has horses, as do I, and even though I now share my home with a lot of birds, I also love the sight, sound, smell, and feel of a sensitive and responsive horse! When I want to experience what really loud and pulsing to the core is, I enjoy the Austin Taiko Drumming group. FCA's History As the "bird fever" grew, I acquired more types of parrots and finally made some hard decisions that led to my specializing in smaller species that I felt were most adaptable to human and bird flocks. My wonderful sun conures continue to be excellent feathered ambassadors. The plucky Pyrrhura conures have become a major focus, and my appreciation for the feisty and beautiful parrotlets and the sweet lineolated parakeets is growing. All my birds have inspired me to write articles of my experiences and to help educate others. Through many bird e-lists, I have networked with like-minded people, and I am currently President of the Pyrrhura Breeders Association and the Oklahoma state coordinator for the American Federation of Aviculture (AFA). I actively support responsible birdkeeping, as well as organizations that are concerned with the well-being and re-homing of parrots (and not the "warehousing" of birds to generate donations). The Future I will also continue to enjoy trail riding with friends and family, and perhaps breeding an occasional mare, although that will be done with care and forethought, as the equine industry right now has challenges in most areas, attributable to both the economy AND the actions of the "animal rights" industry. I am a member of the following avicultural and animal-welfare-related, and civil liberties organizations: Pyrrhura Breeders Association (PBA), Avicultural Society of America (ASA), American Federation of Aviculture (AFA), International Conure Association (ICA), Parrotlet Alliance (PAI), National Avian Welfare Alliance (NAWA), Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA), Oklahoma Animal Interest Alliance (OAIA), Responsible Pet Owners Alliance (RPOA), Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA), Oklahoma Farm Bureau (OFB), National Rifle Association (NRA), and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Animal Rights/Prohibition Fanatics
and Thieves In addition, I educate about coat-tail opportunists who use the AR industry propaganda to hoard or 'warehouse' birds, assist with wrongful seizures, and exploit the animals under the guise of animal welfare, and which in reality gives true "rescue" a negative image. I also work to expose those organizations, including those that seize (steal) animals (privately *owned* property) under color of law, including using enabling ordinances (that give unconstitutional power to such thieves) under the guise of "animal welfare", and then adopting out (RE-SELLING) for a profit the seized animals, most of which miraculously become adoptable ($alable) almost immediately, despite claims of "horrific conditions". Breeders are intimidated and threatened with high fines and jail time unless they *voluntarily* relinquish ownership of most or all of their animals. In some states (e.g., Texas) local "traffic courts" are *shopped* by seizing agencies for JPs (that don't have to be attorneys) who will find in their favor and set unreasonably high bonds for the victimized owner to have to come up with in order to appeal to a *real court* for DUE PROCESS. Isn't that terrorism and racketeering at work? I wholeheartedly support legitimate rescues and re-homing individuals and groups. Like most breeders, I help in re-homing birds when possible. Friends don't let friends donate to H$U$ or PeTA! **Flash! H$U$ continues to discriminate against animal breeders with BIG LIE legislation in most states and at the federal level!** More Information, Links,
and Contact Cordially,
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