Abstract
Dear Editor:
I have just received the February/
March issue of the AFA Watchbird and
have read it with great interest, as
always.
Unfortunately, I also found something
in this issue that made me
greatly concerned. This has nothing
to do with the articles on aviculture,
which are informative and well
written. Rather, it concerns an advertisement.
On page 24, "Bird Gallery" of Sun
Valley, California, advertises a new
food mix, "Lories Luncheon Dry
Formula;' that has been designed for
lories and lorikeets. The new formula
is being pushed (I cannot find a more
appropriate word) on lory keepers
with the promise that the liquid
droppings of lories will become firm
like those of parrots and that the mess
and cleaning associated with lory
keeping will stop. While I do not
question the claim of the advertisers,
I feel that a strong warning must be
issued to all lory keepers about any
products that are designed to make
the digestion of lories more acceptable
to housekeepers.