A few months ago, there was a mug shot of a guy with his bright red parrot perched on his shoulder. The owner looked suitably pissed, as a proper Pirate should be looking while wearing his parrot.
This guy was due in court that day to pay some fines. Before he went in the courthouse, he let his bird, named “Bird” fly in a nearby tree and wait for him. This fellow had some overdue fees and not enough money, so he had to spend a little time in jail. He panicked and told the bailiff that his bird was outside waiting.
The bailiff and others went to the tree and called the bird, but it would not move out of the tree. Other birds were beginning to peck at and harrass the parrot. They knew it did not belong there. The bailiff went back, got the owner, bought him outside, though in handcuffs. The moment the bird saw his owner, he immediately flew out of the tree and perched on his owner’s shoulder. They put the bird in an animal shelter to wait for his owner to be released in a few days.
Awwww.....:)
I have a Chameleon who sits on my shoulder but she would not care if I burst into flames.
In fact, most days, I think she hopes for that.
LOL! I saw that on the news.
We animal lovers are pretty obsessive. All of my SHTF plans include endless provisions - but I hadn’t thought about an impromptu Jail stint :-)