African Grey Parrots and the law

[Fixx]

Can someone clarify something for me please? Should African Greys be ringed/chipped/have some sort of permanent ID?

Ta very much in advance

[fenwoman]

Originally Posted by Fixx

Can someone clarify something for me please? Should African Greys be ringed/chipped/have some sort of permanent ID?

Ta very much in advance

Not compulsory but advisable to have some form of ID in case it gets out and is found by someone who wants to keep it.
It is not compulsory to ring or ID anything other than cites species.

[*mogwai*]

no it's not compulsery or the law. most hand reared birds will have a ring round the foot. this is a very good indicator that the bird isn't wild caught as the ring will only over the foot af a very very young bird. most breeders will provide you with a hatch certificate but in my experience that's just a peice of paper with the breeders details and the hatch date on it.

like has been said cites birds do need paperwork and it's illegal to sell them without this.