dunsbyowl Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Just a bit of light relief - is that bloke's name for real? Potter films blamed for abandoned owls. An owl sanctuary says it is still feeling the unwanted effect of the Harry Potter films, with high numbers of owls being abandoned. It is claimed owls' popularity as pets increased in the last decade with many keen to copy JK Rowling's schoolboy hero with his companion Hedwig. Ian Toothill, of the North Wales Owl Sanctuary, says about 90% of the birds are abandoned "captive-bred" pets. He says people often do not realise owls smell and are not good pets. Mr Toothill and his wife Pam have more than 100 birds at the Corwen sanctuary. Demand for their services increased after the release of the Harry Potter films, which featured actor Daniel Radcliffe with a pet snowy owl. Mr Toothill said: "We have had quite a big increase in owls coming in from the pet industry over the last 10 years. “Start Quote There has always been a market for pets for owls for many years, but since Harry Potter came out the increase probably doubled or tripled overnight†Ian Toothill North Wales Owl Sanctuary "There has always been a market for pets for owls for many years, but since Harry Potter came out the increase probably doubled or tripled overnight." While the Potter films saw a surge in pet owls, Mr Toothill said the desire for status symbols meant the problem continued, and there were also parents who "can't say no to their children". He said many birds were "captive-bred" abroad for the pet industry, often taken from their parents as eggs, and would not survive in the wild. He said they did not "make good pets at all," have sharp talons and can "nip quite badly". It is known that some owls can live for 50 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSWFC Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 What has this got to do with Wednesday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmersfoortOwl Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 What has this got to do with Wednesday? Who knows, but he put some effort into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyhowsonswfc Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I can picture the Scene on Alan Partridge now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 When I saw this tread title, I thought "What a waste of bandwith - another sh*te thread about a player who left a year ago and was awful for us". But, I still decided to read it and would have juts left to go into the next thread had it been the sh*te I was expecting. Unbelieveably, the thread was even f*cking worse than I anticipated. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilanTheMan Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) Thought this was funnier than the thread itself. Edited June 6, 2012 by MilanTheMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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