The following is intended to clarify some of my feelings and convictions as a member of our companion parrot enthusiast community...
I, for one, feel committed to comment on possible health and/or safety risks relating to our members' birds whenever I notice them. And I will do so irrespective of whose posts may suggest the presence of such risks, and irrespective of the potential for my comments to erode member participation on this message board. I am hopeful that each of you will make the same commitment to yourselves and join me in speaking out if/when doing so is called for. Moreover, I hope that our members will freely comment on the existence of any health or safety risks concerning my own birds that I may be unaware of.
Thanks for reading my statement.