Parakeets are one of the most popular choices for pets. While the term "parakeet" encompasses over a hundred species of small parrots, for most people, it’s synonymous with one specific species: the ...

When my children wanted a pet, I knew I couldn't get a dog or cat because we live in an apartment, and the deposit is very expensive. Fish are nice to look at but not so great for young children. I ...

Colourful parakeets have been spotted for what is thought to be the first time in a Cambridgeshire orchard. The exotic birds have made a new home for themselves in Coton. Anna Gazeley, whose family ...

These birds had not flocked together to the local trail where they were rescued from among the brush by Mission Viejo Animal Services Center staff. Instead, it appeared the nearly 30 parakeets were ...

The son of an animal hoarder dropped off hundreds more parakeets this week to a Macomb County rescue shelter, bringing the total number of surrendered birds from the hoarder's house to 836. Although a ...

Millions of Americans—the estimates run between 8,000,000 and 10,000,000—keep parakeets for pets, and every year about 300 happy bird owners come down with psittacosis (“parrot fever,” also called ...