Redditor Sues A Bankrupt Bird Lady For Knowingly Selling Birds With A Fatal, Highly Contagious Disease

“Kind of like AIDs for parrots”

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• December 13, 2022

PBFD (or psittacine beak and feather disease) is a viral disease that affects parrots of all kinds. BFDV (or beak and feather disease virus), the causative virus, on the other hand, belongs to the taxonomic genus Circovirus, family Circoviridae.

The virus attacks the claw, beak, and feather follicles of the bird, causing malformation in all these areas as well as necrosis. All feather growth eventually comes to a halt due to the hindering of development caused by feather shaft constriction.

There are two types of this disease: acutely fatal and chronic. Once the claws and beak lose their outer layers, tissues become vulnerable to secondary infection. Lymphocyte production is also slowed since the virus also affects the thymus and Bursa of Fabricius, causing immunosuppression that makes the bird vulnerable to infections. There is a possibility that the bird won't be able to eat if it has a fractured beak or necrosis of the hard palate.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/Kim_Jong_Grill made a post on the r/AmItheA--hole subReddit where they explained how a 'bird lady' sold them a diseased bird suffering from PBFD. The Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to the user's post. 

Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post. 

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/Kim_Jong_Grill:

After OP's bird tested positive, she confronted the 'breeder' about it.

The woman could not give OP a refund because she was bankrupt after several refunds.

OP tried to warn other potential buyers from falling for the woman's scam.

OP felt unsure whether they should sue the bird lady after what she has done.

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/Kim_Jong_Grill's post:

People like this are the reason why the US is making animal abuse cases a felony.

A national registry would be a perfect solution to this problem.

The lady did not prove that she actually went bankrupt.

OP should make sure to report this incident to prevent further damage.

“Civil suits aren't easy to collect...”

Once people start taking legal action, then she will truly be bankrupt.

OP should settle outside of the court.

“Sue her and get your funds back.”

“What she is doing is negligent and putting lives of other birds at risk...”

OP should take the case to a small claims court.

OP should do what is right and prevent this from happening again.

OP should not feel bad for her and do what is right.

Even if OP gets nothing from suing her, it would still be worth it.

You don't need that much money to sue someone.

OP would not benefit from suing her.

Some people have no conscience or shame. Whether OP decides to sue the bird lady or not, they should report what she has been doing to prevent it from happening again.

It's endangering the lives of other birds. If you enjoyed reading this, make sure to check out similar content on our platform.

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