Julie Zickefoose
Of Parrots and People is a long, loud, heartrending squawk for the rights of the captive parrot: a vibrantly social higher intelligence usually condemned for life to solitary confinement. Its only crime: having brains and beauty in equal measure. This is a book to change hearts and minds, a long-overdue call to enlightenment to anyone who ever called a parrot ‘just a bird.' (Julie Zickefoose, naturalist, artist and author of Letters from Eden)
Wayne Pacelle
Mira Tweti's beautifully argued and meticulously researched book is, without question, the most important book published on the state of our relationship with parrots. It is required reading for anyone interested in animal welfare, environmental issues, and changing society's relationship to the natural world and the creatures in it. (Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO, The Human Society of the United States)
Marc Bekoff
Of Parrots and People is a winner on numerous fronts. Extremely well researched and easy to read, Mira Tweti's book offers a comprehensive view of what it's like to be a parrot in a human-dominated world. Blending solid scientific research with compelling personal stories, this fascinating book offers yet more reasons why we must increase our compassionate footprint now, not later when it may be more convenient to do so. The next time someone tells me I'm a birdbrain, I'll wink, smile, and walk away having felt that I've been royally complimented. I'll share this book widely - it is that good. (Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; author of The Emotional Lives of Animals)
Frans de Waal
This book conveys the immeasurable joy of parrots as companion animals, but also serves as a warning to those who may underestimate the emotional demands of these brainy birds. Mira Tweti provides an engagingly written, passionate plea to take the parrot-human relationship very seriously. (Frans de Waal, Ph.D., author of Our Inner Ape)
From the Publisher
The most important book published on the state of our relationship with parrots."
-Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO, Humane Society of the United States
Jane Goodall
Parrots can not only learn to talk but understand the meaning of many words for they are highly intelligent. Some are clad in glorious plumage. Not surprising that they have long been sought after as pets or research subjects and Mira Tweti shares engaging stories about individual parrots and their dedicated owners. But she also tells of the multitude of parrots suffering in captivity, and how the pet trade has brought many species to the brink of extinction in the wild. Informative, compassionate and very entertaining, Of Parrots and People is a book for animal lovers everywhere.
Joanna Burger
Tweti weaves a wonderful tale of people and parrots that will make you laugh, weep and applaud the wonderful wit and devilry of parrots. (Joanna Burger, author of The Parrot Who Owns Me)