Support Parrots by Jayne A.

 

People that have mental or physical disabilities can greatly benefit with the help of a support animal. There are many types of support or service animals, and the most common ones are dogs. More and more along the years there have been new types of service animals like cats, pigs, and parrots. There are many types of parrots like small cockatoos, macaws, or like African greys. The most looked for parrot is the African grey. Due to the fact that the African greys can mimic sounds, noises, can talk, are highly intelligent, and can sense people emotions, they are picked as support animals.

To begin with, African greys are highly intelligent. According to lafeber.com in the article called “Parrots as Service Animals,” “With innate abilities to mimic human voice and acquiring phrases.” This means that the African greys can speak to you in clear words and words you'll be able to understand. “The parrots are able to provide a calming influence over those suffering from various levels of anxiety.” Also, their calming present provides a soothing environment. “The parrots had been successfully used to soothe the man’s anxieties enabling him to merge more seamlessly with society.” Meaning that the parrot can stay calm in public, making the man feel more comfortable around people.

Additionally, parrots are highly trainable. According to the Petsoid.com this article called “Parrots as Service Animals,” “most of these birds treat their owners very well. It doesn’t take long for a parrot to establish a deep and lasting bond with its owner.” This is saying that parrots easily become friends with their new owners. “Parrots with innate abilities to mimic human voice and acquiring phrases to use.” This means parrots can learn any word or learn what you teach it to say. “You can however, train parrots to perform certain actions. This can be particularly useful for those who are prone to self-harming behaviors.” This is basically saying that you can train the parrots to do certain acts or things to stop self-harm. They are there as an extra helpful presence in someone’s household. 

Lastly, parrots can sense peoples’ emotions. According to lafeber.com article, parrots can sense peoples’ emotions. “Parrots are known to be intuitively aware of the human emotions.”  Basically, this is saying that if you get mad, sad, or feel nervous the parrot can pick up how you feel. They can sense when their owner becomes angry, when they become stressed, and begin to grow tense as a result. This is saying that they can sense the changes in your body heat and your energy. “By the trained use of certain phrases that can soothe an increasingly agitated individual, an ESA parrot can provide an emotional assistance that can be most helpful.” Meaning that they can show the parrots certain words and sentences to help calm their owners down.

To end all these thoughts, having a parrot as a support animal is greatly beneficial. They are highly intelligent, trainable, and good at sensing people’s emotion. You can teach them how to talk and imitate sounds that you want them to say. As a result, people with mental or physical disabilities can greatly benefit with the help of a parrot as their service animal.