A PETA Undercover Investigation

A senior worker killed sick birds—ripping some of their heads off—and threw them into a wooded area.

Dear Friend,

A new PETA undercover investigation of Creekside Birds—an Oklahoma bird-breeding factory in the supply chains of PetSmart, Petco, and Petland—revealed that the facility crammed approximately 10,000 parakeets into tiny metal cages caked with waste and strewn with chicks’ rotting bodies. Some cages were so small that a single bird couldn’t spread their wings inside.

Young parakeets are crowded 50 per filthy cage.

The factory’s co-owners refused to get veterinary care for sick and injured birds. Nancy, a bird with a severely injured face and wing, was denied any care for her wounds, and she died after suffering for at least two weeks.

When PETA’s investigator asked if a bird who couldn’t stand might be seen by a veterinarian, a senior worker explained, “If we had [a veterinarian] come check on every bird, I don’t think we’d be profiting in here.”

This is what happens when living beings are reduced to products: Their lives become disposable.

In just 27 days, the investigator and other workers found nearly 1,400 dead birds.

While staff left some birds to die, they killed others in crude ways, including by crushing their necks, throwing them against the ground, and even ripping their heads off.

Every one of these birds is someone who deserves a life free from exploitation. Please, take a moment today to urge PetSmart, Petco, and Petland to stop selling all birds.

Help Birds by Taking Action Here

You can also help by buying supplies only at stores that don’t sell any live animals.

Thank you for your compassion for our fellow animals and for your willingness to take action.

Sincerely,

Sarah Deffinger
Senior Evidence Analyst
PETA

PETA entities' undercover investigations expose animal abuse in laboratories, farms and slaughterhouses, the clothing industry, the pet trade, and more.