> Mr Hines has been burying the birds that die in the nearby garden, and has been taking the birds that survive to a local vet. I thought Lorikeets were classi

> Mr Hines has been burying the birds that die in the nearby garden, and has been taking the birds that survive to a local vet. I thought Lorikeets were classified as pests in both Western Australia and Queensland. A few years ago my mother and I found an injured baby Rainbow Lorikeet in the middle of the road (some kind of wing injury). We put it in a box and went to the vet. Right before handing it over, I happened to ask the receptionist: "You guys aren't going to just kill him or anything, right?" That is when the receptionist decided to tell me that because Rainbow Lorikeets are considered pests, that is exactly what they would do. They wouldn't even look at the bird's injury. I took him home instead; he recovered and went on to live with me. I really hope that this person had some kind of agreement or assurance from the vet that they would actually help the birds. Of course not every bird that flies into a window can be saved, but if he was taking them there expecting them to get some kind of general diagnosis or treatment those birds may not have gotten the ending he was expecting.