A Glasgow parrot owner has thanked a charity for delivering an emergency food parcel to his birds after a delivery mixup meant they were in danger of going hungry.
Gus, from Mount Florida, is currently shielding at home due to underlying health conditions amid the lockdown, and hasn't been outside since March 24.
And after his food parcels and the food he ordered for Lucrezia and Luther never appeared, the British Red Cross stepped in to assist to provide the pair with some vegetables and fruit.
Gus, who took over the care of the parrots after his father passed away a few years ago, was referred to the British Red Cross from Glasgow City Council.
Gus said: “Lockdown is what it is, it’s not great but it’s better than getting sick. I just take it as the days come.
“My food parcels were being sent to the wrong address, so someone from the Council got in touch with the Red Cross as an emergency for a week until the other one got sorted out.
“But at that point there was nothing in the house for the parrots, we had ordered food but they had been sent elsewhere. And so I asked if anything could be done for the parrots to help out for a week.
“Luther talks but Lucrezia is quieter, she came from another family and I don’t think they really looked after her. She just squawks a lot.
Luther says the usual things, Hello! How are you doing! What are you up to!”
“We’ve got high ceilings and the birds can fly around a bit. But I’d much rather they were in the wild and free.
“It made a big difference, to not help them out it would have been very limited to what I could do. I do appreciate the help the Red Cross gave me at the time in a tricky situation.
“I knew it was International Parrot Day, every year when it comes along, I’ll give them a couple of toys.”
