Man to Question Parrot in Court

I know what most of you are thinking, but this is no joke!

A man from the US state of Virginia says he can prove his lost parrot has been adopted - by questioning it in court.

David DeGroff is convinced his 11-year-old African Grey parrot named Loulou, has been adopted by a woman in Pennsylvania.

He says he can prove Loulou is his because the bird can whistle television theme tunes and say "Daddy's gotta go to work."

The bird flew out of his apartment in Alexandria in April. A month later Nina Weaver, from Newburg, Pennsylvania, adopted an African grey parrot from the DC Animal Shelter.

DeGroff called the shelter in mid-May and was told an African grey had recently been adopted. Mr DeGroff then used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the adoption records. He's seeking $15,000 (£9,000) for pain and suffering if the bird turns out to be his.

DeGroff said he drove to Ms Weaver's home, but no one answered. He said he saw a bird through the window and felt a connection. "She seemed like she tried to communicate with me," Mr DeGroff said.

Ms Weaver said: "We have no comment. We're not going to fight this in the paper."

Source: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...=news.quirkies

[shahani]

Some people will do anything for publicity.

Or money.

Alexandria Va. go figure

just kidding!

some people

[thekingofpain]

If the bird had been banded or had a chip installed he wouldnt have to bring charges---the animal would have been returned costing him nothing---
Heck I chipped my cat and she was free to me but now priceless...

[Warthog]

Alexandria Va. go figure

lol, that's the next town over.

If your dog was lost and was in a similar situation such as this, wouldn't you have it do tricks or some unique things to prove it was yours? Not that far fetched....I can have my dog balance stuff on it's nose while not moving, not an everyday dog trick (thank you The Far Side for that one)

*shrugs*
Doesn't seem like some lame publicity stunt to me...the guy just wants his bird back, whom probably cost him mucho grande $$$ to get in the first place.

Warthog

[Knothead]

District attorney: "Alright, Mr. Gray, and just how long have you been a parrot?"

[Theophylact]

"Donkeys' years, me hearties!"

Oh, wait, that was last week...