Update
The bird is back.
At around 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, Critters posted on Facebook that the stolen sun conure parrot has been safely returned to his perch in the store thanks to a tip received that morning of a man with a bird matching itB次元官网网址檚 description.
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Original story
With assistance from a thief, a beloved parrot has flown the coop from EdB次元官网网址檚 World of Critters and Supplies, with a $400 reward offered for his safe return.
The vibrant yellow and orange sun conure went missing from the pet store at around 11: 30 a.m. on Monday, March 18, manager Jenny Ritchie said, adding that staff had put him back in his cage at 11 a.m., but didnB次元官网网址檛 notice him missing until around noon. The bird-napping occurred while one staff member was unloading an order at the side door and another busy in the fish room, leaving just one attendant up front.
None of them witnessed the bird being taken, but Ritchie, who wasnB次元官网网址檛 working that day, said the exterior security cameras did show someone enter the store with an open backpack and leave with it securely zipped up. She added that the bird is valued at about $1,800, but thatB次元官网网址檚 secondary to the bird itself.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e more concerned with getting him back because itB次元官网网址檚 too cold out there for him,B次元官网网址� Ritchie said. B次元官网网址淲e just want the bird back safely. WeB次元官网网址檙e offering a $400 reward no questions asked. If you bring him back to us, weB次元官网网址檒l be happy campers.B次元官网网址�
Before reporting the theft to the RCMP, staff did ensure that the parrot didnB次元官网网址檛 disappear by some other means. Ritchie said they reviewed the outer security footage, there are no cameras inside the store and didnB次元官网网址檛 see the bird fly out the door. She also confirmed that they donB次元官网网址檛 currently have any on-site cats for adoption that would require interrogation.
The visually striking bird also makes a vocal impact and is B次元官网网址渘otoriously loud,B次元官网网址� but when put into a dark space, such as a backpack, they go quiet. The chatty little bird is also B次元官网网址渧ery friendly, and would have happily jumped onto someoneB次元官网网址檚 hand,B次元官网网址� making his theft even easier.
B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 been a lot of community support,B次元官网网址� Ritchie added. B次元官网网址淭hat [Facebook] post has been shared a ton.B次元官网网址�
She asks that anyone with information on the bird, which has a numbered band on his leg, or the person who took him to contact the Salmon Arm RCMP at 250-832-6044, or Critters directly at 250-832-0604.
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