PROTECTION OF BIRDS.
In reply to "H.T.E," I still contend that it is a greater act of cruelty to release any bird bred in captivity than to keep it caged, and when he talks of releasing canaries, birds that have been bred in captivity for 300 years, lie is talking nonsense. They would not survive two days. Anyway, Nature is cruel, more cruel than cages—the law of the survival of the fittest is the law of Nature. Cats, weasels, hawks, all take their toll. Anyway, the two instances I quoted in my last letter prove that even a wild bird —when released and able to mix with his own kind and species —does not thank you, but conies back to his cage in relief for safety. CANARY.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 8
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