"Macaws can make wonderful pets in the right household," says Gregory Rich, D.V.M., an avian and exotic pet veterinarian and owner of a 24-year-old blue and yellow macaw, in an email interview.

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She adds that the saddest part is that most people who have macaws as pets simply don't know what to do with them. "We know a family where the bird got out of their cage, and these birds are big.

They're intelligent, curious and talkative companions that have been domesticated for centuries. "Macaws can make wonderful pets in the right household," says Gregory Rich, D.V.M., an avian and exotic ...