In the same report, OurPet's Company
reports that there are also health benefits associated with owning a pet -
things like lowered blood pressure. Finally, the report also goes on to state
that on average, a typical household with a dog will spend $1266 annually on
their dog, a cat household will spend $930 on their cat annually, and a bird
owning household spends average of $881 per year on their bird(s). This data is
collaborated by the APPMA 2003/2004 survey that lists the average spending
breakout for a bird owner in 2002: Yearly Pet Bird Related Expenses 2002 Routine vet visits $151 Boarding $98 Cages $83 Food $77 Surgical vet visits $72 Medications $44 Other supplies $38 Food treats $28 Grooming aids/tools $26 All toys $25 Books/videos $25 Vitamins $18 Medicated shampoo/spray/mist $13 non-medicated shampoo/spray/mist $13 Total spent $711
Finally, there is
the matter of the initial cost of a parrot itself. As to the cost of a handfed baby
parrot, the web was searched for pricing on popular pet parrots, and after
comparing 17 different breeders who were all in the same category (i.e. they
only sold babies after they had weaned, they all offered to ship birds, they
all bred multiple species, they all offered guarantees on health, etc), the
following chart was derived, showing the lowest and highest prices found as
well as the industry median. Parrot Species Industry Low Price Industry Median Industry High Price Based on how many entries? African Grey Congo $750 $800 $1,200 11 Blue and Gold Macaw $950 $1,100 $1,400 12 Greenwing Macaw $1,350 $1,500 $1,800 10 Military Macaw $700 $975 $1,000 6 Hahns Mini Macaw $600 $600 $1,100 5 Umbrella Cockatoo $875 $1,000 $1,500 11 Moluccan Cockatoo $1,200 $1,500 $2,000 8 References American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, Inc.
(2002). 2003-2004 APPMA National Pet Owners Survey. Greenwich, CT. American Veterinary Medical Association. (2002). U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook. Schaumburg, IL.Profiling the Bird Owner (continued)
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