NBC Television's popular show
The Voice is employing a
Moluccan cockatoo to accompany
Cee Lo Green. As far as I'm concerned, this kind of animal exploitation doesn't fly. By showing a cockatoo perched on a celebrity's shoulder, NBC is giving viewers the mistaken impression that these animals make good pets -- or that they should be pets at all. Some viewers might even be inspired to "own" one too, thereby leading to increased trade ...