- Species: Macaw - Blue and Gold (See species list for details)
- Location: Buena Park, California, United States 90620
- Date Lost: March 15, 2012
- Phone Number: (805) xxx-xxxx
- Original URL: http://losangeles@.craigslist.org/lgb/laf/2907750929.html
BUENA PARK (CBS) — A Buena Park woman was reunited with her stolen helper parrot over the weekend, according to police.
There was no ransom, no search, just a bit of luck when an unidentified kid posted an ad on Craigslist to say he was willing to trade something for his bike. A man came with “Sparkey”, the 12-year-old blue and gold macaw, covered in a sheet and exchanged it for the bike.
The exchange raised the kid’s suspicions and he called authorities, according to the parrot’s owner, 44-year-old Chere Pulido.
The last time Pulido saw Sparkey was at about 10 p.m. on March 13. The next morning the parrot was missing.
“I said, ‘Hey Sparkey’, and I went to unlock the cage and lifted it up and noticed he was gone. And I looked around and I searched all the doors and I’m like, ‘No’,” Pulido recalled.
She said bolts had been removed from the top of the cage and she could see signs of a struggle – Sparkey’s feathers scattered in the park behind her house.
Pulido said her neighbors heard horrific sounds the night before.
“I heard he was screaming and hollering and fighting them with everything he had,” Pulido said.
The birdnapping suspect traded the macaw for a bike on Craigslist. The bike’s owner called authorities to see if his new parrot had been stolen and found out about Pulido’s missing bird.
Pulido said she has that Good Samaritan to thank for getting her “best friend” — and her lifeline — back. The Buena Park resident said she has a cancerous brain tumor and relies on Sparkey to call for help in times of need: “Being able to push a 911 alert button.”
Police said the investigation is continuing and detectives have a lead they are trying to pursue.
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News Story: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/03/15/woman-pleas-for-publics-help-in-finding-stolen-pet-parrot/
BUENA PARK (CBS) — A Buena Park woman put out a plea for help Thursday night after someone stole her very special pet parrot.
“I just know that he’s out there waiting for me to find him and I want him to know I’m not giving up,” Chere Pulido said referring to her parrot Sparky.
Feathers were all that Pulido had left of her beloved blue and gold Macaw. To her the 15-year-old parrot was much more than a bird.
“He was my best friend,” she said.
He was also her lifeline. Pulido has a cancerous brain tumor and relies on Sparky to call for help in times of need.
“Being able to push a 911 alert button,” Pulido explained.
Tuesday night, like every night, she placed Sparky in his outdoor cage and went to bed. The next morning she went to greet Sparky and bring him inside.
“I said, ‘hey Sparky’ and I went to unlock the cage and lifted it up and noticed he was gone. And I looked around and I searched all the doors and I’m like, ‘no,’” Pulido recalled.
She said bolts had been removed from the top of the cage and she could see signs of struggle — Sparky’s feathers scattered in the park behind her house.
She said her neighbors heard horrific sounds the night before.
“I heard he was screaming and hollering and fighting them with everything he had,” Pulido said.
She said she believes someone stole sparky from her Buena Park backyard to sell him. Macaws can cost $2,500.
She wants pet stores and the public to think twice before purchasing this parrot.
“If these people confront you and want to sell my baby to you, think about where he’s come from,” she said.
Most of all, Pulido said she wanted her beloved bird back where he belongs.
“Please help bring him home.”
If you have any information on Sparky’s whereabouts, Pulido would like to hear from you. She can be reached at (805) 390-7599.