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Dr Dog · 06-06-2010, 01:59 PM

Obese Sydney bird sent to birdy bootcamp

An Australian kookaburra bird is undergoing personal training after growing too fat to fly because she ate too many sausages.

The kookaburra got into trouble with her weight when residents at a Sydney park began feeding her sausages at barbecues.

The porky kookaburra weighed in at 565 grams (1.2 pounds), nearly 40 percent heavier than a normal adult bird, rendering her so unfit she couldn't fly.

"Out in the wild she'd eat a whole small animal such as a mouse or skink, but butcher's sausages are just too much of a good thing," said Gemma Watkinson, Sydney's Taronga Zoo wildlife hospital nurse.

A Sydney resident brought the bird to the zoo after spotting dogs chasing her along the ground.

"The kookaburra's been down at the rehabilitation aviary for a couple of weeks on a special 'lite n'easy' diet designed by our bird keeper," said Watkinson.

Following a rigorous exercise regime up to three times a day with a personal trainer, the kookaburra is winning her battle of the bulge, but still a little more weight to shed before being ready to be returned to her native habitat.

"We've fitted the temporary home out like a 'bird gym'," said Watkinson

Town council seizes fat dog

Don't overfeed your pets, lest your municipal authorities come take them away.

That's a lesson learned by dog owners in the Wyre region of Lancashire, England.

The Wyre Borough Council seized Gucci, the obese bull terrier, from her home this week and sent her to fat camp, reports the U.K. Daily Mail.

The council got a court order to take the 56-pound dog after a local vet expressed fear for her wellbeing, and multiple notices were to her owners warning them to take better care of Gucci.

The dog was reportedly so big that she waddled and had sores from supporting her own weight.

The ideal weight for the breed is between 44 and 85 pounds, depending on the breeding and parentage of the animal

06-06-2010, 10:34 PM

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The Wyre Borough Council seized Gucci, the obese bull terrier, from her home this week and sent her to fat camp, reports the U.K. Daily Mail.

Pity they dont do the same thing for obese kids, I went shopping today and every 2nd kid was a little porker.
Looking at the shopping carts the parents were pushing around it's not hard to see why.

Wyre Council were dead right to seize the dog I just hope they press charges on the owners.

Fuzz420 · 06-06-2010, 10:47 PM

Im no expert here but why would you feed a bird sausages?

06-06-2010, 10:53 PM

IWanaGetHiSoHi · 06-06-2010, 10:55 PM

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Im no expert here but why would you feed a bird sausages?

The same reason people still feed the monkeys at the zoo ... and birds are Omnivores ... Vultures eat roadkill ... Isn't that kind of like an unwrapped sausage?
I wonder how many fat kids The Cookie Monster is responsible for ...

RetroGrow · 06-06-2010, 11:06 PM

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Im no expert here but why would you feed a bird sausages?

Ummm....why would you feed a human sausages?
And why would they eat them?

06-07-2010, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by IWanaGetHiSoHi

I wonder how many fat kids The Cookie Monster is responsible for ...

Ah yeah blame the poor ole Cookie Monster instead of the parents who let the tv n cookies exercise their pets n kids

Dr Dog · 06-07-2010, 01:03 AM

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Ah yeah blame the poor ole Cookie Monster instead of the parents who let the tv n cookies exercise their pets n kids

I would say there is a clown that needs blame first

But yeah the last time I was BBQ up some sausages, I dont recall thinking" you know I think the birds would really appreciate these"

kaiser_soze · 06-07-2010, 02:38 AM

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oh man laughed for a good 5 minutes there.

b00m · 06-07-2010, 02:46 AM

Kookaburra's eat snakes and lizards daily, so a fat sausage chucked on the ground is just too tempting for the ol' Kooka to pass up.

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Dr Dog Sharks have a week dedicated to me Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CANNADA Posts: 7,216	Obesity..First our kids...now our animals Obese Sydney bird sent to birdy bootcamp An Australian kookaburra bird is undergoing personal training after growing too fat to fly because she ate too many sausages. The kookaburra got into trouble with her weight when residents at a Sydney park began feeding her sausages at barbecues. The porky kookaburra weighed in at 565 grams (1.2 pounds), nearly 40 percent heavier than a normal adult bird, rendering her so unfit she couldn't fly. "Out in the wild she'd eat a whole small animal such as a mouse or skink, but butcher's sausages are just too much of a good thing," said Gemma Watkinson, Sydney's Taronga Zoo wildlife hospital nurse. A Sydney resident brought the bird to the zoo after spotting dogs chasing her along the ground. "The kookaburra's been down at the rehabilitation aviary for a couple of weeks on a special 'lite n'easy' diet designed by our bird keeper," said Watkinson. Following a rigorous exercise regime up to three times a day with a personal trainer, the kookaburra is winning her battle of the bulge, but still a little more weight to shed before being ready to be returned to her native habitat. "We've fitted the temporary home out like a 'bird gym'," said Watkinson Town council seizes fat dog Don't overfeed your pets, lest your municipal authorities come take them away. That's a lesson learned by dog owners in the Wyre region of Lancashire, England. The Wyre Borough Council seized Gucci, the obese bull terrier, from her home this week and sent her to fat camp, reports the U.K. Daily Mail. The council got a court order to take the 56-pound dog after a local vet expressed fear for her wellbeing, and multiple notices were to her owners warning them to take better care of Gucci. The dog was reportedly so big that she waddled and had sores from supporting her own weight. The ideal weight for the breed is between 44 and 85 pounds, depending on the breeding and parentage of the animal __________________ Federally Registered Designated Grower THE BUD HUNTER Medicinal Marijuana Advocate
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