{"id":31019,"date":"2020-12-15T21:54:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T03:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=31019"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:44:43","slug":"inside-dr-pepperbergs-lab-giving-thanks-to-the-caretakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/inside-dr-pepperbergs-lab-giving-thanks-to-the-caretakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Dr. Pepperberg&#8217;s Lab: Giving Thanks To The Caretakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we think about 2020 during this holiday season, many of us simply can\u2019t wait for what we hope will be a new beginning in 2021. I won\u2019t try to convince anyone that this has been anything other than an incredibly difficult year, even for those of us who have plenty for which to give thanks (for example, those of us who have remained healthy, whose friends and family have remained healthy, who still have jobs and homes)\u2014all of us still most likely have had to deal with some form of adversity. But we really can find many other things for which to be grateful and for which we should give thanks, and I want to devote this blog to giving thanks to animal caretakers, who have rarely been acknowledged when we think about those individuals who have devoted themselves to their work in this time of crises.<\/p>\n<h3>Caretakers Always On-Call<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44216\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44216\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/budgie-parakeet-cage-un-r48Az2D3Lq4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"close up on white and blue parakeet (aka) budgie in a cage\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/budgie-parakeet-cage-un-r48Az2D3Lq4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/budgie-parakeet-cage-un-r48Az2D3Lq4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/budgie-parakeet-cage-un-r48Az2D3Lq4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/budgie-parakeet-cage-un-r48Az2D3Lq4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-close-up-of-a-bird-on-a-perch-r48Az2D3Lq4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chiara Guercio\/Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019m thinking about all the veterinarians and their assistants, who quickly figured out\u2014sometimes faster than doctors dealing with humans\u2014how to manage the care of their clients. Just because our companion animals (mostly) didn\u2019t get sick from COVID, didn\u2019t mean that they didn\u2019t get sick at all. If your bird or other animal needed care, your veterinarian was there to do everything possible.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m thinking about all the zookeepers across the world. Dealing with shutdowns that threatened severe funding cuts, they didn\u2019t stop caring for the denizens for whom they were responsible. They managed as best they could, making sure that enclosures and cages were cleaned, and meals appeared on time. The public complained that one of their favorite pastimes was no longer available, but how many sent donations to help out? While the public could stay safe during lockdowns, many zookeepers had to take public transit to get to their jobs, taking risks that others could avoid.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m thinking about all the animal care technicians at laboratories. Some were even forced to euthanize animals for whom they had cared for months, if not years. The emotional toll was horrific. Many worked long shifts to ensure the health and welfare of their charges so that euthanasia could be avoided. Like zookeepers, they too often had to deal with the vagaries of public transportation.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m thinking of all the workers at shelters. They faced many of the same issues as zookeepers. Granted, many people decided lockdown was the perfect time to adopt that cute puppy or kitten, but fewer people were eager to adopt the older pets orphaned by COVID, or relinquished by owners now too sick to manage, or owners rendered homeless by wildfire and hurricane seasons that never seem to end. And, of course, COVID kept home many volunteers who normally would have been helping out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31020\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31020 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PeppbergParrotsThanks-300x219.png\" alt=\"African greys Athena and Griffin\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PeppbergParrotsThanks-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PeppbergParrotsThanks.png 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Dr. Irene Pepperberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obviously, I could go on, but I\u2019ll finish with a plea to support all types of animal caretakers and a very big thank you to my own staff\u2014a small cadre that has worked hard, covered for one another, and kept Griffin and Athena healthy and happy\u2026.Here\u2019s to a MUCH BETTER 2021!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her latest blog, Dr. Irene Pepperberg shares her thoughts on the past year as 2020 comes to a close. 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