Elvis the Parrot a well known local hero in Wilsden, near Bradford West Yorkshire. Wilsden is a small village on the way to Haworth, (Bronte land) not much good if you don't have a car as the bus service is about one an hour and that is only at peak times.
However, one household in Wilsden had a parrot, who can be seen on YouTube and who was much loved by many members of the local community. However, as we all know it only takes one match to start a fire and in this case, it was an overzealous off duty policeman, pulling rank with Bradford Council, who threatened the owners with an ASBO -(Anti-Social Behaviour Order). There have been many complaints about the trigger happy ASBO team in Bradford who threaten and bully genuine citizens whilst letting the real nuisances get away with trouble causing activities all the time.
Apparently, Elvis the parrot dive bombed the policeman's father and three year old grandson. The cop said it gave the child nightmares. We think this is utter rubbish. There is enough scary stuff on the TV in the UK for children like Dr Who and Robin Hood, to name but a few. We frequently visit the local pet shops and all we see is children running amok, tormenting the small animals in glass tanks and pens. There is a talking parrot in one of the pet shops and the kids love him.
Poor Elvis has now been sent to Shropshire. We would have advised the family to move out of the Bradford area, or to get a petition of Elvis the parrot supporters to counter claim against the complaints and to make as many complaints as possible about unfair treatment by Bradford council and if necessary the police in this matter. It probably would have been better if they had kept Elvis in a large aviary. In our opinion, they gave in far too easily.
Watch Elvis in action and read the comments!
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