Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and advised on cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. The RSPB’s 2026 Patterns of Persecution report is mainly about wild birds of prey, but it also carries a clear lesson for indoor bird owners: people who care about birds can help by … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. After more than 35 years of selling birds and advising owners, he believes responsible bird buying is not only about getting a healthy pet. It is also about asking better welfare questions, choosing transparent sellers, and treating birds as living animals … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. This article looks at recent nightingale figures from RSPB nature reserves and explains the practical lesson for pet bird owners: birds respond when the right conditions are provided, whether that is habitat in the wild or … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has owned and run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. UK pet rules changed in several ways in 2026, but bird owners need the practical version, not panic. The biggest points are England’s new renter pet-request rules, new primate licensing in England, and clearer travel-document checks for anyone moving … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping UK bird owners through hot summers. With the Met Office reporting an unusual run of 35°C days in May, June and July 2026, this guide explains how to position … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred and sold cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. The Avian Welfare Coalition’s 2026 lawsuit in the United States is not UK law, but it raises a question that matters to every bird buyer here too: do you know where your bird came from, … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. A 2026 Oxford study on young wild birds found that extreme heat and heavy rain together can have a much stronger effect than either condition alone. The study was not about pet budgies, but the practical … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. The UK nightingale story is a useful lesson for pet bird owners because it shows something simple but often missed: one good condition is not enough. A bird needs the right environment, diet, social life, observation, safety and veterinary care working … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has owned and run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. In more than 35 years of helping bird owners, he has seen one pattern many times: a bird may cope with one mild problem, but struggle when several small problems happen together. A 2026 Oxford study on wild great … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has owned and run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. The new primate licensing rules in England do not ban budgies, cockatiels, canaries or pet birds. But they are a useful reminder of something many owners forget: the Animal Welfare Act 2006 already expects every kept animal to have … Read more