UK pet and bird welfare news explained by Paradise Pets Swindon, with practical advice for bird owners, small-pet keepers and families in Wiltshire.
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience across UK bird welfare in both homes and gardens. The RSPB has just released substantially updated summer feeding rules for UK garden bird feeders — a … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching what happens at the counter in the weeks after school breaks up. Summer holidays in England begin around 20 July 2026 for most schools, with Scotland already six weeks into its break. The phone enquiries … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling birds and having the conversation that most pet shops avoid. On 17 June 2026, the RSPB announced that the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest — thought to be between 800 and 1,200 years old, the … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. The UK’s first dedicated Conservation Cruise has just launched this week, sailing from Glasgow to some … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching what happens to UK pet bird purchases made in summer, and what the particular combination of school holidays, family excitement, and reduced household routine does to the birds … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching birds interact with their environments, and thinking about what those interactions reveal about what birds genuinely need. New research published by the RSPB on 25th June 2026 confirms … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK pet ownership grow, change, and sometimes fail the animals it is supposed to serve. Three major welfare research reports published in 2026 — from the PDSA, the … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold pet birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK households make decisions about which parrot species genuinely suits their home situation, and which parrot species produces genuine welfare compromises across most typical UK households. Indian Ringneck parrots … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily experience with cage birds and the people who keep them. A study published this week in the journal Biological Conservation, led by the RSPB and Aarhus University, has confirmed … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily experience with cage birds and the people who keep them, alongside a lifelong interest in what is happening to British bird populations beyond the shop walls. The Welsh Government … Read more