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 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
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with this species through every kind of British summer. New research published in 2026 has specifically confirmed what the effects of heat on young birds actually look like at … 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 watching UK pet bird community engagement with UK bird welfare research, guidance, and policy developments. The RSPB released substantially updated summer feeding rules for UK garden bird feeders … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of thinking about what birds are, what they need, and the gap between a bird’s natural life and the life most pet birds actually live. The annual return of puffins to Lundy … 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 watching UK pet birds respond to the specific temperature conditions in UK homes across every season, and observing which specific temperature ranges support welfare-appropriate thriving versus which specific … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with this species and close working relationships with the avian vets who treat them. The leading cause of sudden, unexplained pet bird deaths in summer is one that genuinely … 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 watching UK summers change around the animals in his care. This summer, the British Veterinary Association has published urgent hot weather guidance for pet owners across all species, alongside 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 watching UK families make pet purchase decisions across every season, and observing what specific patterns produce good long-term outcomes versus what patterns produce welfare compromises. UK school summer … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling pet birds and watching, alongside that trade, what has been happening to wild birds around the world. The latest IUCN data shows 61 per cent of bird species in decline globally. The race to save … Read more