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 — over 35 years of selling cage and aviary birds to families, individuals, and couples across Swindon and the surrounding area. People searching for birds for sale in Swindon usually arrive at this shop with a species already half-decided, … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling birds to families and watching what happens next. He has now sold to parents who came in as children themselves, and occasionally to grandchildren of his earliest customers. What he has watched across those three … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching which animals people choose, why they choose them, and what happens when the choice turns out to be right. In 2026, indoor birds are the third most popular pet in the UK, with around three … 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 how the UK’s bird keeping landscape has changed around them. Invasive Species Week 2026 runs from 22 to 28 June. Every year, the coverage focuses on what invasive species do to … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling budgerigars and taking the calls that come in during heatwaves from owners who do not realise what is happening until it is already serious. Amber heat alerts are active across all regions of England as … 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. Every January, hundreds of thousands of UK families take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching how bird flu outbreaks develop, how the rules around them change, and how the information that matters most to pet bird owners tends to get lost between the headlines. The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone across … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold pet birds and small animals at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching exotic pet ownership grow from a niche interest into a genuinely mainstream part of UK pet keeping. The UK now keeps around 3 million pet birds, … 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 seasons, UK bird populations, and the slow change in what British bird keeping looks like from inside a shop that has been in the same place for all … 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 which animals families choose, and why those reasons shift with the times. I want to be honest from the start about something the title of this piece … Read more