BUDGIE BANDITS; Raiders pinch 14 prized birds worth pounds 2000.Byline: Amy Devine BUDGIE budgerigar, budgie see melopsittacus undulatus. budgerigar fledgling disease a polyomavirus infection of young psittacines that causes failure of feather growth, hepatic and renal necrosis, and sometimes death. rustlers Rustlers are a range of burgers and hot sandwiches produced by Kepak Convenience Foods, based in Kirkham, Lancashire. The parent company, Kepak, is based in Dublin, Ireland. sneaked into a collector's shed and stole 14 birds worth a total of pounds 2000. And victim Jim Shepherd, 79, believes his best birds were stolen to order. The thieves struck in a dawn raid Dawn Raid The action of a firm or investor buying a substantial amount of shares in a company (making it a target firm) first thing in the morning when the stock markets open. This is done by a stock broker acting on behalf of a company. on the shed at Jim's home in Brechin, Angus. Police think they stole the budgies for another collector. Sickened Widower Jim has kept budgies for 60 years but the theft has left him ready to give up. He said: "I'm sickened. I tend to those birds all day - it's like a full-time job. "The thieves knew exactly what they were looking for. They actually lifted poorer quality birds out of the cages to leave them behind." Great-grandad Jim, a former shoemaker, realised the birds had been stolen when he went to the shed on Saturday morning to prepare them for a show. Four hens, four cocks, six chicks and six eggs were taken. The stolen birds included a cobalt blue Budgie worth pounds 450 and a green and blue bird worth slightly less. Police said: "It is suspected that the person or people responsible will have experience in keeping these birds." CAPTION(S): TARGETED: Budgie |
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