Since I was a child I have been fascinated by animals, the bonds that they form with us have deeply attracted my attention.
From my first pet I learned a lot about how they can let go of past traumas, change from surly to docile and stop being fearful.
Her name is Lorenza, she is a parrot; I don't know exactly how old she is, I know that when she was eight years old I saw her locked in a small cage; It belonged to my maternal grandmother. Something I value a lot is the freedom of animals, I think that like us, they enjoy walking from one place to another, without barriers. However, I think that out of ignorance they had it as another decoration in the house, I do not judge my grandmother for that, perhaps she did not see the matter as I did.
Desde que soy una niña me fascinan los animales, me llama profundamente la atención los vínculos que ellos llegan a formar con nosotros.
De mi primera mascota aprendí mucho sobre cómo ellos pueden abandonar traumas del pasado, cambian de ariscos a dóciles y dejan de ser temerosos.
Ella se llama Lorenza, es una cotorra; no sé exactamente qué edad tiene, sé que a los ocho años de edad la vi encerrada en una pequeña jaula; pertenecía a mi abuela materna. Algo valoro mucho es la libertad en los animales, pienso que al igual que nosotros, disfrutan de andar de un lado para otro, sin barreras. Sin embargo, creo que por ignorancia la tenían como una decoración más de la casa, no juzgo a mi abuela por eso, quizá no veía el asunto como yo.
One morning when we were returning from such a wonderful trip, at Grandma Ana's house, it occurred to me to ask her for that beautiful green bird. Without putting a single but, she told me yes! We started the journey back to our home with a new member of the family, Lorenza!
To my surprise, she didn't protest and she didn't object when I took her with me. When I got home it occurred to me to leave it in a cardboard box while my dad made a decent house for it.
Una mañana cuando nos regresábamos de tan maravilloso viaje, en la casa de la abuela Ana, se me ocurrió pedirle aquella hermosa ave de color verde. Ella sin poner ni un pero, me dijo que ¡sí! Emprendimos el viaje de regreso a nuestro hogar con un nuevo integrante en la familia, ¡Lorenza!
Para mi sorpresa no protestó y tampoco se opuso cuando la llevé conmigo. Al llegar a la casa se me ocurrió dejarla en una caja de cartón mientras que mi papá le hacía una casa decente.
Lorenza was very fearful of men, she hated them, if she saw my dad 2 meters away she would start screaming in fear; I suspected that some man had done her some evil. Because she is missing the lower beak and part of the upper one. Much was said about the matter, such as that it was a fungus that had consumed its beak or that from so much trying to escape from that "jail" it had fallen off, I insisted that there was something else, due to its way of being, scary and always protecting yourself from something
Days and weeks passed, and my father, as a good lover of animals, began his process of "taming" Lorenza; providing small incentives and prizes, such as butter (she loves butter because it is soft), shows of care and affection; Until Lorenza finally gave in to such displays of love, she totally changed, she went from being aggressive and fearful to being affectionate, her favorite person is undoubtedly my dad.
Lorenza era muy temerosa con los hombres, los odiaba, si veía a mi papá a 2 metros de distancia comenzaba a gritar asustada; sospeché que algún hombre le había hecho alguna maldad. Porque a ella le falta el pico inferior y parte del superior. Mucho se decía del asunto, como que era un hongo que le había consumido el pico o que de tanto intentar escapar de esa “cárcel” se le había caído, yo insistía en que hubo algo más, por su manera de ser, asustadiza y siempre protegiéndose de algo.
Pasaron días y semanas, y mi papá como buen amante de los animales comenzó su proceso de “amansar” a Lorenza; dándole pequeños incentivos y premios, como lo es la mantequilla (ella ama la mantequilla por lo suave), muestras de cariño y afecto; hasta que por fin Lorenza cedió a tales muestras de amor, cambió totalmente, pasó de ser agresiva y miedosa a ser cariñosa, su persona favorita sin duda es mi papá.
We never lock her in a cage, she lives free in a large patio, she has a little house, where other birds visit her.
If you wonder why we didn't decide to give her freedom and release her, the answer is obvious, she couldn't survive with that disability, she can't eat food like other birds. But don't doubt that Lorenza is very happy in her home and with my family.
Jamás la encerramos en una jaula, vive libre en un gran patio, tiene una casita, donde la visitan otros pájaros.
Si se preguntan por qué no decidimos darle libertad y soltarla, la respuesta es obvia, ella no podría sobrevivir con esa discapacidad, no puede comer alimentos como las demás aves. Pero no duden que Lorenza es muy feliz en su hogar y con mi familia.
I do not recommend anyone to take birds to lock them up, but there are animals with disabilities that can still live in peace and we can give them a decent life; Not all animals with disabilities must be euthanized, we can find solutions. In our case, we are looking for a food that will adapt to Lorenza's beak, since it cannot eat seeds, we make porridge for it.
I hope you liked my story, about my Lorenza. Until a next post of my other pets.
No recomiendo a nadie que tome aves para encerrarlas, pero hay animales con discapacidades que aún pueden vivir tranquilos y podemos darle una vida digna; no todos los animales con incapacidad deben ser sacrificados, podemos encontrar soluciones. En nuestro caso buscamos un alimento que se amoldara al pico de Lorenza, ya que no puede comer semillas, le hacemos papillas.
Espero les haya gustado mi historia, de mi Lorenza. Hasta un próximo post de mis otras mascotas.
