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Paypal, remove the offensive "need a new skipper" commercial

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Lisa Bakalars
8 years ago

This is horribly irresponsible and not something PayPal should be a part of

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Sancia
8 years ago

This video is offensive

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Elsie
8 years ago

Just wrong

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Lisa Millson
8 years ago

Offensive as hell. Parrots are not replaceable or dispensable. Nor do thru ever ever ever ever belong in round cages or any kind nor one that damn small that isn't suitable for a gnat.

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Vanessa R Blackstone
8 years ago

This commercial makes it acceptable to 1) release a helpless pet outside, where it surely dies 2) inplies the animal is dispensible 3) shows incredibly poor husbandry with an inappropriate cage and 4) shows a complete lack of research skills by the marketing group that designed this commercial, as a simple google search reveals all of the previous points. A commercial showing someone losing their friend's cat in the dryer, or letting the golden retriever out to get hit by a car and then replacing it with a bulldog would never be tolerated or even suggested.

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Jodi Day
8 years ago

Completely Inappropriate.

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Lisa Norris
8 years ago

This is awful. Parrots are nit replaceable, they are family. How about instead do a commercial about someone losing a baby they are watching and replace it with another.

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Katie Reynard
8 years ago

END THIS COMMERCIAL NOW!!

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Horrible message! Birds are not disposable! Horrible cage! Horrible commercial!

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Caitlin Jarvis
8 years ago

Maybe someone will lose your pet and replace it with something else since it doesn’t matter to you.

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Kristin
8 years ago

Sickening to knowing release a bird in to the wild. And to celebrate this! As a 5 parrot owner I find my birds to be irreplaceable little souls with huge personalities that understand what they are told, they have all expressed grief at the death of a flock member. They are not disposable or replaceable! Very sad

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Donna
8 years ago

They need to ban all advertisements that show cruelty or neglect or as this one shows you can just throw away ANIMALS!!

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Natasha Cavender
8 years ago

Please!!!!!! Stop this practice!!!!!

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Nicole
8 years ago

As a bird owner I am absolutely disgusted with this ad. This is wrong on so many levels and deeply offensive. The person who thought of it should be fired and I hope they don't own any pets. Regardless of the intentions of the ad it was portayed so poorly and untastefully that I don't see anyone even getting a little chuckle out of it. Take this disgusting crap down.

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Vickie
8 years ago

There are enough bird problems in the world, without ads like this adding to them. Y'all need to visit a rescue!!!

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Anonymous
8 years ago

with their incredible intelligence, a parrot should be allowd to choose the person they want to belong to. It's a relationship that will likely last a human's lifetime, and hopefully, the parrot's lifetime.

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Diane Vinson-Arce
8 years ago

Pull this horrible commercial

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Melanie Shapiro
8 years ago

PayPal! Shame on you! You can't replace a loved one!

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Sandi
8 years ago

This is outrageous

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Sharon bolton
8 years ago

Please pull this horrid ad. Parrots are intelligent, relationship based animals, not merchandise.