Yes, I got the answer in the above article regarding Henry George imported birds!

Actually ‘budgerigars’ are the “Ministers of Love” around the world and in our hobby ..we have a pace to “Attack & Attack” and your book “THE CHALLENGE” & Dr.Rob Marshall’s “THE BUDGERIGAR” are the Bibles for budgerigar breeders.

As a breeder I’m quite satisfied with your books & just trying to UNDERSTAND the game of 3Cs i.e CHOICE, CHANCE & CHANGE – through sharing ideas and knowledge. It’s taking time, but I’m on the way and happy with budgerigars.

Your website is a Live portal to find all about budgerigars – thank you.

Habib Ur Rehman Sherani
Karachi
Pakistan

As I was the co-ordinator for all 4,500 budgerigars that were shipped to Melbourne over a decade ago, I know the Australian hobby is desperate for outcrosses.

Therefore, I am making a special request to your Government and AQIS, for a sensible consideration to begin imports again. After all, the closure of Spotswood Q. S. was nothing to do with budgerigars at all.

No budgerigars at all were affected with psittacosis, about which your authorities were natually concerned, but amazingly racing pigeons are allowed entry.

The main problem seems to be that your authorities talk in terms of “years” before any decision is arived at, which by any standards is remarkable.

I am hoping that my letter will reach the right top people and I do not receive a “standard stock reply”. I will do my homework first and perhaps AQIS will consider a very small quantity for QT as a test for future (small) imports thereafter.

After all, a few is better than none at all.

Watch this website for anything positive. However do not anticipate anything swift!

Here in Australia most of the birds on the show bench today are descended from the few import shipments that were permitted quite some years ago.

Your article is once again written with enthusiasm, great wisdom and perspective.