Dangerous canary legband removed at Bird Vet Melbourne

Avian vets hate legbands. We see some horrific injuries caused by both the legbands themselves and by owners trying to remove them at home.
The safest and only way that we recommend removing a legband is at the vet, under an anaesthetic. The reason for this is because if a bird moves during leg band removal, the consequence of a serious injury is very likely.

[@SM-sy5cd]

I’m so glad you gave the canary something to relax him. Canary legs are so small and fragile.

[@s7k6s]

thank you all!

[@daraa151]

First all it should be a criminal offence to put these rings on birds!!! Second you don’t need all that shenanigans to remove a ring.