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Same sex pairs/mating among pet birds	Joe	Thursday, August 5, 2010
Question: Dear Brother - I have several cockatiels at home which I keep as pets. Very recently, I noticed something strange (mating behaviour). One of my female birds mated with another female just after she finished mating with her regular mate (a male). This has happened just once (today) as far as I can tell. I managed to capture this on video via mobile. I don't want to sound crazy here, but is same sex pairs among birds/animals normal? Should I consider this as part of our fallen nature? Or should I suspect some evil influence here? Most importantly, what should I do here? Should I get rid of the birds? Joe
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Joe: Well, the female birds did not "mate", that is impossible. Rather they attempted to mate. Animals do not have a thought process here. They cannot choose to act in a homosexual way. They cannot commit evil as they have no free will to choose. Animals work on instinct and hormones. There is no "instinct" for homosexual behavior, however. To quote from the article linked below, "...animal cognition is purely sensorial, limited to sound, odor, touch, taste and image. Thus, animals lack the precision and clarity of human intellectual perception. Therefore, animals frequently confuse one sensation with another or one object with another". This is why you can find some dogs trying to mate with your leg. To review the facts about this subject see the article, The Animal Homosexuality Myth. There is no evil agency here. You do not need to get rid of the birds. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Same sex pairs/mating among pet birds

Joe

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Dear Brother - I have several cockatiels at home which I keep as pets. Very recently, I noticed something strange (mating behaviour).

One of my female birds mated with another female just after she finished mating with her regular mate (a male). This has happened just once (today) as far as I can tell. I managed to capture this on video via mobile.

I don't want to sound crazy here, but is same sex pairs among birds/animals normal? Should I consider this as part of our fallen nature? Or should I suspect some evil influence here?

Most importantly, what should I do here? Should I get rid of the birds?

Joe

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Joe:

Well, the female birds did not "mate", that is impossible. Rather they attempted to mate.

Animals do not have a thought process here. They cannot choose to act in a homosexual way. They cannot commit evil as they have no free will to choose. Animals work on instinct and hormones. There is no "instinct" for homosexual behavior, however. To quote from the article linked below, "...animal cognition is purely sensorial, limited to sound, odor, touch, taste and image. Thus, animals lack the precision and clarity of human intellectual perception. Therefore, animals frequently confuse one sensation with another or one object with another". This is why you can find some dogs trying to mate with your leg.

To review the facts about this subject see the article, The Animal Homosexuality Myth.

There is no evil agency here. You do not need to get rid of the birds.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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