They’re living things, just like you are. And they’re paying the price of our poor decisions without any agency in the matter.

I mean to a lot of people a parrot isn't much of a step below human due to their extraordinary intelligence. There are a considerable number of people that if they were trolley problemed against a parrot I would likely save the parrot.

We captured them against their will and put them into an artificial environment where they can't even survive without direct constant human help and they live for many decades and have a high emotional intelligence, the least we can do is care for them half decently.

Exactly, I think articles like that are just a mockery.. there are 10s of things that can be considered a crisis than a this.