Mum ‘over the moon’ as missing parrot Chanel returns home

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An ecstatic pet owner appeared on This Morning today to confirm that her African Grey parrot Chanel has made its way back home again.

Sandra Hannah, from Netherton, appeared on the show yesterday in floods of tears appealing for people to get in touch if they spotted her missing bird who had gone missing again.

The video she recorded when she repeatedly called for her missing parrot went viral on social media last year - but Sandra was less optimistic of finding the bird this time around after she had been missing for three days.

READ MORE:Tearful pet owner appears on This Morning to make desperate appeal for Chanel’s return

But Sandra made a surprise appearance on the ITV show today to confirm that Chanel had been found a mile away from the house by her neighbour Laura.

The neighbour spotted Chanel in their garden and followed Sandra’s advice by shouting her name to get her to come into the house.

And when Sandra’s daughter phoned to check if it was really Chanel, the parrot gave the family who rescued her a fright.

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Sandra said: “My daughter FaceTimed her while she was there and when my daughter shouted ‘Chanel’ she flew to the camera, they threw the phone and locked themselves outside in the garden.”

Sandra explained how she was asleep when Chanel was rescued after spending the past three days worrying.

She said: “My bedroom door came bursting open, they turned the lights on and Chanel was on my daughter’s arms.

“She flew to me and I snuggled her.”

Sandra said she’s “over the moon” the parrot has been returned and confirmed that this will be the last time that the African Grey will be able to escape as she is now going to get her wings clipped.

She said: “It’s for her safety and my health.”

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Chanel The African Grey Parrot Is Home After Second Escape

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Worry no more as Chanel The African Grey Parrot has been found again and her owner Sandra has shared the good news on This Morning.

If you’ve been worried about CHANELLLLLLL after she went missing for a second time, then worry no more, as she’s been found safe and well! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/npwucAEaYY

After going missing for more than three days, Sandra revealed her pet was found just a mile away from the house.

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She explained how her daughter had answered the phone, reluctantly due to the number of prank calls received, and someone had found the missing parrot and locked her in the house so she couldn’t escape.

The parrot rescuer was named, Laura, and shouted :“CHANEEELLLL,” after seeing the bird near her home.

Sandra’s daughter picked up the parrot from Laura and surprised her mother.

“I finally got some sleep after three days worrying, it was 10 o’clock at night, my bedroom door burst open and my daughter put all the lights on,” she said.

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“I was like wow what…and Chanel was on my daughter’s arm and I was like ‘is he real, is that actually her’ and she flew to me and I just snuggled her.”

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Sandra said she is going to have Chanel’s wings clipped to stop her flying away again to avoid further heartbreak.

Twitter users were quick to comment, as some were relieved that the missing parrot had been found.

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One user said: “Omg Chanel the parrot is safe and well. Thank god.”

Another added: “Tv Gold with that interview with Chanel the parrot Parrot brilliant!!!! How did they keep a straight face !!! Brilliant.”

Chanel is home. Credit - Good Morning Britain.

Sandra’s video of her missing parrot went viral last year after live-streaming her hunt for the missing pet, who had escaped from her cage and flown off into the distance.

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Talking about the bird’s original escape, Sandra told the Daily Mail: “We were sitting in the garden, all the doors were locked in the cage but her water bowl gate was open.”

“My neighbour started a drill going and she just bolted out the water bowl gate. And I just thought: what should I do? I thought I would share it on Facebook Live.”

She told Tyla: “I’m still recognised as the crazy parrot lady.”

“Even this morning I was walking around and someone was like - ‘You’re the Chanel parrot lady’.”

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“My kids won’t even go out with me! They’re like ‘Mum, everyone’s shouting Chanel at you.”

This Morning viewers horrified by parrot Chanel’s owner clipping wings

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Sandra Hannah has revealed she’s having her parrot Chanel’s wings clipped to prevent her flying away, leaving This Morning viewers horrified and presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford shocked.

A few days ago, Sandra, who previously went viral in a video calling for her lost parrot Chanel, revealed that her pet had disappeared again a year after her initial escape.

During an appearance on This Morning, Sandra broke down in tears over the ordeal, saying that the bird flew straight out of the open door.

Upon her return to the ITV programme on Tuesday, Sandra revealed that Chanel had been found a mile from her home, expressing her joy over the parrot’s return.

With Chanel having now disappeared from Sandra twice, Eamonn asked her: ‘What are we going to do to make sure Chanel doesn’t escape again?’

‘She’s getting her wings clipped,’ Sandra joyfully responded from Liverpool.

Eamonn and Ruth appeared startled by Sandra’s admission (Picture: ITV)

‘Oh, is she?’ Eamonn replied in shock, while Ruth, who appeared quite dismayed at the news, asked: ‘And what does that mean? She can’t fly at all then?’

‘No, she won’t be able to fly at all,’ Sandra confirmed, as she continued to stroke Chanel.

When Ruth asked if it was ‘safe’ to have Chanel’s wings clipped, Sandra said it was, with the broadcaster adding: ‘I didn’t know that you could do that.’

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Several This Morning viewers expressed their horror over Chanel having her wings clipped and never being able to fly again.

‘Hang on, this story was heart warming right up until she says she’s getting the parrot’s wings clipped so it can’t fly. NASTY,’ one person tweeted.

That is really cruel, a parrot shoulder get their wings clipped.

Birds are meant to fly not locked in cages #ThisMorning — Jodi (@Jodi_Rushworth) July 13, 2021

This woman happily clipping her parrot’a wings is awful. Should this be promoted on #ThisMorning? — Michelle (@shells_twits) July 13, 2021

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Stop Chanelle’s wings being clipped, its painful and cruel, they’re meant to fly, she should keep her safe have door blinds curtains on all doors! Be a responsible owner.

Loving you on TM Eamonn👍🕊️🌠🍀@EamonnHolmes — NoSpringchicken 😉 💙NHS💙EU💖 (@LizSpringchix) July 13, 2021

Hang on, this story was heart warming right up until she says she’s getting the parrot’s wings clipped so it can’t fly. NASTY 😖😢☹️#ThisMorning — Frog Princess 🐸 (@TheDivineFrog) July 13, 2021

Wow.. bird owner of the year. The bird goes missing and she gets it’s wings clipped. Wow. #thismorning — Dave (@DavidMackayy) July 13, 2021

‘This woman happily clipping her parrot’s wings is awful. Should this be promoted on #ThisMorning?’ another wrote.

Someone else stated that having Chanel’s wings clipped is ‘painful and cruel’, adding that the parrot is ‘meant to fly’.

‘Wow.. bird owner of the year. The bird goes missing and she gets its wings clipped. Wow. #thismorning,’ another remarked.

After her appearance on This Morning, Sandra shared a video on Twitter blasting the ‘trolls’ and ‘negative people’ on social media.

At the end, she added: ‘I said get her wings clipped. Spur of the moment, the first thought I could think of was keeping her safe, clip her wings. No, I’m not clipping her wings. She’s getting flight trained. Not that it’s got anything to do with any of you, ’cause it’s my business.’

Thanks to all who supported an helped me an my family on getting chanel home safe!!! To all u trolls an negative people keep scrolling 👋 pic.twitter.com/Yuyqtf2rOV — Chanels Ma (@sandrahannah69) July 13, 2021

On the website for The Parrot Society UK, it says that the act of having a parrot’s wings clipped is ‘contentious’ as ‘many veterinarians and parrot enthusiasts denounce it as being unnecessary and cruel, while many breeders and pet stores selling parrots to the pet market still wing-clip young parrots as a matter of routine’.

‘There is no reason to call for a total ban on wing clipping, neither should every bird sold as a pet be clipped routinely,’ the organisation added.

VCA Animal Hospitals adds that ‘different people have different opinions’ on birds having their wings clipped, stating: ‘What is right for one bird may not be right for another.’

‘Safety for the bird in its environment must be the prime consideration. A clipped bird will still flap his wings while holding onto the perch or cage for exercise, and they are able to climb and walk anywhere. Flights into ceiling fans, windows, and mirrors or out open windows or doors are avoidable with a wing clip, so this simple procedure may actually save birds’ lives,’ it stated.

This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV.

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