Family Who Lost Bird In Tragic Mix-Up Gifted New Parrot

WEST ISLIP, NY - A tragic mix-up at a pet shop has a happy ending this week.

Earlier this month, B.T.J.'s Jungle on 144 Sunrise Highway reported that man walked out with a Quaker parrot that had just been groomed. Later, Suffolk Police deemed the incident to be non-criminal, but did not provide any additional details.

The parrot, who was purchased as an emotional support animal, went in for grooming and was left on the counter while waiting for the owner to pick him up. Unfortunately, a man unintentionally took the box with the bird, thinking it was a box of mice he ordered, and kept it in his car, according to a News12 report. By the time he opened the box, the parrot was sadly deceased.

Faris Furoogh, who brought the bird for his mother while she deals with a sickness, told News12 the loss of the parrot left an "emptiness in [their] hearts."

However this week, B.T.J's Jungle decided to surprise the family, and gift them with a new parrot for free, News12 reports.

The new baby Quaker parrot is the same type as Sunny, the parrot who unfortunately passed away.