To think a parrot shouldn't be a pet?

[Burnt0utMum]

Just seen a man on a bike outside the corner shop sat with a beautiful parrot on his shoulder. It had a cable attached to its leg so it can't fly away. He was smoking so it was breathing it all in, which makes it worse but it still didn't sit right with me even ignoring that. Part of me thinks these are wild animals that should be left to be wild and allowed to fly free, but then I'm asking myself if it's really that much different to a typical domestic pet like a cat or a dog. AIBU to think a parrot shouldn't be a pet?

Lots of cats are only semi-domesticated.

That means if they decide who they don't like who they live with they can roam and find themselves a new human owner slave completely, or multiple to get more food. Others are still quite able to hunt for rodents and small creatures and eat them so can manage without humans.

Dogs are bred to be fully domesticated and to be around humans.

They shouldn't be allowed any animal.

The majority of pets are domesticated to some extent and require human interaction as that's how they have been bred. If they can't be bothered to give a parrot free run of a room then they would be shit with any pet.