A Facebook video showing a myna with a taped-up beak and restrained wings has been reported to the National Parks Board (NParks), in an incident one man has described as “distressing”.
The Facebook post was brought to Stomper Harvey’s attention on Sept 29 by his wife, who had come across it on her Facebook timeline.
In the post, a man shared: “… this bold little Myna thought it could invade our kitchen like it owned the place… strutting in, eyeing our wok like Gordon Ramsay on a mission.”
According to him, the “Lady Boss of the House” — believed to be the poster’s wife — got its wings “gently clipped”.
“The bird didn’t just get caught… it got a full-on TED Talk lecture about manners, respect, and why you don’t mess with someone’s homecook meal,” wrote the post.
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An accompanying video shows a myna with its beak taped shut with what looks like masking tape. Its legs and wings also appear to be restrained.
The wide-eyed bird struggles and screeches in a plastic bag as a hand reaches down to poke and prod at it, while a female voice in the background tells the bird off for being “naughty” for attempting to steal food as she was cooking.
“You steal my food and you still dare to bite me,” she says in one video.
“I hit you…,” she says in another video where the myna appears defeated. “Make noise lor, see how you can move when you’re taped up,” she adds.
In another video, a woman can be heard saying that she had secured the bird in a box and was waiting for a family member to return so that they could set it free.
“I put it inside, but it wants to escape,” she says. As the bird pokes its beak out of a hole in the lid, she asks if it wants to drink water.
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