How do you stop a miniature macaw from attacking people?

Answer 1

It would be completely irresponsible for a person to release a domestic parrot into the wild. The bird would not survive so that's not an option. There are different types of parrot aggressiveness. Are you referring to parrots who bite their owners when the owner tries to interact with the bird (such as when the owner is trying to clean the cage, service food dishes, etc., meaning the bird is simply an untamed bird) or are you referring to the parrot actually physically attacking someone in the home? Parrot aggressiveness, such as attacking people by flying off the cage and landing on someone or runing across the floor attacking feet, usually is the result of the parrot being bonded to a single person. When certain other individuals approach this person and the bird sees this, the bird becomes protective of the single person s/he is bonded to. It's the parrot's way of protecting his/her human "mate" from what the parrot perceives as a threat to it's favorite person. Best way to resolve the latter is to cage the parrot when these certain individuals are in the home. If it's a matter of the parrot just being untame, then there's a process you can go through to try and tame the parrot.