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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Onion Mountain fire 40 percent contained Local team brings home trophy in race of the lemons Rogue Valley musicians form house concert collective Since You Asked: Sidewalks are up to the city now Medford gift-giver gets a boost Crime, Courts and Emergency Services Onion Mountain fire 40 percent contained Emergency Services Emergency Services Most charges dropped against Green Compass owner Onion Mountain fire "still hot and active" Politics and Elections Southern Oregon's Dennis Richardson woos liberal Portland Matthew T. Mangino: Federal government complicit in militarization of police Jim Brock: You go, Madam Senator Mark L. 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Tempo Videos Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obituaries TV Listings Movie Listings Oregon Outdoors Oregon Healthy Living Magazines & Special Sections NEWS NOW Escaped gang member arrested in Jackson County ... Local health clinics land federal grants to hire medical, dental staff ... Crews get Onion Mountain fire 20 percent contained ... Escaped gang member arrested in Jackson County ... Local health clinics land federal grants to hire medical, dental staff ... Crews get Onion Mountain fire 20 percent contained ... ENTREPRENEURSHIP Online retailer designs toys for pet birds By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune Posted Sep. 17, 2014 @ 5:14 pm Updated Sep 19, 2014 at 6:13 PM By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune Posted Sep. 17, 2014 @ 5:14 pm Updated Sep 19, 2014 at 6:13 PM » RELATED CONTENT • Parrots Mattie Moonbeam and Chiahna Star » Social News ROGUE RIVER — You have to overlook a bird dropping or two when you visit Bonnie Jay. The co-founder of StarBird Parrot — and developer of the Get a Grip exercising, foraging, cargo and canopy net — figures parrots should be free to fly about the house. "Birds get stuck in cages all day then come out for 45 minutes then go back in," Jay said. "Parrots are incredibly intelligent, and putting a creature that smart in a cage all day is egregious." In 2011, StarBird produced online and bird show sales of $100,000, but after a falling out with her business partner two years ago, she relocated to Southern Oregon from Santa Monica, Calif. Aside from the Get a Grip net she developed 10 years ago, Jay has created and collected a range of exercise and play toys for birds, enhancing their cage and play times. Their products have also been adapted for zoo and aquarium populations. Get a Grip, made from fibrous abacá plants, emulates a tree canopy for birds and comes in four sizes for diverse environments. It can be adapted to fit in any space, and can be reconfigured and accessorized, she said. "Abacá is related to banana trees, and its fibers are used in sailing ships because of their durability and resistance to mold and mildew," she said. "Birds love to chew on fiber." Jay developed an affinity for parrots early on and later became a photographer for Bird Talk magazine of Irvine, Calif. "As I got older, I saw the plight of so many birds, some thrown against walls, some burned with cigarettes and some stuck in closets," Jay said. "I'm not an animal-rights person, I'm an animal-welfare person and care how they are treated." Her response was to spend time with birds and begin developing a series of toys, mostly made from wood products. "At the time I started," she said, "there weren't that many bird-toy companies." The company's website is www.estarbird.com Reach reporter Greg Stiles at 541-776-4463 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GregMTBusiness, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/greg.stiles.31, and read his blog at www.mailtribune.com/Economic Edge. 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