What The Fluff? Hundreds of budgies surrendered!

This story has been going around Facebook and Twitter all day and I can't quite wrap my head around it.

836 budgies were surrendered in Detroit, Michigan, yikes! You can watch a news clip at this link, which has links to the rescue organizations working together to help the birds and accept donations.

https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/macomb-county/man-surrenders-hundreds-more-parakeets-after-contacting-rescue-to-take-nearly-500-birds