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The people who believe that ALL birds would be better off in the wild drive me insane. I don't believe in keeping "wild-caught" birds as pets, unless the bird has some sort of injury that makes him or her unable to survive in the wild (and most of those birds should be in sanctuary, wildlife park, or good-quality zoo instead of in somebody's house). However, if the bird was bred and raised in captivity, he or she does not know how to survive in the wild, and is therefore better off as a companion bird. I know that if somebody released my cockatiel into the wild, he'd be lucky to survive a day.
That being said, there are certainly some pet birds who aren't properly cared for. Those birds would be better off with a proper caretaker rather than the wild.
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