‘Animals decide when to come home’: Mahim man’s says after reuniting with parrot

After more than three months of anxious searching Pappu the beloved African grey parrot who flew away from his Mahim home in June has finally returned His owner Ranjeet Keluskar who never gave up hope was reunited with his talkative pet on Saturday evening after a tipoff led him straight to the missing bird mdash just a lane away from where it had vanishedEleven heavenThe missing parrot was found on Saturday October 11 in the evening Said Keluskar ldquoOn Saturday I got a call from an unknown person on my mobile phone The same man had called me 10 days earlier He insisted that he knew lsquoPappursquo was at a home in a lane next to the defunct Paradise cinema in Mahim A family which already kept birds he claimed had found the parrot in their building compound and taken him home I enlisted the help of the cops and went to the home of the family my caller said he was atPappu enjoying a fruit at his homeA lady answered the door and after some hesitation she handed over Pappu to me after her son urged her to The police accompanied me Pappu was registered on the National Government Portal I had filed a missing pet complaint at the Mahim police station on July 12 I had also put fliers in daily newspapers especially in the Mahim area asking people to contact me if they spot an African Grey and this paper midday had also reported details including my contact number All that came together and helpedrdquoMarathi speakingKeluskar claimed the caller who first tipped him off about lsquoPappursquo said that the parrot was talking in Marathi and he was not housed with a Marathi family ldquoI learnt that Pappu was saying lsquopaus aalarsquo it has started rainingrdquo said Keluskar from the caller ldquoI had gone to this home carrying a big pursebag When handed over lsquoPappursquo immediately sat on my left shoulder I fed him some pistachios his favourite food I took him back to my home Here he has been reunited with my other African Grey Parrot and Pappus sister lsquoSweetyrsquo He seems joyous flying around in his big cagerdquo Keluskar who is a retired travel professional also observed that ldquoPappu has learnt some Konkani most probably from the family that had him I am so happy right now quite emotional toordquoKeluskar has a signingoff message for pet owners who are looking for their missing pets We also witness a number of missing pets reports during Diwali as dogs especially are scared off by firecrackers and tend to run away ldquoFirst of all do not lose hope I used to say a special mantra daily in my endeavour to get Pappu back Spread the word in the vicinity you just never know who has seen your pet Get in touch with an animal communicatorwhisperer Even during your search an animal communicator can indicate at least approximately where your pet may be Arati Pitale an animal communicator has said Animals decide when to come homerdquo Pappursquos decision means the Diwali lights will shine brighter for Ranjeet Keluskar this season