Bird lovers flock to adopt parrot who is 'rated R, parental advisory required'

ANIMAL shelter employees were enjoying a quiet moment in the lobby when a yell came from a room designated for small animals: “Shut the f*** up.”

- KYLE MELNICK

Four employees looked at one another in confusion. Then the shriek came again.

The culprit? Hendrix, a blue-and-gold macaw who came to the shelter the prior month, surrendered by his longtime owner. The cursing only became louder after that.

Chantelle Rogers, administrative assistant at the Forever Paws Animal Shelter in Fall River, Massachusetts, was tasked with writing a blurb to help Hendrix get adopted. She opted for honesty.

“If you adopt Hendrix, you’re basically adopting Samuel L. Jackson,” Rogers wrote on Facebook, referring to the actor who is known, in part, for his delivery of profanity-laced dialogue in movies. “This bird’s language is not for the faint of heart.”