Potty-mouthed 'Samuel L. Jackson' parrot up for adoption
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — A “loud and explicit” parrot has been causing quite the stir at a Massachusetts animal shelter.

Hendrix, a blue-and-yellow macaw, was recently surrendered to the Forever Paws Animal Shelter in Fall River, Massachusetts.

“We don’t know much but we do know that they had him for about 20 years,” Forever Paws wrote in a social media post earlier this month. “When he came to us, he was being fed a diet of human cereal, white bread, sunflower seeds and animal crackers.”

The lack of a proper diet is likely why he’s “mostly naked,” according to the animal shelter.

But it’s not Hendrix’s blatant nudity that’s raising eyebrows at Forever Paws.

(Courtesy: Forever Paws Animal Shelter)

“The thing is, if you adopt Hendrix, you’re basically adopting Samuel L. Jackson,” the animal shelter explained. “This bird is rated R, parental advisory required, a real sour patch kid if one side was sugar and the other side was arsenic.”

Forever Paws said Hendrix has a vocabulary that’s “not for the faint of heart.”

“He says ‘thank you’ when you give him snacks, but will also tell you to shut up,” Forever Paws noted. “He’ll be all sweet and affectionate and then turn around and call you a slur.”

“But we love him and he dances to music so we forgive him,” the animal shelter continued, emphasizing that Hendrix didn’t get his so-called “potty mouth” from them.

Though Hendrix is currently up for adoption, Forever Paws told Nexstar’s 12 News the animal shelter has received dozens of applications for him.

The goal is for Hendrix to find his forever home this weekend, according to the animal shelter. But Forever Paws plans to open up applications for him again should none of the potential adopters be the perfect fit.

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