Charlie the cockatoo caged for three months by Heathrow Border Force over missing paperwork

Charlie, a cockatoo, has been stuck at Heathrow for months due to a paperwork issue, according to his owner Jess Adlard. The 33-year-old has issued a desperate plea to bring him home, after he was meant to join Jess in the UK last August having moved from Pennsylvania, USA, in November 2022.

However, Charlie, 4, was detained at Heathrow because of a missing form upon landing, now three months later he's still not home, leaving Jess worried as she's spent £6,000 on his transit. Jess said: "I suffer from anxiety and depression and Charlie really alleviates that.