"I originally bought this product to use for vet visits and to take my lovebird on a flight from San Diego to Syracuse. The only problem all flight was a TSA person sticking his finger in there AFTER I warned him that the bird DID bite.
It's easy to clean after we're finished using it (I stick it in the shower and then air dry!)and is great for long weekend trips as containment for one or two birds. It wasn't too hard to keep clean at the hotel when we had to evacuate. It's durable and with sand perches and screw on feed cups stays clean and dry.
It is also the "Vet container" and the "hospital cage". It rides in the front seat with the seatbelt looped through the top handle... and also fits in the floor space in a Saturn. It kept my birds safe when I got rear-ended. There was food and water everywhere, but the officer was impressed that they were contained and safe.
I've had mine since 1999."