Birds Anonymous is a 1957 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster. The short was released on August 10, 1957, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Plot Sylvester is once again attempting to catch and eat Tweety, this time very nearly succeeding, only to be stopped by an erudite, mild-mannered cat (retroactively named Clarence in modern Looney Tunes comics), who explains that Sylvester's constant cravings for birds can only lead to self-destruction, and invites Sylvester to a meeting of "Birds Anonymous" ("B.A."), a support group of cats, who have resolved to help one another overcome their bird addictions. Empowered by their stories of their own struggles, Sylvester adopts a new motto for himself: "Birds is strictly for the birds!" Back at home, it does not take long for Sylvester's new-found will power to falter, due in large part to ubiquitous temptation as he and Tweety live together. Sylvester's temptations are only exacerbated after watching a TV chef preparing a turkey, and then hearing a disc jockey on the radio mention bird-themed songs (he tried to play music to get his mind off of birds). Sylvester then tries handcuffing himself to an iron radiator out of the reach of Tweety, but when Tweety purposely tempts him by asking, "Don't you like me anymore?", Sylvester finally caves in, and makes another grab for the bird, but is stopped again by Clarence, who reluctantly shoots a plunger at Sylvester's mouth. When he has expressed the fear that Sylvester might be weakening, he gratefully confirms Clarence's suspicion. That night, Sylvester tries to sleep, but is tormented by insomnia and withdrawal symptoms before he completely succumbs to his basic instincts, but is stopped yet again when Clarence arrives and pours alum in his mouth causing it to shrink, after which Sylvester attempts to literally suck Tweety into his mouth through a straw to no avail. Sylvester collapses into sobs on the floor tearfully admitting weakness, but is calmed by Clarence, who tells him there is no need for this demonstration, and consoles him saying that birds and cats can coexist peacefully. To prove his point, Clarence kisses Tweety's head. Unfortunately, yielding to his own long-suppressed temptation, he attempts to devour Tweety himself, who flies away from him. A shocked Sylvester restrains him and tells him to stop it and control himself. The cartoon ends with Tweety telling the