Bird adoptions? Not common?

[Mayden]

Here in the UK, you have to pay to adopt too though. Be it animals, or real children.

 

[Merlee]

I have experienced obtaining a bird from both ends - breeder and rehome. I purchased a blue and gold macaw as a baby because that was all I could find at the time. My second was a rehome which was from a member of this forum and four states away from where I lived. I would like to take in another rehome at some point in the future. Rescues have their place, but have high standards for those in their care. If you have adopted through a rescue, congratulations!

People acquire birds in whatever way is available to them at the time. Purchase or adopt, terminology really doesn't matter if you are dealing with a bird over a year old. I have been watching Craigslist and noticed that many breeding aviaries are going out of business. I have noticed from attending bird fairs that breeders are more commonly found compared to pet quality birds. Rehomed birds and rescues may be the only way to go in the near future if the economy does not improve.

 

[Pajarita]

Well, generally, when you say adopt, it means you paid a adoption fee which is supposed to be lower than what you would pay to a breeder or a store (notice the word 'supposed' because, sometimes, people ask for almost as much), this could be from a rescue, a shelter or an individual. When you say 'rehome' it means a private transaction from one home to another which is usually free or has a nominal fee (like the mere $100 for my beautiful YNA boy). And purchase is when there are no other conditions except the price so it's stores, breeders and, sometimes, individuals.

I don't believe in buying but I bought two U2s from a petstore. It was the triple D (dirty, dark, dingy) petstore from hell, the birds had been there on consignment (so they said but I never believed it) for over two years, they were either 19 and 23 or 23 and 27 (I was given two different ages in two different occasions), they had bonded while in there (but they were willing to sell them separately) and one of them plucked, mutilated and had a slight deformation in her beak. So, although I paid for them, I still consider them a rescue (they were both brought back to health, switched to a good diet, the mutilator stopped biting herself and became just a breeding season plucker and, when they were well, they were sent to a sanctuary to live in an outdoor aviary with 30 other U2s)

The reasoning behind adopting/rescuing/rehoming instead of purchasing is because buying a baby which will be replace by another baby as soon as you take yours home contributes to the overpopulation problem. It's the same with dogs and cats. I have nothing against good breeders but when you have a society that 'throws away' animals when it's no longer convenient for them to keep them or when the animal shows behavioral problems that, most likely, were caused by the owner, you need to educate and conscientize people but also not contribute to the problem and you can only do that by taking in adults instead of babies.

Years ago, over ten million dogs and cats were put to sleep every year but now we are down to 5-6 million and the number is steadily lower every year because people are more aware of the problem and are more willing to adopt than before.

 

[Merlee]

Well, generally, when you say adopt, it means you paid a adoption fee which is supposed to be lower than what you would pay to a breeder or a store (notice the word 'supposed' because, sometimes, people ask for almost as much), this could be from a rescue, a shelter or an individual. When you say 'rehome' it means a private transaction from one home to another which is usually free or has a nominal fee (like the mere $100 for my beautiful YNA boy). And purchase is when there are no other conditions except the price so it's stores, breeders and, sometimes, individuals.

I don't believe in buying but I bought two U2s from a petstore. It was the triple D (dirty, dark, dingy) petstore from hell, the birds had been there on consignment (so they said but I never believed it) for over two years, they were either 19 and 23 or 23 and 27 (I was given two different ages in two different occasions), they had bonded while in there (but they were willing to sell them separately) and one of them plucked, mutilated and had a slight deformation in her beak. So, although I paid for them, I still consider them a rescue (they were both brought back to health, switched to a good diet, the mutilator stopped biting herself and became just a breeding season plucker and, when they were well, they were sent to a sanctuary to live in an outdoor aviary with 30 other U2s)

The reasoning behind adopting/rescuing/rehoming instead of purchasing is because buying a baby which will be replace by another baby as soon as you take yours home contributes to the overpopulation problem. It's the same with dogs and cats. I have nothing against good breeders but when you have a society that 'throws away' animals when it's no longer convenient for them to keep them or when the animal shows behavioral problems that, most likely, were caused by the owner, you need to educate and conscientize people but also not contribute to the problem and you can only do that by taking in adults instead of babies.

Years ago, over ten million dogs and cats were put to sleep every year but now we are down to 5-6 million and the number is steadily lower every year because people are more aware of the problem and are more willing to adopt than before.

To me, rehome, adopt or rescue means all the same because I removeda bird from it's previous existence and that is all that matters. Even with a "rescue" you pay a nominal "adoption" fee. It may be lower than the market price, but you are still paying. If you think about it, you are actually only fostering long term because the rescue can deem at any time that you are not caring for the bird properly and remove it from your possession. It's in the contract.

Adopting helps, but the real answer is sterilizing cats and dogs if they are not going to be bred to improve their breed. Numbers of animals being euthanized would drop considerably if vets would participate or offer low cost spaying/neutering programs to the public.

 

[Ravennessa]

LOL I didn't mean to spark such a huge debate, I was more curious, cause I saw a lot of baby raising pictures etc meanwhile my rescue mentioned they had quite a few birds..

Again, despite I do dog rescuing, I do not look down on someone getting a dog from a REAL breeder.. I love my rottweilers and dobies, and I wouldn't wanna loose them as a breed... However, I would love to get rid of average joe cutie rottweiler litter and Brendas puppy mill that is still available to reg in the AKC..
Oh and I can't stand designer breeds either.. Sorry.. But we need responsible breeders otherwise we would loose the breeds that have their specific purposes.. And Im sorta guessing that goes for parrots too.. I used to train protection and obedience with my old dog (rottie mix), and I can't just do that with any dog. When I picked the one I have now, I looked for certain traits and he had them and he is proving to be a lot of what I want, even though he's being hormonal right now. Hate hormonal animals *SIGHS*

But with what I have just experienced with Jacob, if I ever get another bird I will adopt again, I hate dealing with youngins

 

[Merlee]

Debates are good. It allows pros and cons about any topic. It's how the information is handled which makes things tough.

I want to join a bird club and the members of this club are involved with a nearby rescue. I asked the members of the club on their discussion board how many of them adopted through the rescue. Not a single person responded. I think it's very odd because the directors of the rescue are the officers of the club as well. They didn't respond either. Interesting eh?

 

[Mayden]

The reasoning behind adopting/rescuing/rehoming instead of purchasing is because buying a baby which will be replace by another baby as soon as you take yours home contributes to the overpopulation problem. It's the same with dogs and cats. I have nothing against good breeders but when you have a society that 'throws away' animals when it's no longer convenient for them to keep them or when the animal shows behavioral problems that, most likely, were caused by the owner, you need to educate and conscientize people but also not contribute to the problem and you can only do that by taking in adults instead of babies.

The problem is NOT pet stores. It is with breeders, which was something I didn't want to get in to, because I know there are breeders on the forum and didn't want to step on any toes. If you are a breeder, I apologise if I cause any offence, please PM me if you'd like to talk about it! Most of this doesn't apply to the good breeders I know because they have contracts with the buyers of their babies that they come back to the breeder to find another suitable home if theirs doesn't work out.

BUT: Like you said, a baby being hatched, means an older bird loses out on a home. But that is not a pet stores 'fault'. You cannot blame them for supplying what the people want when they're running a business. You can, however, look at who's supplying the pet store. A pet store doesn't magic babies out of thin air, they look to breeders. If breeders stopped (not including breeds that are dying out, etc.) then we'd have a lot less birds in rescues. So yes, by emptying that cage at the pet store, I made space for another bird to fill it's spot. That bird still needed a home and he fit the bill for me - I can't understand the idea of leaving a pet behind just because he doesn't come from what is viewed as an "appropriate" background. So he's not beaten and plucked bald, he's not in his ideal home right now and so I'm going to fix that because I can. Petstore or not.

Breeding is the issue. Breeding more birds that do not need to be bred. for example, sun conures. There are hundreds and hundreds of sun conures in American rescues (I cite American, because here in the UK it's vastly different.) but there are still so many sunny breeders. Sunnys are generally put into rescues at around 1-2 years of age, when the 'screaming' becomes too much, when the hormones kick in, the nipping starts. etc. Will I blame pet stores for selling sun conures? No. I'll be annoyed that these animals are so readily available for pet stores to BUY from breeders to sell on to people who don't know how to properly raise their birds (a lack of education is a massive issue too, but that's for another day perhaps).

Instead of people taking birds from other homes, older birds, rescue, adoption, pet store bought (NOT BABIES), etc. they want a new baby, because it's a fresh slate, something they can mould and make into what they want. Which is why I don't like 'new to parrots' people getting a baby (especially buying a baby they haven't met), because there are SO many mistakes to be made and that baby ends up paying the price by ending up in a rescue. (Of course I'm not saying this about everyone.)

Pet stores cannot sell babies, if there are no babies to be sold. You cannot blame the middle man because it is 'supply and demand'... you blame the supplier, the original supplier, the BREEDER. The pet store will be losing out on money, as a breeder will just seek another store to make profit from their babies. So why should a pet store lose out on money?

I will not refuse an animal a home, just because his background is frowned upon. If he fits my family, if I think he deserves a loving home (which ALL of them do) then I don't see why I should decline taking him with me. I'm improving HIS life, which is what matters.

In an ideal world, I'd never have to buy a pet store bird again. Because the only birds left, would be those in rescues or needing a rehome, a 'second chance'; but that's not how it is. I'm not going to act as though what I do doesn't impact another's life; Charlie will be replaced in that store, which is sad, especially if replaced by babies. But Charlie is not currently being hen pecked in an aviary by an actual breeding bird, with an owner who might not even care about his wellbeing. He is instead in a loving home, with a fantastic avian vet on call, good diet, good cage... everything he needs as a companion bird (asides from real flight!). No matter what anyone says, noone will convince me that buying 'pet store' is a bad choice.

If I could stop all breeding for a number of years (to reduce the number of birds bought as babies and encourage rescues) then I certainly would. But all the animals out there need a good home, not just the ones already in a home, or in a sanctuary. They all deserve our love, so I'm not going to prejudice against one because of it's current situation.


Sorry if I've ended up repeating myself, it is 2am, cut me some slack

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Also, debates are healthy. If we all shutup and kept our opinions to ourselves, I imagine things might get very dull around here (asides from the cute pictures of our babies! ). I think people need to see every angle of something to really understand the decision they make about whatever it is we're debating. I'd hate to think there is actually any hostility between members involved (I know I feel none towards anyone here, even if debates get heated at times.) but we're just here expressing our opinions and thoughts on topics. Matter of the fact is, we can't change what someone is going to do, only advise and flesh out on facts/information we know and help others make the right choice for themselves and their situation. (eg, with clipping/flighted!)

 

[henpecked]

" cut me some slack "... that, i'll do.

 

[Mayden]

Knew mentioning breeders would cause trouble. If you have something to say about my post, feel free to PM me about it or raise your point here.

 

[SandyBee]

Pet stores and breeders are making a living, supply and demand.
If you get breeders to stop, there will be even more wild caught birds.
Pet stores are an issue because it encourages impulse buys and people that buy under those conditions are not aware of what they are getting themselves into.
Also pet stores provide a rotating door, one out one in. People who buy from a store shouldnt feel guilty if they know what they are doing and provide a great home. Those birdies need a home too. The sad reality is there needs to be a number of changes and mostly with people's attitudes before we see a decrease in numbers of birds in rescue.Too many people think they can have a bird and know its a 20 to 100 year commitment and after a few years decide they can't for a number of reasons.

 

[Pinkbirdy]

IMO , I love having both . A birds a bird to me [and they need a home] . I live in New York [I don't think they are going to make it outside]. One of my rescues wanted the kids in the home to be 13 [I have a 10 and 13 year old] .So Ive gotten a few off craigslist [which might be the true rescue].I understand the ideas behind rescues and what their doing . But I gave up trying to figure out how they were going to let me have one of their birds.

 

[henpecked]

The reasoning behind adopting/rescuing/rehoming instead of purchasing is because buying a baby which will be replace by another baby as soon as you take yours home contributes to the overpopulation problem. It's the same with dogs and cats. I have nothing against good breeders but when you have a society that 'throws away' animals when it's no longer convenient for them to keep them or when the animal shows behavioral problems that, most likely, were caused by the owner, you need to educate and conscientize people but also not contribute to the problem and you can only do that by taking in adults instead of babies.

The problem is NOT pet stores. It is with breeders, which was something I didn't want to get in to, because I know there are breeders on the forum and didn't want to step on any toes. If you are a breeder, I apologise if I cause any offence, please PM me if you'd like to talk about it! Most of this doesn't apply to the good breeders I know because they have contracts with the buyers of their babies that they come back to the breeder to find another suitable home if theirs doesn't work out.

BUT: Like you said, a baby being hatched, means an older bird loses out on a home. But that is not a pet stores 'fault'. You cannot blame them for supplying what the people want when they're running a business. You can, however, look at who's supplying the pet store. A pet store doesn't magic babies out of thin air, they look to breeders. If breeders stopped (not including breeds that are dying out, etc.) then we'd have a lot less birds in rescues. So yes, by emptying that cage at the pet store, I made space for another bird to fill it's spot. That bird still needed a home and he fit the bill for me - I can't understand the idea of leaving a pet behind just because he doesn't come from what is viewed as an "appropriate" background. So he's not beaten and plucked bald, he's not in his ideal home right now and so I'm going to fix that because I can. Petstore or not.

Breeding is the issue. Breeding more birds that do not need to be bred. for example, sun conures. There are hundreds and hundreds of sun conures in American rescues (I cite American, because here in the UK it's vastly different.) but there are still so many sunny breeders. Sunnys are generally put into rescues at around 1-2 years of age, when the 'screaming' becomes too much, when the hormones kick in, the nipping starts. etc. Will I blame pet stores for selling sun conures? No. I'll be annoyed that these animals are so readily available for pet stores to BUY from breeders to sell on to people who don't know how to properly raise their birds (a lack of education is a massive issue too, but that's for another day perhaps).

Instead of people taking birds from other homes, older birds, rescue, adoption, pet store bought (NOT BABIES), etc. they want a new baby, because it's a fresh slate, something they can mould and make into what they want. Which is why I don't like 'new to parrots' people getting a baby (especially buying a baby they haven't met), because there are SO many mistakes to be made and that baby ends up paying the price by ending up in a rescue. (Of course I'm not saying this about everyone.)

Pet stores cannot sell babies, if there are no babies to be sold. You cannot blame the middle man because it is 'supply and demand'... you blame the supplier, the original supplier, the BREEDER. The pet store will be losing out on money, as a breeder will just seek another store to make profit from their babies. So why should a pet store lose out on money?

I will not refuse an animal a home, just because his background is frowned upon. If he fits my family, if I think he deserves a loving home (which ALL of them do) then I don't see why I should decline taking him with me. I'm improving HIS life, which is what matters.

In an ideal world, I'd never have to buy a pet store bird again. Because the only birds left, would be those in rescues or needing a rehome, a 'second chance'; but that's not how it is. I'm not going to act as though what I do doesn't impact another's life; Charlie will be replaced in that store, which is sad, especially if replaced by babies. But Charlie is not currently being hen pecked in an aviary by an actual breeding bird, with an owner who might not even care about his wellbeing. He is instead in a loving home, with a fantastic avian vet on call, good diet, good cage... everything he needs as a companion bird (asides from real flight!). No matter what anyone says, noone will convince me that buying 'pet store' is a bad choice.

If I could stop all breeding for a number of years (to reduce the number of birds bought as babies and encourage rescues) then I certainly would. But all the animals out there need a good home, not just the ones already in a home, or in a sanctuary. They all deserve our love, so I'm not going to prejudice against one because of it's current situation.


Sorry if I've ended up repeating myself, it is 2am, cut me some slack

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Also, debates are healthy. If we all shutup and kept our opinions to ourselves, I imagine things might get very dull around here (asides from the cute pictures of our babies! ). I think people need to see every angle of something to really understand the decision they make about whatever it is we're debating. I'd hate to think there is actually any hostility between members involved (I know I feel none towards anyone here, even if debates get heated at times.) but we're just here expressing our opinions and thoughts on topics. Matter of the fact is, we can't change what someone is going to do, only advise and flesh out on facts/information we know and help others make the right choice for themselves and their situation. (eg, with clipping/flighted!)

I really wanted to stay out of this but your post has presented the golden opportunity to expose the real issue.Misinformation. i realize you used Pajarita's post because you disagree with what she had to say. i wish you'd have read it with an open mind. i also wish you'd stuck to how things work in your country instead of telling us how things work in ours. I'll address that but realize i'm only talking about the way things work in the USA. These are facts that i have first hand knowledge of, these are my own experiences.

Most of the birds sold in the US are sold though "Big Box Stores" These Big Box Stores probably sell about 80% of the birds sold. Example is PetCo , whom i've talked to. I have friends who sell to PetCo. You as a breeder don't tell PetCo what they can buy from you. You sign a contract with them guaranteeing you'll supply the babies they want when they want them. They tell you how many and when and what age. If they want 500 suns and !00 jendays then either you deliver that when they want them or they go to someone else who can. The consumer is who tells PetCo what they want. Supply and Demand. PetCo is not going to buy birds from a breeder just because he has those birds available. PetCo knows what the consumer wants and is interested in nothing else. The breeders are only supplying the demand.

Next is the Bird Broker, this is someone who supplies birds to independent "pet stores" or franchises. An example would be "Parrot R Us" They have a list of small breeders ,mom/pop breeders/ hobby breeders, etc. When a "Parrot R Us" customer says i'm looking for DYH, They go to their list of breeders and check around until they find one and send it out to the store requesting it. This might account for 10-15% of the birds sold here.

The last group is the small time breeders like me. Mostly we sell our birds by "word of mouth" most of have a waiting list and when we have that baby we contact the buyer and let them know. We also sell online, but personally i don't like that system.

I hope that by explaining how things work you'll see some of the errors in your post. It's too easy to point fingers at one part of the process and say"there's the problem" , but you knew that. IMO the answer is forums like this and educating new / potential owners. That's why myself and other small time breeders are part of this forum. Yes we take lots of hits and bashing from uninformed zealots who have the easy answer of blaming breeders, but perhaps it's you the consumer. I'm trying to do my part of fix things are you? IMO your post borderlines on "trolling" why else to feel the need to apologize or post "i knew this would cause.." Be part of the solution not part of the problem. I'll leave the "trolling" up to moderation.

PS anyone who has ever gotten a bird from me,rehome or baby, understands that i have first choice in buying back that bird if they don't want it anymore. I even check birds i see for sale to make sure they aren't one of my birds. I keep incontact with my customers to check on their fids. Most of the babies i sell have an AFA band ,i'm registered with the AFA and am the breeder on record. If you contact the AFA with one of my bands ,they have my permission to give you my contact info. And NO, i'm not a member of this forum to sell birds.

 

[Merlee]

Thanks for the detailed explanation how things work. I found it interesting. I go to a pet store monthly to purchase a premium dog food and the large birds there have been on consignment. At least that is what I was told.

How do things work at bird fairs? I wonder if the vendors there really breed the birds they have for sale. Also noticed most of the birds are labeled breeders lately. I was tempted to purchase a breeder months ago because that was only what I could find, but the vendor said not to if I wanted a pet. It made me sad to walk away because I wanted to give the bird an opportunity to be a part of our family.

 

[henpecked]

Sadly a large number of the birds at "fairs" are breeders, unwanted,extra,burned out, etc. But these birds are there for other breeders to shop. Personally i keep them, they're part of my flock and always will be. Some of them could be pets. But go into it with an open mind and realize their past. If you can click with them and don't mind a bird who might not be cuddly. Go for it. Most will do better in homes with other birds around, because that's where they came from. At the fairs in my area are large numbers of babies, at the right time of year. Of course there's unsold babies that are older, losing their tameness. Rehomes,rescues, you name it.

PS i guess i failed at not getting involved in this thread. I tried.

 

[Merlee]

I am glad you did reply because I learned from it. The public needs to see how things are from both sides. People in the market for a bird should be informed and this forum is where they get the truth so they can decide their options.

 

[Hayden1987]

I struggle to read posts that bash breeders.. i think adoption is fantastic if its a possibility. Here in NZ adoptions are nil to zero... there arent any parrot rescues etc.
Now I am in my 20's and have a love for animals (hence why i train animals for a living) but birds are my passion.. and until very recently i had been breeding conures for the past 11 years. I didnt advertise online or through forums, i didnt send animals to pet stores... i had a waiting list and thats the way it was. I was very selective as to who got to purchase one of my babies.
Please stop labelling breeders as bad people..
I have taken in well over 20 parrots that people haven't wanted anymore and found forever homes.. sometimes it has taken years but i still kept trying until i found the right person / family for the bird.
It's the people out to make a quick buck that are the worry... the people that dont let the hens stop reproducing, that over crowd aviaries and cages... If adoption is a possibility by all means do it!! But if you are going to buy.. please buy private and go and view the set up, the parents and most important the bird itself.. if none of these are possible due to the seller not allowing.. dont buy from him/her..
As henpecked said its all about supply and demand!

 

[henpecked]

Thanks for the detailed explanation how things work. I found it interesting. I go to a pet store monthly to purchase a premium dog food and the large birds there have been on consignment. At least that is what I was told.

I have sold zons like that in the past and it's not a bad deal if you find the right petstore. (something i have trouble doing). A pet store is really a great place to socialize a young zon. i have taken young OWAs and rotated them thru the store for a week or so at a time. (OWAs don't sell that well and are cheap). It really lets customers interact with the birds and vice-versa. I have found good homes that way and the store can make their end on cages,food,etc. I had a store in NC that kept them on a perch next to the cash register, i could visit almost every day and rotate the babies, if someone was interested they'd give them my contact info and be involved in the selling/education, good deal for everyone involved.

 

[Pajarita]

Well, generally, when you say adopt, it means you paid a adoption fee which is supposed to be lower than what you would pay to a breeder or a store (notice the word 'supposed' because, sometimes, people ask for almost as much), this could be from a rescue, a shelter or an individual. When you say 'rehome' it means a private transaction from one home to another which is usually free or has a nominal fee (like the mere $100 for my beautiful YNA boy). And purchase is when there are no other conditions except the price so it's stores, breeders and, sometimes, individuals.

I don't believe in buying but I bought two U2s from a petstore. It was the triple D (dirty, dark, dingy) petstore from hell, the birds had been there on consignment (so they said but I never believed it) for over two years, they were either 19 and 23 or 23 and 27 (I was given two different ages in two different occasions), they had bonded while in there (but they were willing to sell them separately) and one of them plucked, mutilated and had a slight deformation in her beak. So, although I paid for them, I still consider them a rescue (they were both brought back to health, switched to a good diet, the mutilator stopped biting herself and became just a breeding season plucker and, when they were well, they were sent to a sanctuary to live in an outdoor aviary with 30 other U2s)

The reasoning behind adopting/rescuing/rehoming instead of purchasing is because buying a baby which will be replace by another baby as soon as you take yours home contributes to the overpopulation problem. It's the same with dogs and cats. I have nothing against good breeders but when you have a society that 'throws away' animals when it's no longer convenient for them to keep them or when the animal shows behavioral problems that, most likely, were caused by the owner, you need to educate and conscientize people but also not contribute to the problem and you can only do that by taking in adults instead of babies.

Years ago, over ten million dogs and cats were put to sleep every year but now we are down to 5-6 million and the number is steadily lower every year because people are more aware of the problem and are more willing to adopt than before.

To me, rehome, adopt or rescue means all the same because I removeda bird from it's previous existence and that is all that matters. Even with a "rescue" you pay a nominal "adoption" fee. It may be lower than the market price, but you are still paying. If you think about it, you are actually only fostering long term because the rescue can deem at any time that you are not caring for the bird properly and remove it from your possession. It's in the contract.

Adopting helps, but the real answer is sterilizing cats and dogs if they are not going to be bred to improve their breed. Numbers of animals being euthanized would drop considerably if vets would participate or offer low cost spaying/neutering programs to the public.

No, rehome and adoption are very similar and I guess one could say it's the same thing except that rehoming is always private and could be free while adoption is not but rescue is completely different. It's not the same taking in a relatively healthy, well-adjusted bird that has been loved in his home than taking a bird that has medical and/or behavioral issues due to neglect or abuse. My 50 year old (we don't really know her age, this is just based on what my AV calculated when she first saw her) amazon came to me because her owner had died. Her housekeeper found her three days after and contacted animal control for the animals the old woman kept in the basement (over 30). She had lived for, at least, 25 years (the housekeeper had been with the woman for that long and said the bird was there when she started) on wild bird seed and water in a basement. She had SEVERE liver and kidney damage, she plucked and had not seen natural light in years. The bird is still alive (six years later) and she has almost completely stopped plucking (there is a spot on her neck that she continues to pluck) but she still barbers and her liver is so damaged that she hardly produces any new feathers so she looks a mess. And she costs me a small fortune in supplements to keep her alive.... Rescue is not the same as adopting. Trust me on this.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Thank you VERY much, Capt!!!

3 of my 4 fids are from breeders directly, all of whom I know personally. They very much care for their birds, are quite particular WHO they sell to, and stay in touch regularly.

I have absolute ZERO regrets and would do it again in a heartbeat - without as much as having a guilty bone in my body.

 

[Merlee]

Sometimes I think rescues are borderline hoarders. Their adoption requirements are so strict that many good homes are rejected. From what I have seen throughout Boysmom's adoption process, the rescue keeps changing the rules from one week to the next. I wish she would post up her story.