Looking to Donate

[DonnaBudgie]

I want to donate some money to worthy parrot rescues in the US. I'm sure money is a huge issue with rescues and some are better funded than others and want to put the money where it's needed the most.

Does anyone have any ideas for me?

 

[Pickle's Mom]

Maybe your local avian vet would have some suggestions of rescues that they trust?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I also want to look nationally. Here in Maine our best rescue closed a few months ago due to lack of funding in addition to other factors. Parrots are not popular pets here. I know other areas of the country have a lot more homeless parrots and need support. If anyone has good rescues in their area that need support I'll look into donating.

 

[LaManuka]

I also want to look nationally. Here in Maine our best rescue closed a few months ago due to lack of funding in addition to other factors. Parrots are not popular pets here. I know other areas of the country have a lot more homeless parrots and need support. If anyone has good rescues in their area that need support I'll look into donating.

There are some centres as recommended by our membership that are listed here, @DonnaBudgie, scroll down to page 3 for agencies in the US.

Thread 'Bird Rescues recommended by Members'

Mar 12, 2022

Canada

Alberta

Sherwood Park, AB


Meika's Safehouse Bird Rehabilitation & Re-homing Centre

971a Ordze Road, Sherwood Park, AB

"Meika's was established back in 2011. I can vouch for Meika's personally. I am friends with the owners, Janine and Ian, and they are amazing people. During the Fort McMurray fires back in 2016, they took in every bird that was brought to them. They kept these birds as long as the owners needed them to and there was no charge at all. They took in a total of 127...​

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Sadly Seymour's is no longer operating, but if you or any other members have any other refuges that you trust, either in the US or elsewhere, please nominate them here so the Mod team can add them to the list

 

[kme3388]

https://www.maars.org/ this place is well known in the Midwest. I’ve donated a cage here. They have a ton of cockatoos where I donated a cage. I am not sure if they adopt out anymore, or if they went towards being a sanctuary.

https://www.iowaparrotrescue.org/ I am familiar with this place. They do have all of their parrots examined by a vet. Their parrots are all on a diet like Harrison’s pellets, chop, and they definitely don’t do the all seed/nut diet.

The place I volunteered at is no longer accepting parrots. She is getting up there in age, and from my understanding she’s trying to get out of the parrot rescue business. I don’t think she has a website anymore for this purpose but I do have her phone number.

 

[LaManuka]

https://www.maars.org/ this place is well known in the Midwest. I’ve donated a cage here. They have a ton of cockatoos where I donated a cage. I am not sure if they adopt out anymore, or if they went towards being a sanctuary.

https://www.iowaparrotrescue.org/ I am familiar with this place. They do have all of their parrots examined by a vet. Their parrots are all on a diet like Harrison’s pellets, chop, and they definitely don’t do the all seed/nut diet.

The place I volunteered at is no longer accepting parrots. She is getting up there in age, and from my understanding she’s trying to get out of the parrot rescue business. I don’t think she has a website anymore for this purpose but I do have her phone number.

Thank you for your recommendations, @kme3388, I'll see if I can get those added to the list

 

[rheashard2]

I found this site a few years ago. I found the articles fascinating. I was looking for inexpensive toys that I could make. Also toys Nameliss would play with. Chewers and destruction oriented parrots are a problem. Disassembly experts are a different type of problem.

Don't Buy Unweaned Baby Birds

The dangers of buying unweaned baby birds

www.pdsnonprofit.org

I was looking for the nonprofit group that used abandoned parrots and troubled veterans to help each other. It had an interesting history. I tried several times to refind it. The stories about each group helping the other was touching. Unfortunately I thought that I bookmarked the site but didn't. Here is en example of a disassembly in progress. Foot bagels are treated the same. Each layer is removed completely before the next. This bagel is about 5 inches across. She only nibbles at the wood and toy attachments.