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Parrot
Adoption - Know What to Expect
Are
you ready to bring a parrot into your home? Parrots have become
increasingly popular as pets in recent years, and too many of the people
who are drawn to their beauty are unaware of the challenges of keeping
an animal only a generation or two removed from the wild.
Birds are messy, and some can be very loud. Unless purchased from a
reputable breeder or bird shop that understands the importance of good
health and socialization and proper handling after purchase, problems
such as biting can pop up, and few bird owners know enough about normal
bird behavior to cope.
Birds are also given up when a bird owner marries, or when children
arrive, or sometimes just because the owner tires of the work involved
in keeping such a high-maintenance pet. Then, too, the long lives of
parrots can leave them vulnerable – with life spans measured in
decades, some birds outlive their owners. For all these reasons and many
more, too many parrots end up going from home to home before ending up
in a place like the Fine Feathered Friends Sanctuary, Inc., if they’re
lucky, or facing euthanasia if they’re not. Few community shelters and
humane groups are equipped to handle birds, which makes parrot
sanctuaries even more important.
Fine Feathered Friends Sanctuary, Inc. Avian Rescue, Rehabilitation and
Adoption Agency is a 501©3 non-profit agency that has opened its doors
and hearts to exotic birds in the Madison area. Since opening in July of
2002 they have rescued over sixty birds and found loving, lifetime homes
for twenty two of them. They have also helped in rehabilitating fourteen
birds so their owners felt more comfortable keeping them as loving pets.
Fine Feathered Friends Sanctuary Inc. will bird sit for you to raise
money for the other birds in the sanctuary and they make and sell play
stands and gyms for companion birds with all proceeds going directly to
the birds that live at the sanctuary.
If you are looking for a great companion bird, looking to work on any
behavior problems your bird may have, wanting to find someone reliable
to bird sit for you and help other birds at the same time, or need to
give up your bird please give Fine Feathered Friends Sanctuary Inc. a
call at 608.274.2615, or email smeinie@charter.com.
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