While you are here working with your bird, you will learn the birds needs and wants, proper diet and nutrition, cage size requirements, things to watch for, potential dangers and hazards and more. We will do a home visit prior to the adoption as well as follow up visits after the adoption to see how things are going. Our minimum suggested donation for adoptions range from $50 up to $600 depending on the species of the bird. Our biggest joy comes from the bird picking you and not the other way around. If the bird is aggressive towards you or shows an obvious dislike of you, we will not adopt you that bird. No offense, but you don't spend your life in a cage. Our priority is the bird and his/her happiness, not yours. We will not adopt a bird to you that doesn't like you just because you want it. To adopt a bird from us, you must be willing to spend time volunteering here at the sanctuary working with the bird you wish to adopt. Find Birds for adoption on Pets4Homes - UK’s largest pet classifieds site to buy and sell Birds near you. Some of the behaviors the birds exhibit here may not be the same behaviors you will see once you bring your feathered companion home. Keep in mind that we are a parrot shelter and not a home.
We will inform you of all the negatives that we are aware of regarding the particular bird that you wish to adopt. They like consistency and whatever habits you start with them, you will need to continue. They enjoy spending time with you out of their cage. Parrots want to be included in your activities and be part of your family. An unhappy parrot leads to unpleasant behaviors such as screaming, biting, feather plucking and destruction and may even lead to self mutilation. Parrots are highly intelligent and get bored easy so they need a variety of activities to keep them happy and healthy. Larger parrots can chew through a $40 toy in a matter of days. They can be very jealous of your significant other and your children. Parrots are loud, destructive, selfish and demanding. Understand that unlike breeders and pet shops, we will be completely honest with you to the best of our knowledge. No bird from Ziggy's Haven will go home with a stranger! Our adoption policies are strict and are for the benefit of both you and the bird you wish to adopt. We want them to know that the prospective adopter is someone that they can trust as well. All the birds here have learned to trust us after having their lives changed when they arrived. Though many of our birds come here through hoarding cases and seizures from animal control agencies, many come from loving homes. The parrots here did not ask to be here and don't understand how they came to be here. Animals and parrots in rescues and sanctuaries around the country find themselves there through no fault of their own. We do our very best saving one parrot at a time.Thank you for your interest in adopting a parrot from us! Our number one priority is, of course, The Parrots! Finding the right home for the right bird is of utmost importance. We are busting at the seams and it is nearly impossible for us to keep up with the demand.Ĭurrently we have 150 parrots in our care. Unfortunately we have to turn down birds every day. The demand for parrot relinquishment has exploded from the baby boomers that have either passed away, become ill, downsizing, tired of the challenges or can no longer afford to care for their pets. He does not have to endure any more trauma caused by humans. Our oldest resident is Bob, a 57 year old Amazon, for decades he was sold over and over again. Here they live out their lives with their own kind. Our sanctuary is the end of the road for some of these beautiful intelligent animals. So many are not socialized and cannot live in a home with a loving family. Parrots are very intelligent, suffer grief, trauma, loneliness, boredom and when their needs are not met they begin to pluck their feathers and hurt themselves. Unfortunately they are bought in the pet market for their beauty but are the most misunderstood pet. Parrots can live to be 80 years old, outlive their owners and are the third most popular pet in the United States. We provide adoptions for the well socialized birds, emergency temporary housing for hurricane victims, fire disasters and personal disasters such as death and evictions. We are life long sanctuary for the forgotten unseen parrot. We provide shelter, housing, education and adoption services for Cockatoos, Macaws, Amazons, African Greys, Conures and a few smaller parrots. Magnolia Exotic Bird Sanctuary is a non profit dedicated to the rescue and protection of unwanted, abused, neglected and abandoned companion parrots in the United States.
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