| Pet parrot rescue in Michigan is an example | | | | sanctuary, since it will never again do well |
| of what it should be in every state and in | | | | in a pet situation. 3. Education: The third |
| every country. KARE, a pet parrot rescue | | | | prong involved in parrot rescue is education. |
| group in Michigan, is in business not only to | | | | The pet parrot rescue in Michigan works to |
| rescue unwanted pet parrots. They also adopt | | | | educate people who are interested in bird |
| out pet parrots that have been rescued, and | | | | ownership. They want to help them learn the |
| educate people about parrots. Reading their | | | | proper care of pet birds. This includes |
| mission statement is encouraging. In it they | | | | instruction before purchase about the bird's |
| state that they believe all pet birds | | | | expected life span. It includes information |
| deserve quality care, love, and respect. They | | | | about proper feeding of parrots and how large |
| also believe there should be a place where | | | | a cage a parrot needs. Parrot rescue also |
| bird owners can find the most current bird | | | | should educate people about the options they |
| care information possible. The pet parrot | | | | have if they find they cannot keep a parrot. |
| rescue in Michigan puts its mission statement | | | | If You Need Parrot Rescue People who reach a |
| to work in many ways. Usually this means | | | | point where they cannot keep a pet parrot |
| parrot rescue on a small scale. Perhaps the | | | | should contact a place such as this pet |
| biggest parrot rescue project in recent years | | | | parrot rescue in Michigan. Similar parrot |
| was the one that followed Hurricane Katrina. | | | | rescue groups exist in a number of states. |
| KARE deployed rescuers to Baton Rouge, | | | | The reasons for being unable to keep your |
| Louisiana in support of Hurricane Katrina's | | | | parrot may be as simple as being unable to |
| bird victims, parrots or not. The parrot | | | | afford proper care for the bird. You may have |
| rescuers joined the huge animal rescue effort | | | | insufficient finances to take the parrot to a |
| that was just getting underway. Pet parrot | | | | veterinarian. Some people cannot keep a |
| rescue in Michigan became pet parrot rescue | | | | parrot when they relocate overseas. Even |
| in Louisiana. How It Works Pet parrot rescue | | | | relocation that involves a smaller home, or |
| in Michigan, KARE takes its name from the | | | | an apartment, may make it logistically |
| words Knapptime, Adoption, Rescue, and | | | | impossible to keep the bird. You could try to |
| Education. Those three branches form the | | | | sell your parrot, and some people do. |
| basis for any successful parrot rescue | | | | Prospective owners may be leery, though, of |
| program. 1. Rescue: Parrot rescue always | | | | buying a parrot from a newspaper classified |
| begins with rescuing pet parrots. This does | | | | as. They may have heard of parrots that are |
| not always mean rescue such as was needed | | | | sold because of aggression. Donating your pet |
| after Hurricane Katrina. It may be as simple | | | | parrot to a parrot rescue group will not give |
| as accepting, from owners, pet parrots that | | | | you money in return, but you will know that |
| are no longer wanted. Parrots can live for 50 | | | | the parrot will be placed in the right |
| years or more. Many owners do not think about | | | | permanent home. Parrot rescue groups often |
| that when purchasing a parrot. Some time | | | | have waiting lists of adoptive homes. They do |
| later, as the owner's life changes, he or she | | | | everything they can to be sure the bird gets |
| can no longer care for the parrot. In some | | | | the best possible home. Kudos for You Parrot |
| cases, the owner dies, and the parrot is left | | | | rescue groups often operate in the red. It is |
| behind. In other cases, the parrot becomes | | | | costly to care for a number of parrots and |
| aggressive, and the owner no longer wants the | | | | other birds. They require numerous cages, |
| pet. Parrot rescue accepts these parrots and | | | | hundreds of pounds of food on a regular |
| cares for them. 2. Adoption: Parrot rescue | | | | basis, and modest salaries for their workers. |
| involves finding new homes for parrots that | | | | You will be greatly appreciated when you |
| have been rescued. This is easy with some | | | | donate, with your parrot, its cage, perches, |
| parrots. They are well behaved, beautiful, | | | | playground, toys, and food. |
| and talkative. The adopting family can get a | | | | |
| good pet for less than they would pay | | | | © 2007, Anna Hart. An avid reader and |
| elsewhere. Finding homes for some rescued | | | | researcher, Anna explores many parrot breeds |
| parrots is more difficult. The bird may need | | | | and offers more parrot rescue information at |
| training to correct behavioral problems. It | | | | She also offers advice on the care and |
| may have been neglected or abused. The parrot | | | | training of parrots. If you need parrot |
| rescue group must evaluate the rescued | | | | rescue for a pet you can no longer keep, you |
| parrots, and find appropriate homes. In some | | | | won't want to miss Anna's advice. |
| case, the best home must be a shelter or | | | | |