Saturday, January 9, 2010

Shop Rescues

I thank the organizations that saved my birds,
like silly Mealy Amazon Fred below, in the first place.

I am grateful to all of the good people who do animal rescue work. It is a heartbreaking road, but thankfully, rewarding too.

So if you love animals, why not do all you can to help these groups? You can't beat an outright cash donation, which I'm sure any of the rescues to the right would appreciate, but there are other ways to help too.

Shop
Many rescues sell supplies to help fund their operations. Find out if you have a parrot rescue in your area, call them up and ask if they sell supplies. I bet they'd love to have you as a customer.

If you don't have a parrot rescue nearby, or if you do, but they don't sell supplies, buy from one over the web.

Give Stuff
Rescues need all kinds of stuff that you probably have in excess, from towels to TVs. Most have a wish list posted on their site or at their location.  Cages, playstands, DVD players, radios, computers, printers and much more. And while rescues expect and appreciate hand-me downs, they are not your local dump. Used is fine; dilapidated, disintegrating or just plain gross isn't. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it does need to be clean and safe.

If you're a rescue, and you sell bird supplies in your town or over the web, please post your site in a comment, so I can list it to the right under my rescue and / or shopping links.

Birdie Byte

Online Rescue Shops
The Gabriel Foundation's Bird Brain store
Healthipet Network - New Jersey

1 comment:

  1. Welcome, and thanks very much for reading. Glad you're enjoying it!

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