State Fair: Saturday 8/2/08

Today was Alumni Day at our booth at the Fair.

We had several volunteers who brought their second-hand parrots along. These birds included:

• Sydney -- Moluccan Cockatoo -- adopted three years ago
• Marco -- Congo African Grey -- 4 years old -- adopted one year ago
• Charmin -- Eclectus -- 4 years old -- adopted three years ago
• Boca -- Bronze-winged Pionus -- 4 years old -- adopted three years ago
• Addison -- Moluccan Cockatoo -- 3 years old -- adopted one year ago
  

Peaches, an 8 year old Moluccan Cockatoo currently up for adoption also came along.

We had a good time greeting lots of people - the weather was perfect and the crowd was huge. As usual, the birds were fantastic and let lots of people handle them. If a bird ever does not enjoy going to events like these, he or she is taken back home as we don't want to stress them out. Luckily, most birds love the new experiences and attention.

Our presentations were about the alumni, plus info about Moluccans and, of course, the fact that Peaches was available for adoption.

As we've mentioned here before, parrots are amazingly resilient, and it's wonderful to see how quickly they can adapt to new and improved living environments once they find the right home.

If anyone is interested in adopting Peaches, or in adding a cockatoo to their home, please first visit MyToos. (Please note that loud cockatoo screams are in the background of the first page of this site, so be careful if you're at work!) Cockatoos are wild animals requiring conditions that the average pet owner cannot provide and, as such, often face terrible neglect in captivity.

Marco:Addison:Peaches (up for adoption):
All in all, it was a very pleasant day and the birds (and volunteers) had a great time. Hope the weather holds for Sunday!