One of our volunteers has a parent in a local senior center. This center had a budgie and a cockatiel in adjacent cages. These birds brought great joy to the residents, and also enjoyed singing to each other. The birds are very well taken care of and receive a lot of attention from the residents.
A few weeks ago, their budgie died, leaving the cockatiel bereft. He was no longer singing, and was barely eating. The senior center was contemplating buying another budgie to brighten the spirits of the cockatiel.
Somehow, this volunteer found out about it, and approached CARE about providing a budgie. Since we have budgies looking for homes, we readily agreed. We found the most brightly colored budgie (since many of the senior residents have less than perfect eyesight) and he made his way to the senior center last week.
It was a great match! The cockatiel is now eating and singing with gusto. The budgie is reveling in all of the attention from the residents. The residents are so happy and enjoying their feathered friends. Best of all from our perspective, this budgie found a wonderful home. A win-win-win situation!
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