Meet Matthew

Meet Matthew, one of the most delightful parrots we've ever had the pleasure to know. He's an African Ringneck Parakeet -- look at how long his tail is! He's about 10 years old. He was very loved in his previous home; however, his owner's declining health forced his surrender to the Center.When you put your hand in the cage to ask him to step up, he runs over to comply. He had a large cage and a great diet in his previous home; however, he didn't have many toys, so that's something we're working on with him while he stays with us.He's very helpful; here he is, trying to help one of our volunteers assemble a cage:

With his sweet demeanor and amazing personality, we're guessing he's going to find a home soon. Stop by if you'd like to meet him before it's too late!

Rosy bourkes

We have some young rosy bourke's parakeets up for adoption. We've been told that they were handfed, but then not handled much. We are working with them to teach them to step up; however, they are not aggressive and allow you to gently grab them out of their cage.Rosy bourkes are one of the few species of parrot that make good apartment birds, due to the fact that their call is very soft.
If you are interested in adoption, please stop by the Center to meet them!
Just a reminder that we will be having a Clean Out the Garage sale this Friday and Saturday (July 16-17) from 12 pm - 5 pm. We'll have used cages for sale ($25-$250), used playstands, smaller shelving units, and other miscellaneous items. Stop by for some great bargains! All proceeds directly benefit the Center. Hope to see you there!

Please note that CARE will be maintaining normal business hours, meaning that we will not be open on Friday, except for the garage sale. Saturday, we will be open as usual.

More Lineolated Parakeets

Some cute pictures taken of one of our resident lineolated parakeets, Heather.She knows just how to pose:
Playing in the hair of one of our volunteers:

Aftermath of a hoarding situation

Last week, we got a call from animal control in another county. Over 40 birds had been found in deplorable condition. Their owner realized they needed help and agreed to sign over the birds to us.
The birds were fed a diet of canned cat food and sunflower seeds. As parrots are mainly herbavores, this was not good.
The birds had many wounds, recent and healed. It appears that some occurred when they attempted to flap their wings while housed in too-small cages and other occurred from fights.
These birds are not yet up for adoption, but will be shortly. We were already full at the Center, so these additional birds are placing strain on our resources as several will likely require expensive vet care to get them healthy again.
In just a few short days, they have shown remarkable improvement. Parrots are incredibly resilient and these guys just need the right homes to come around. We are working with several other parrot rescues near us that share our values, in hopes of reaching a broader range of potential homes to get them placed more quickly.

These pictures were taken at the Center, in their travel cages, before we did intakes on them.

Lineolated Parakeets

These lineolated parakeets are residents of the Center. They are very playful and this picture was too cute not to post!

RIP, Fancy

Fancy is a grey-cheeked parakeet who had spent several years at CARE. She was not in the best shape when she arrived, but with good care, she thrived with us. She was a permanent resident as she needed very frequent beak trims in order to be able to eat.

A few months ago, she started acting lethargic. We weren't able to find any reason for this. We ended up moving her into a cage with two lineolated parakeets. Although they didn't interact much, just having this flock energized Fancy and she brightened considerably. Her last months were very happy.

Unfortunately, we had to have her euthanized last week. She started self-mutilation on her foot on Saturday and went downhill from there. She had an internal tumor that finally pressed on the nerve - very common in birds, unfortunately.

We had her cremated privately so that she can rest along with the rest of our dearly departeds. She is greatly missed, but we are trying to think of her at her happiest.

Mikey is a female mustache parakeet that found her permanent home through our Center about a year ago. She is a very sweet and loving bird. Although she has everything she could possibly want, she continues to pull out her chest feathers, leaving the down feathers exposed. Since mustache parakeets are rather rare, it is strange for those of us who know Mikey to see one with the normal chest feathers!

We love it when she pays us a visit because she is such a delight to have around! Her personality has really blossomed in her new home, and she is one happy and lucky lady!