Rescue Unwanted and Abandoned Companion Birds

In celebration of #GivingTuesday, GlobalGiving is giving away $500,000 in matching funds for gifts given between now and Dec 3, 8:59 am PST. Up to $2500 per donor per project will be matched! The more you give, the more Mickaboo's birds can receive for their essential veterinary needs. Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity!

Your gifts have allowed us to rescue almost 500 birds so far this year, and place about 450 of them in forever homes.  Among these birds are those who recently flew to Southern California to their new home. A ringneck, 8 finches, and nine budgies took advantage of a collaboration between Mickaboo and Flying Tails, a nonprofit specializing in transporting animals for governmental and nonprofit animal welfare organizations. This mode of travel saved several hours of potentially stressful ground travel for the birds and their volunteer drivers. 

The avian passengers represented a sampling of why birds come to Mickaboo. 

• The ringneck had been surrendered because her former guardian could not afford veterinary care for the bird's injured beak and sinus infection.
• The budgies and finches came from an outdoor cage that was, sadly, not predator-proof.  Mickaboo received the surrender request for these birds after a hawk had killed others in the cage.

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During this season of giving thanks, the 450ish birds in our rescue flock, and all of our volunteers, thank YOU for your support.  Your support allows us to continue our mission of helping these caring, smart, feathered beings in their time of need.  Please give now to take advantage of this matching opportunity.

From all of us to all of you - best wishes for a great start to a happy and safe holiday season. 

Links:

• You're invited to our 2025 virtual holiday party
• See the birds in our rescue flock
• Learn how to adopt from or foster a bird with Mickaboo

Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue just completed its largest rescue EVER in terms of bird count - 260+ finches!

We first heard about these finches through a phone call from their (human) family, describing a critical situation. A loved one's medical condition was severely aggravated by the bacteria generated by the finches' aviary. This led to doctor's orders for the owner to rehome all of the finches - immediately. With so many birds needing placement before the family member returned from the hospital, the challenge was immense. Fortunately, an angel came forward! One incredibly generous adopter offered to take all the finches, solving the space problem.

With space concerns resolved, five intrepid volunteers loaded with cages and tanks descended on the family’s aviary. Two more volunteers went to the adopter’s residence to begin setting up new housing. The effort to capture the more than 260 finches, identify those needing medical care, transport all of them to their new home, set up housing in their new quarters, separate the sexes to stop further breeding while moving them from their transport cages to flight cages - and drive the handful of finches needing medical attention to a vet - took more than 10 hours! A huge effort, to be sure - making a difference in hundreds of lives.

The 260+ feathered beepers, including those that visited the vet, have settled down into their new (interim) housing while the adopter begins building an aviary just for them!

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Your support of Mickaboo's mission allows us to launch rescue missions like this and care for those needing medical attention. Thank You for your generosity - past, present and future!

Links:

• Online resources for bird guardians
• See our rescue flock!
• How to adopt from or foster with Mickaboo