By Pamela A Lee | Development Director
This year marks Mickaboo's 25th year of rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing companion birds large and small. Over that time, Mickaboo's army of volunteers have helped more than 5,000 birds in need, educated thousands of people about bird rescue and responsible bird care, and fledged a sister organization to help pigeons and doves.
Mickaboo couldn't do what we do without the generosity of supporters like YOU and corporate partners like Pet Food Express ("PFE").
PFE supports the animal welfare community in many ways throughout the year - and in September, PFE hosted the Bay Area Pet Fair, a month-long celebration bringing together pet lovers and the animal welfare community to encourage adoption. Twenty of Mickaboo's rescued birds found forever homes during the Fair. Here are some of their stories:
Luna was a 17-year-old poicephalus who enjoyed hanging upside-down in her cage while watching the world. She was surrendered when her former owner married, and the merged households deemed Luna to be incompatible with the cats who became part of the new household.
Amadeus was a sweet African Grey surrendered to Mickaboo when his owner's health no longer permitted them to care for Amadeus. Many birds have a life expectancy of 20 years or more - birds the size of Amadeus can live for more than 50! It has become common for us to receive birds displaced by their owner's health condition or passing.
Archie and Chappy are beautiful conures whose owner had to move to a non-pet-friendly home, and who also felt she wasn't giving her birds the time they needed. Because of their long lives, it is probable that birds will be involved in life events (moves, marriages, separations, new jobs, etc) that may result in the birds losing their home.
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Thank you for all that you do throughout the year to support us in our mission of rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing. Here's to the next 25 years!
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