By Pamela Lee | Development Director
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!
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