FOSTER HOMES DESPERATELY NEEDED!!!

Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization in Northern California. We take in birds that need a safe place to live, rehabilitate them if necessary, and find them good homes. We also try to educate people how to live with companion birds and inform them of the level of care necessary to provide the birds a safe, healthy, permanent home.

Like most animal rescues in the United States, we are currently being asked to take in more birds than ever, including strays and birds surrendered to animal shelters, birds abandoned in houses after their humans move away, and birds whose families can no longer care for them due to unforeseen circumstances. In many cases, birds are brought to us because their families cannot pay for desperately-needed veterinary care.

We want to continue to be able to take in every companion bird that needs our help. But the one essential resource we must have in order to do that is a foster home to care for him or her. Because we have no central facility, no single refuge, our foster homes are the safe places where new birds are cared for. Our supply of foster and adoptive homes has improved a little, but more are needed.

The process for being approved as a foster home is the same as for being approved as an adoptive home. If you would like to foster birds for Mickaboo and help us work through this difficult time, please join us at our next free bird care class. The schedule and locations of all of the classes can be found on our website here. We need bird-loving people who want to change the world - one bird at a time.

If you are having behavior difficulties with your bird please consider contacting us for assistance or attending our next advanced bird behavior class as an alternative to surrendering your bird. Information on the next classes can be found here.

Featured bird: Brenda
We're Brenda and Bluebell, two young budgies, maybe sisters (it's not something we talk about). We don't know why people bring healthy, beautiful birds to the animal shelter. But someone left us at a shelter. Most shelters don't really have the space or knowledge to keep birds, so we are just happy we were left at a shelter that knows about Mickaboo. We're living in a very nice foster home, hanging out with other budgies (budgies are flock birds, y'know -- so we're always happy to socialize). But what a waste! We could be cheering up your home--bringing color and life and happy noises to your very own corner of the world. All you have to do is contact our adoption coordinator! See you soon!... (read more)

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