aka: Feathered Friends Castle
We Put Boxers and Parrots First
This is not the traditional "rescue/ humane society / warehouse for unwanted boxers or birds". We are Boxer/avian savvy - boxer/parrot loving volunteers who bring the unwanted boxers and parrots into their private homes for care while they are rehabilitated and are prepared to be socially, emotionally and physically ready for forever homes. This works well for all concerned, saves money on bldg rental & utilities as well as the dogs/birds get more exposure to family life and therefore they are prepared to live the family life and enjoy the human dog/parrot interactions in their adoptive forever homes.
Pets surrendered to us live with 'foster families' while they are socialized (many are not used to handling and must be trained to accept handling and human interaction), if needed they are also treated for any health issues. All incoming animals are quarantined for a min of 45 days prior to admittance into the "main comunity" dog/bird living area in their foster homes. This is to insure biosecurity/health of all birds and dogs.
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We maintain a closed Rehab:
Under no circumstances are adoption applicants permitted admittance to our Boxer or Parrot rescue homes & aviaries.
This is for the privacy and saftey of our children and families
and for the prevention of disease introduction,
disturbance of any hens on eggs, or the possibility of theft.
Absolutely No Exceptions.
Once your boxer or parrot adoption is approved and secured
You will be responsable to pick up your parrot or boxer
here in southern vermont, at a public place,
close to the pets current foster family.
Foster Families do not deliver dogs/ birds, nor do they meet anyone 1/2 way et...
This is for the health & safety of all concerned.
thank you
Please proceed scrolling down to our III part adoption application.
Subject: ADOPTION APPLICATION PART I
Time: 12:57:19 PM EST
Author: featheredcastle
Parrot Adoption Questionnaire
Part I
Your Name: _______________________
Partner’s Name__________________________________
Have you discussed adopting a parrot with your partner and all family members?_______________________
Your Phone: _____________________
Cell: __________________________
Address: -----------------------------------
City: State: ZIP: ______________________________
E-mail: --------------------------------------
1. Do you own your own home? Rent _________________
2. How many people in your household? Ages: ________________________
3. Does anyone smoke? Yes___________ No ___________________
4. Do you have/use any non stick cookware (Teflon type)?________________
5. Do you use any Teflon (non stick) appliances? (such as waffle irons, counter top grillers et)__YES_________ NO____________
6. please list your non- stick appliances_______________ _____________ _________
7. Have you ever had a parrot before?
8. Yes _______________No_______ (Quantity and type)
9. How many currently?: ___________________________________
10. Species: ________________________________________________
11. If you no longer have, why? ___________________________________________________________
12. Do you have other pets? Yes__________________ No____________________________
13. If yes, what kind(s): __________________________________________________________
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
Subject: ADOPTION APPLICATION PART II
Time: 12:55:48 PM EDT
Author: featheredcastle
ADOPTION APPLICATION PART II
14. Primary Veterinarian list name , address and phone #’s:________________________
15. Type of parrot desired: ________________________________
16. Is age or sex of a parrot important? Yes_________ No_________
17. Are you willing to take a parrot with behavioral problems?
· Yes _______No_________
18. If yes, what types of problems are you prepared to deal with? ___________ _
19. Have you ever had a bird get lost outside? Yes ____ No_____
20. Do you have someone to care for your birds, if you cannot?
· Yes ____No _____
· If yes, list care givers Name address : _________ Phone: __________ ____
21. If this person is unavailable then what would your alternate plan be? ___________________________
22. What type of caging does the parrot you want require? ______________________
23. Do you clip your bird’s wings?
· Yes ________________No_______________
24. What type of diet would you feed your parrot? ______________________ _______
25. How often should you change the liner or bedding in the tray? _________________________
26. How many times a week should the cage be cleaned? _______________________
27. How many hours a day would the parrot be left alone?_________________________
28. How many hours a day would the parrot be caged? __________________________
29. How many hours a day would the parrot have freedom? _______________________
30. Where in your home would the parrot’s cage be kept? _____________________________
· describe this room and other use of room (I.e. are other pets kept there, is it a living room, dining room et)
31. What kind of toy(s) will be provided? _______________________________
32. Are you a member of a local parrot club or organization?____________________________
33. Do you subscribe to any parroting magazines? list names of mags_____________________________________
34. Are you open to further parroting education? _____________________________________________________
CONTINUE TO PART III
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Subject: APPLICATION PART III (CONCLUSION) ; ARTICLE FREE ADOPTION ?
Time: 9:40:58 AM EDT
Author: featheredcastle
ADOPTION APPLICATION PART III
If you are approved to adopt a bird from us, the adoption donation is to be paid in 2 payments with the first payment being the mailed-in as the deposit to reserve bird for you,
Then remaining amt. is to be cash payment only (in full) at the time the bird is picked up. (Depending on price of bird your deposit amount will vary)
It is customary for pickup appointment to be within 7 days of our receipt of your deposit.
If you are not able to pickup your parrot within this 7 day time Please make this clear BEFORE you send a deposit So that an agreeable pickup appointment can be set that works for all concerned.
Failure to keep your agreed pickup appointment will result in forfeiture of adoption and any deposit sent.
(If an emergency should occur PLEASE Notify us before your appointment so we are not waiting for you needlessly)
Suggested donation ranges: Budgies $50, Lovebird/Cockatiel/Parrotlet $100-175, Medium Parrot (Ring neck, Conure, Quaker, etc.) $200-350, Large Parrot (Amazon, Cockatoo, Macaw) $450-1500.
This is a non-refundable donation.
I understand that filling out this questionnaire does not guarantee that I will be able to adopt a parrot from feathered friend’s sanctuary.
Each adoption is at the discretion of the adoption committee, which strives to place a particular parrot with the most suitable home, regardless of previous applications.
on the wings of love parrot rescue does not have a first come, first serve policy. Our policy is to put PARROT’S FIRST! We seek the best home, not the first home for our bird placements.
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Applicant Signature /Date
Please fill out this III PART APLICATION completely and cut/paste it in an email to us for review.
We will contact you with any questions and if approved to discuss possible birds for you.
applications with missing replies/incomplete areas will not be cosidered- Please
- We reserve the right to inspect your home, call your vet, refrences and landlord in effort to obtain an informed decision regarding your application/adoption approval.
- We will not place birds with anyone who doesn’t fill out this form completely.
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WHY FREE IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST of THE BIRD:
I have been raising and showing animals for almost my entire lifetime, this of course being the softie I am for them, means I have also taken in the unwanted, neglected, abandoned, abused and mistreated animals (birds included).
It is my experience that it costs me way more money on these "rescue" animals than my own clutches, nests, kits, pups what have you that are selectively raised here by me.
also the re-socialization, house breaking (things broken in house in process) takes considerable time and patience and more money to repair and replace what is chewed, stained, damaged, et... this has included rewiring of appliances, broken furniture and nick nacks et... costly at times- but my love and desire to see the animals get a fresh start without the bad effects of their original treatment continuing to make them 'hard to deal with in a pet re-homing situation'.
I take them to the vet, for an evaluation , even if nothing "seems to me" to be wrong. they get shots, and other required medicine and recommendations for what will get them into the best physical and mental , and social state...
we get the best food for them that I can locate in new England, even have had it shipped here from other states outside my area when needed for special needs birds and other pets(vegetarian dog food for dog with allergies et...)
I am not a 501 non profit, im just a gal who has loved the unconditional trusting love given me by god's creatures...
I sell things out of my home when i need money for these guys... I will do without items I need for myself to provide for them first.
AND THEN I PUT AN AD ON A LIST THAT I HAVE A CRITTER NEEDING TO BE REHOMED AFTER SOMETIMES A YEAR HERE WORKIN HARD GETTING BIRD TO NOT BITE , POOP ALL OVER, STOP FEATHER PLUCKING, GETTING IT ON A HEALTHY DIET AND TEACHING IT TO STOP TERRORIZING PEOPLE AND OTHER CREATURES and some yo -yo with no clue who WANTS IT FREE!!!!!
TO ME that is not only insulting for my work rehabilitating this animal and getting it to stop featherplucking, skin mutilating, peeing when nervous, jumping out of its skin or shaking like a leaf around new things or noises, trips to vet, et....
but it is a red flag that this person is totaly clueless as to the dedication and care and commitment that taking in a second hand animal (or any animal) requires.
So right then and there when they ask me for 'free' animal-- I know they are not qualified or deserving of this special animal that has worked so hard with me to get its psyche rewired to trust and love again, and get its body healed.--
so What do I look for when I'm screening potential adopters for my brave little rehab pets?
I look for someone who has had and loved a puppy from weaning or anytime after until it dies of old age while they lay on floor with it stroking its old head and telling it how much it is loved until it finally surrenders its last breath and the person who has loved this dog or pet for 10-20 or whatever years up till then finally lets themselves cry, knowing they will never wake up to the wonderful dog breath in their face happy to see their humans eyes open as their tail wags , or they purr or start talking up a storm as you enter the room where they are perched in their cage waiting to share their day with you as they have done all those days for years...
I want a person who knows the sacrifice of loving a creature totally depending on them for their every need and notion, not just food and water but exercise, play, conversation, and companionship.
I want a person to adopt this animal who knows sometimes medical needs arise and it could cost you over a thousand dollars if the dog gets bloat, or some other serious thing..
I want a person who is willing to learn symptomology of illnesses that need to be caught early or animal can die if person just puts off going to vet cause "it is probably nothing or it will be well soon" without treatment it isn't likely.
I want to see my bird go home with someone who has bought the biggest cage they can fit in their house for this bird to have the most room in there possable, all the while they know whenever they are in the house (already bird proofed before they come get bird) bird will have a beautiful play gym and toys outside cage to hang out and be with humans with out bars.
I want my bird to go to a home who has the poisonous plant and food list for parrots front and center on the fridge door!!! with the 800 # of poison control for ASPCA and other important pet emergency #'s.
I doubt very much those looking for a free bird, dog, cat, rabbit whatever even think or bother to learn how long the species lives never mind make arrangement of who will take animal should the animal outlive them...
I think I could write a book on this subject, and maybe some day I will
but for now let me just say
if you want one of my little champs
it wont be free!
It wasn’t free for me to love it back to health and re-train it and un-phobia it...
I expect no less commitment from the person intending to keep it for the rest of its life!
Have another opinion on this , im sure you do. If you don’t agree free is not in best interest of pet, perhaps you never took one home you found on road after it was hit by several cars and no one bothered to even stop and see if anything could be done, nor watched it walk with 3 legs in casts and crying as you waited several times in vet's while they operated on its injuries.
Before you judge a person who has and continues to seek a new life for our poor creatures needing this wonderful loving care= see if you can do the work to help out one of these yourself from worse to getting it better and see how you would feel if a person had a fit when you told them there was a required re-homing fee!!!
do you think its a coincidence that the Lord chose the Holy spirit to be represented by a dove in parables?
-bunny, of ffc.
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COMMON SOURCES OF LEAD EXPOSURE
for BIRDS and PARROTS
-lead can kill your bird, remove it immediately!
WEIGHTS - Curtain, Fishing Lures, Auto Wheel Balance Weights
TOYS- Free Standing Plastic Items with Internal Weights,
Bells and Lead Clappers
PAINTS-
Both Lead Based (Including Varnishes and Lacquers) and
Lead-Free Bases with Lead Drying Agents
STAINED GLASS-
Seams and Frames
CERAMICS-
Lead Based Type Glasses,
Seen Especially from 3rd World Countries
Origin (i.e.. Food Crocks)
SOLDER
BATTERIES
BULLETS
Tags: poisonous objects need removal from birds area
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Subject: about our adoption process, APPLICATION TO ADOPT
Time: 10:31:50 PM EDT
Author: featheredcastle
--------- Attention : we maintain a closed aviary----------
Under no circumstances are customers permitted
admittance to our Parrot rescue & aviary.
This is for the privacy of our family
and the prevention of disease introduction,
disturbance of our hens on eggs,
or the possibility of theft.
absolutely no exceptions.
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TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
We certify that one the _______day of ___________, 20____, that the ownership and Guardianship of the bird(s) mentioned on this application have been transferred from Feathered friends castle. to
____________________________________________________, in accordance with and in agreement with the provisions set forth on this Bird Adoption Application.
If you are too far to meet us in our area to adopt one of our parrots We ship Delta Pet First , If you are planning on coming to pick up your parrot we will meet you in the public place of OUR choice in the southern VT western ma area.
Please be aware that your deposit must be paid and clear prior to this appointment or in the case of bird being flown both deposit and full payment must be paid in full and cleared (usauly 2-3 weeks in advance of flight to be safe. no cleared payments, no birds. no exception. when birds are picked up balance must be cash only. please note we do not ship out of country. or HI or AK. We only accept United States Postal Money orders for payment as these are federal traceble payments and chance of fraud is very slim. western union or other types of payment will be sent back and not accepted. bird will not be held without united states postal money order. no exceptions. experience in the past has caused us to adopt these policies. they are not negotiable. dont ask. we work hard enough to help these birds then to get stuck for the fees. thank you.
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Under no circumstances are customers permitted
admittance to our rescue & aviary.
This is for the privacy and saftey of our family
the prevention of disease introduction,
disturbing of hens on eggs,
or possibility of crime/theft.
