Hi! My name is Addison. I am no stranger to the Refuge, through no fault of my own. My last family loved me very much but my favorite person, my dad, became severely allergic to me so sadly, they had to return me to the Refuge. I've been back for a ...
Bacall is a bird who exemplifies the African Grey’s extensive vocabulary. She arrived with Muffett, a Goffin’s Cockatoo and enjoys watching Animal Planet on TV. Her favorite foods include banana chips and pistachio nuts, and she adores taking a shower. Sh ...
Congrats to Billy! He has gone to live with his new mom and dad and their Eclectus and Amazon in January 2014. Billy's new family reports that he is fitting in perfectly and is stepping up nicely and talking up a storm! We are very happy for Billy and his ...
Hi there! My name is Chuba. I was found flying outside and a kind person brought me to Niles Animal Hospital. Niles contacted the Refuge and that's how I find myself here. The nice people at the Refuge contacted a few people who had lost African Greys, bu ...
After having such a wonderful experience adopting Garth, our first Congo African Grey, from the Refuge, we decided it was time to look at getting a second bird. Once again, we set out to get a different breed-not a Grey, for variety – this time I wanted a ...
Good News! Corky went home on 08-08-08 to his forever home. Lots of tears of happiness and some of sadness went with the occasion. We shall keep you poted on his progress. Corky had come to the Refuge because his Dad became very ill and had to have a t ...
Congrats to Dandy, who has been adopted by volunteers Wiwiana Markulis and her daughter, Kayleigh Markulis! Dandy fell in love with Wiwiana while being fostered by her family and Wiwiana knew Dandy had found her forever home. We're so happy for Dandy and ...
Congratulations to Eloise and her new mom, Esther! Eloise's new flock includes Maxi (CAG) and Pete, a White-Capped Pionus.
Congrats to Feather! Feather found her new home in August, 2013. Her new family reports that Feather is stepping up readily, which is something Feather was still learning at the time she was adopted. We hope her new family has lots of phone books, as this ...
Congrats to Gabe who has been adopted! Gabe went home with Mae's (female Ekkie) new mom so he's got a new feathered sister too!
Garth is undoubtedly one of the most easy-going birds at the Refuge. He steps up on just about anyone once out of his cage and can mimic a cornucopia of sounds that isn’t limited to whistling, clicking and supposedly the Andy Griffith tune. He gives great ...
Gracie was fortunate to get a second home together with Sylvie at one of our wonderful volunteers, Ellie's home. Unfortunately Gracie succumbed to illness and passed away shortly after she went home. Gracie was about 25 years old. She had one loving ow ...
Hi! I'm Simon, an African Grey. I've been told I'm very handsome. I'm a new addition to the Refuge. I lived with my mom and dad who loved me very much but circumstances caused them to have to find me a new home. So far, everyone here at the Refuge has bee ...
My husband, who is not a bird person, was adopted by Sylvie. Every time he walks past her cage, she fluffs up and places her head in the down position to be rubbed and cooed at (and boy does he do that!). Whenever he is out of the room she whistles for hi ...
Vito has found his forever home! He lives with the family who adopted Jackie, the Half-Moon conure. While visiting with Jackie, her new family also fell in love with Vito. Vito came to the Rescue with Ziggy and Rusty. He is a feather-picker, but he has ...
Congratulations to Zigmund, who has been adopted by his foster mom, Refuge volunteer, Anne. Zigmund joins Kiwi (CAG) and dogs Fiona and Gibbs.
Zulu was adopted by Lori and we get updates every so often ... now we have some pictures! Zulu is now stepping up on to my hand! He is such a wonderful bird and I knew with lots and lots of patience he would come around. He still prefers the handheld p ...
