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A-Parrot to A-Flamingo,
Inc., Parrot Rescue
Brecksville, Ohio
ABOUT A-PARROT TO A-FLAMINGO, INC. 
Not-for-Profit Parrot
Rescue Organization
We
are a Safe Haven for parrots needing a new home
Mostly
Older Parrots are Available for Adoption
"No Kill" Policy - Adoptions to Experienced Adult Parrot Owners Only
Announcements:
A-Parrot's Updated website eff. 5/1/ 22 will be: https://sites.google.com/site/aparrottoaflamingo
Pandemic Rules Apply eff. 3/25/2020 -- For now, A-Parrot Rescue is open for dropoffs and pickups, but with pandemic safeguards in place. Subject to change at any time.
If you do not hear back from us promptly,
please check your SPAM folder or use ANOTHER email address to contact us from.
Put our email address (aparrottoaflamingo@danworld.com) in your address
book as an approved sender to allow us to reply back to you. Some email
services have blocks you must remove in order to receive a reply from us..
OUR NONPROFIT STATUS
A-Parrot Rescue is a home-based, No-Kill not-for-profit parrot rehoming agency run by volunteers. We are registered with the Ohio Attorney General's Office on their nonprofits list for Ohio. We do not have a 501C3 at this time.
WELCOME !
Thank you for checking out our parrot rescue
site..
INTRODUCTION:
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo, Inc., Parrot Rescue
takes the place of The Bird Placement Program. BPP closed several years ago. Our rescue team has continued to find for great people to rehome our birds to up to the current time.
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo, Inc. is also privileged
to have a page listed on Petfinder.com Our current adoptable birds,
pictures and bird personalities, are all advertised there. Feel free to
keep checking our page there for bird updates...
Our parrot rescue is run out of our private home. Appointments are necessary for drop off or after your Application has been approved.
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue also volunteers as
a consultant to the Brecksville Animal Control Department for bird and parrot
issues in the city.
WHAT OUR FUNCTION IS:
Our "job" is rehoming birds that are dropped off with us. We assist the public in finding a home for the
parrot or small bird they cannot keep any more. Birds must be dropped off at our rescue before we can start the rehoming process. We interview all tentative Adopters to make sure to find
the best home for any bird turned over to our agency. We make sure to find the right match/home for every parrot/pet bird we take in.
OUR MISSION:
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue, as a
non-profit rescue and parrot rehoming organization, is dedicated to
alleviating parrot neglect and suffering, offering advice
to bird owners to assist them in creating a healthy environment for
their pet bird. .Parrot's goal is to promote safe and humane
care of companion parrots. Our aim is to take in and rehome unwanted older
healthy parrots that would possibly be euthanized because of their age.
BASIC INFO FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTERS:
(1) One must be 21 years of age to start the adoption process. Most of the questions you may have about A-Parrot Rescue are included on the sidebar choices on the left. Please take the time to review these pages before you email us.
(2) As a rescue organization, A-Parrot to
A-Flamingo primarily takes in older parrots. A lot of
parrots 20-30 years old are coming in at this time. (The larger the
parrot, the longer it's life span is.) If you want to adopt a young or baby bird, a
rescue is not the place to look. A-Parrot will take in any age bird, but we specialize in
taking and rehoming unwanted, older, but healthy, parrots and small
birds.
(3) Adoptions include a rehoming fee. Cages are usually included along with food
and toys. All fees donated to A-Parrot Rescue are nonrefundable.
(4) All Adopters will be screened
first. Our agency will adopt parrots to multi-pet and multi-bird
owners. We reserve the right to approve or not approve an
Application.
(5) Prior parrot ownership is a must in
order to qualify for adoption of a parrot. We only adopt out to experienced parrot owners. Since
this is the Internet, we may need you to supply us with a proof receipt that
you have owned a similar species of parrot in the recent past. Several
types of receipts apply. Our email interview explains when we need this
receipt copy from you.
(6) Adoption consideration depends on your
completing our adoption process, reading over our adoption information, filling
in our Application, with final approval by our Board of Directors.
Our application process takes longer than just texting us. We need
to get to know our potential adopters first. You must be open to our
asking you questions also.
((7) This website is very detailed.
Please READ it over carefully. Most questions you have about
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue are covered on this site. We honestly put
our policies in WRITING on this website to eliminate misunderstandings later.
SOME INFO ABOUT DONATING YOUR BIRD:
(1) A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue is not soliciting
for parrots for our personal ownership.
(2) We do not foster or pet sit birds for
the public. It must be your final decision to have
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue rehome your bird for you.
(3) We cannot start the "rehoming
process" until birds are brought to us and signed over to us.
(4) We take birds in on a donation basis
only. We cannot purchase your parrot. We make sure all birds
we receive are adopted out to the right person who understands the species and
can care for them properly.
(5) Cages coming in with the birds are optional.
We do have small cages but may not have many extra large cages.
(6) At times there may be a waiting list
for our taking in birds as our holding space is limited, especially for large
parrots.
(7) We reserve the right to accept or turn down
taking in any bird offered to us.
(8) A-Parrot Rescue would be happy to assist you in finding a good, safe home for a bird you are not able to keep any longer. A parrot's age does not make a difference.
(9) Birds may be with us for a while in order to find the right adopteer. A drop off donation is requested merely so
we can buy more food for your parrot until it is rehomed.
(10) Due to our limited funding, we can only accept parrots in perfect feather and in good health. Birds must be brought to us in Brecksville, OH.
Note: Birds stay here until we find the best pet home for them. Our rescue birds are not available to breeders. A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue will always consider a rescue bird's welfare first
Please go to our page "DONATE BIRD" for more info.
A-PARROT RESCUE WILL FIND NEW HOMES FOR
THESE SPECIES:
Most large, medium and small species of parrots.
Cockatoos, small macaws, amazons, african greys, conures, quakers, Small
cage birds. Cockatiels, budgies, canaries, lovebirds, specialty species, finches.
Please note that our space is limited for large
parrots so there may be a waiting list for acceptance of these species.
A-PARROT RESCUE DOES DOES NOT TAKE IN:
NO wild or outside
birds, baby birds fallen out of nests, farm birds, game birds, swans, peacocks,
toucans, mynahs, lories, doves, pigeons. But we may be able to
assist you with a referral.
NOTE: We do not climb trees to catch
birds for you! That part of "rescue" is not our
job. All birds must be brought to us in order to start the rehoming process.
FLAMINGOS? We will gladly
accept "unwanted" pink plastic garden flamingos
-- to add to the flock "decor" in our yard.
BIRD / PARROT ADOPTION BASICS FOR TENTATIVE ADOPTERS:
(1) You
will be "applying" to adopt a bird from us. You must be
willing to go thru our adoption process and answer our questions.
(2) A-Parrot Rescue does not ship birds,
nor do we meet you part way for drop-off. We need to meet the actual
Adopter before adoptions are finalized also.
(3) We do
not adopt out parrots as "gifts" for adults or children. A-Parrot will need to interview the potential
Adopter in person. We reserve the
right to approve or deny final approval of adoption. There needs to be a
match between the parrot and the Adopter.
(4) A-Parrot Rescue does not rehab parrots
for you, We want to avoid stressing birds out so we need to leave the
"training" of untame parrots to the Adopter. That
is why we are looking for experienced parrot owners also.
(5) We pass along the personality information
for each parrot to the Adopter.
(6) Also, a rescue parrot may bite at some
time. We specialize in taking in older parrots possibly set in their
ways. These birds are not usually good with children. Of course
there are exceptions. Children should be monitored around
parrots. We all must respect those beaks!
See our "ADOPT BIRD" page or more info...
TO VIEW OUR AVAILABLE BIRD LIST:
Visit our birds on our page at Petfinder.com: 
https://www.petfinder.com//pet-search?shelter_id=OH662
IMPORTANT: CLICK ON THE BIRD'S PICTURE FOR INFO ABOUT EACH BIRD.
*We update this list as soon as we can. Adoptions
can occur at any time also. A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue reserves
the right to keep on interviewing potential Adopters until birds leave our
premises.
Also, A-Parrot cannot hold a bird for you if you are not
ready to make your viewing appointment promptly after Application approval. Your delay in emailing us, or returning the Application, may cause you to
lose out on the parrot you are most interested in.
FREE PARROTS - CHEAP
PARROTS ?
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo technically rehomes
parrots "for bird seed" so we can continue feeding, and paying for
vet care as necessary for birds we are holding. This is not a give-away
site.
Responsible pet ownership is not a cheap
venture! We understand that money is tight for all of us right now
.... and this is especially true for anyone who runs an animal rescue
organization. Rehoming fees apply to adopt a bird.
Parrots and other pets should not be obtained if
one cannot afford their upkeep. Owning a large parrot, especially a
macaw, is very expensive. The expense of owning one macaw is at least fifty
times that of owning a budgie. Animal rescue organizations are responsible
for many creatures, so multiply that expense many times. Feeding live
animals costs money = rehoming donations are important.
Thank you for your kind
understanding.
REFERRALS AND OUR CLIENTS:
A-Parrot Rescue is privileged to receive lots of referrals from
previous clients, avian vets, other bird owners who can attest to our sincerity
in finding just the right home for any bird released to our
care. Our clients have chosen and
trusted A-Parrot to find a home for birds they can no longer care
for.
OUR FUNDING
None. We get NO IRS benefits for running our agency. All of our personnel work on a
volunteer basis. No one receives a salary at A-Parrot Rescue. 95% of
funds coming in goes direct for the care of birds waiting for homes and for
future birds coming in. 5% covers our office and gasoline expenses.
To explain further, A-Parrot to A-Flamingo
Rescue is on a "subfixed income", meaning we get NO subsidies or grants to run our agency. Our policy always has been to still operate
as a non-profit parrot rescue organization. Any money we get in goes for
our buying seed, pellets, treats to feed the birds left in our care, and to
allow for emergency vet visits. Every rescue organization will have some
expenses, but being able to keep feeding our birds takes priority here.
For everyone's information, A-Parrot Rescue
does NO outside funding solicitations, nor do we
hold raffles or giveaways to get outside donations.
WE NEED….
Keeping the above info in mind, A-Parrot to
A-Flamingo Rescue must depend on private support for drop-off of birds and for
adopting a bird from our agency.
A-Parrot Rescue always needs seed and bird
pellets (any brand), and stacks of plain newspaper (no ads,
please) .
Thank you in advance! End of
commercial......
OUR CLIENT'S PRIVACY
Your privacy is important to us. All info that we request of you
stays in A-Parrot's files and is only used for placing birds in our care.
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo, Inc., Parrot Rescue does not give out our
bird friends' info. to any marketer, website, advertiser, company, Adopter,
previous bird owner, etc. This privacy policy pertains to all of
our wonderful Clients, Adopters, Volunteers, and Staff.
OUR ADDRESS
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo, Inc. Parrot Rescue
PO Box 41414
Brecksville, Ohio 44141-0414
Phone Number: Available upon request, email us first.
Email Fran at: aparrottoaflamingo@danworld.com (copy link)
How to Find Us: In northern Ohio,
between Cleveland and Akron. We are in Cuyahoga County.
Close to the Turnpike (Richfield/Brecksville Exit) and close to I-77, zip
code 44141.
Why must we list a PO Box? A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue cannot have birds or any other animal dropped off anonymously without our first knowing about it. (believe it or not, this has happened to us before). We will gladly supply our address info to verified clients.
1/8/22 THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT OUR PARROT RESCUE ORGANIZATION!
Our new website is at https://sites.google.com/site/aparrottoaflamingo/
**PLEASE READ**
Disclaimer: A-Parrot
to A-Flamingo, Inc., Parrot Rescue is a stand-alone, No Kill, non-profit parrot
rehoming agency based in Brecksville, Ohio. We
are not affiliated with any other parrot rescue organization, company,
pet organization, city department, bird club, organization, etc. If you
have any questions about A-Parrot's policies or adoption process, please
contact Fran Filak, Director, A-Parrot to A-Flamingo at:
aparrottoaflamingo@danworld.com Our policies are subject to change
without notice at any time.
Copyright 2022.
All rights reserved. A-Parrot to A-Flamingo, Inc, Parrot Rescue
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