AdoptBird
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The Application is not available on this website. We can email it to you after you go thru our email interview.
Please read the info on this page first.
A-Parrot
has an adoption process for all tentative Adopters to participate in. Applicants must be 21 years or older. Please read this
complete page before contacting us.
Thank you for checking our parrot rescue out! We list birds available at Petfinder.com. One may be waiting for you!
Introduction to Adopting a Bird from A-Parrot Rescue
(1) A-Parrot to A-Flamingo
takes in parrots that are older, may not be very tame or handleable, may be loud and may come in with some
"quirks". This is why we are looking for experienced parrot
owners who can deal with these possible issues.
You will be notified of all issues we are aware of. We get in some
nice parrots also.
(2) Since this is the Internet and we do not know who is applying, we usually request a proof receipt to make sure that one has owned a similar species of Parrot in the recent past .
(2) Potential
Adopters must contact us via
EMAIL mail first. We do not interview by text, in person, or by
phone. It is very important to READ over our website if you are serious
about adopting a bird from A-Parrot Rescue. Our info is put in writing.to
avoid misunderstandings later. This is not a give-away site.
(3)
Applicants must be open to answering questions that A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue may have. Our Board reserves the right to approve or
refuse any application submitted to us. Our Board of Directors
makes all final adoption OK's.
(4) Drop-off and pick up of birds is in Brecksville, Ohio ONLY. We will adopt out to people in Ohio and around the close borders of Michigan and Pennsylvania. (areas local to us in Ohio). Inquire... We do not ship parrots. We will need to interview and meet the actual Adopter here in Brecksville before a parrot adoption is finalized.
Pandemic Response: eff. 3/25/2020
For now, A-Parrot Rescue is open for dropoffs and pickups but with pandemic safeguards in place.
You need to wear a mask. One person at a time is allowed in our house for pickup.
(5) Birds are adopted out "as is",
in visually healthy condition. We adopt to multi pet owners, but everyone must understand
that owning a cat or a dog is NOT the same as owning a parrot. Previous
or current parrot ownership is a qualification for adoption.
(6) Small non-parrot species of birds do not require a receipt but you will
still need to go thru our adoption process.
FREE BIRDS
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Since A-Parrot Rescue
does not solicit for free will donations, rehoming donations are necessary for
A-Parrot to be able to purchase food and pay for necessary vet care for
the birds left in our care.
Rehoming fees are
explained in our email Interview/chat #3. A-Parrot needs to get to know
our tentative Adopters first. We are looking for people who sincerely
want to adopt a homeless bird. It is up to our Board of Directors to
make all final adoption approvals also.
WE WOULD LIKE TO GET TO
KNOW YOU...
You must be open to answering our questions during this interview. We do not use brief text format and we do not interview by phone. There will be some reading for you to do during your interview.
Pending our Board approving your Application, an appointment can be made after approval to visit the bird of your choice. A rehoming fee is due at pickup. The same day you visit is fine.
IF YOU TRULY WANT TO
"ADOPT" RATHER THAN PURCHASE A PARROT...
You are ADOPTING not BUYING a bird from our rescue organization.
. (1) “Adopting” means a rescue organization needs to interview the tentative Adopter FIRST to get to know you first. There will be an application process for you to apply to adopt. Plus an Application to be filled out.
(2) "Buying" a bird means you give your money and pick up the bird the same time. This is what a pet shop or a Craigslist ad does.
(3) A-Parrot Rescue reserves the right to approve or not approve an Application.
All potential Adopters
need to go thru A-Parrot's adoption process. You must be open to
answering our questions as our “job” is to find the best home we can for each
adoptable parrot since the previous owners of parrots we receive have trusted
A-Parrot to find the best home we can for their parrots.
SAMPLES OF
APPLICABLE PARROT PROOF RECEIPTS
A purchase receipt
for a parrot, vet check receipt, clipping/grooming receipt, DNA certificate,
bird prescription bottle label, pet sitting or boarding receipt, pet insurance
certificate, parrot cremation receipt, etc. The bird's species
and your name must be on the receipt. Your vet or pet shop may
have a copy they can get from their records.
Or just go and get your current Parrot’s wings and claws clipped NOW and you will have your receipt.
Never owned a Parrot before? You will need to get a parrot
elsewhere, but you can contact us to adopt your second Parrot
later. Save your receipts.
THESE ITEMS WILL NOT APPLY
AS PROOFS:
(1) No -- Pictures of parrots, videos,
or personal references (except a reference from a vet you take your parrots to,
written on the vet's letterhead). Bird pictures can be copied off
the Internet so that is why a picture is not considered a proof by A-Parrot
Rescue.
(2) No -- Receipts or references from a
previous owner or a friend or relative who houses your parrot now. You are
the Applicant. The receipt needs have your name on it with the parrot
species you own or have owned in the recent past.
(3) A-Parrot
Rescue does not consider personal "ownership"
as: Parrots you visit,
pet sat for, were owned or bred by one of your relatives, rehabbing wild birds, doing a lot of research on parrots but never owning
one before, or living with parrots that were family owned when one was a child.
You will need to give us a proof receipt from when
you LIVED with a parrot in your own home when you became an adult.
(4) "Having
lots of love and time" is NOT taken into consideration
for approving Applications if you never owned a parrot before.
(5) You cannot bring your own parrot with you here
as proof of parrot ownership. We need a piece of paper proof for your
file. A vet receipt is best. Our specific email interview will explain WHEN
we need this paper proof.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A
BABY OR A YOUNG PARROT?
A "rescue" is
not the place to find baby parrots. We primarily get in older
birds. That is why we are called a "rescue". Birds come
in for various reasons. Most birds will take a little time to settle into
their home also.
Parrots 20 years and
older are coming in now. The larger the parrot, the longer the life
span. With good care, a parrot's lifespan can reach 50 or 75 years
depending on the species. The birds we get in may or may not be
handleable. Birds need an adustment period in your home to let you handle
them sometimes. A-Parrot does not rehab parrots for you as we do not want
birds to get attached to our staff rather than their new owner. Don't expect an older rescue bird to immediately "go up" on your finger or hand.
We do get in budgies,
cockatiels, finches and sometimes lovebirds too. No proof receipt of
ownership is necessary for these small birds. There is still an
application process to adopt these species, though.
OTHER INFO YOU NEED TO
KNOW:
(1) Our Adopters must be 21
years of age or older and reside in the state of Ohio. Parts of Michigan
and Pennsylvania close to Ohio may be OK. Inquire.
(2) A-Parrot to A-Flamingo
Rescue does NOT ship birds. We do NOT deliver birds to
you, nor do we meet you part way for drop-off.
(3) The Adopter must come to us in Brecksville to
visit the bird of his/her choice after one's Application has been approved. We
need to interview and meet the actual Adopter in person as the last step for
adoption approval.
(4) We do NOT adopt out birds as
"gifts" for children or adults. We need to interview the person
who is actually going to get the bird.
(5) Being "home all the time" or "on
disability" are NOT points we consider as primary
approval qualifications for parrot adoption. For a homebound person,
Parrots can be very expensive to own, may need to go to the vet at some time,
and a Parrot's food (pellets, seed, nuts, treats, table food) and toys can be
expensive. One must be able to afford the upkeep of owning a Parrot also.
(6) Our Board of Directors makes all final
adoption decisions. You will be “applying” to adopt. Merely
"applying" is no guarantee of being able to obtain a bird from
our agency. We reserve the right to choose the best home, in our opinion,
for each bird that is adopted out.
(7) There is an Adoption Contract for you to sign
when you pick up your bird. A proper size cage, toys, and food are
usually included with each bird.
(8) A-Parrot Rescue adopts out birds responsibly --
in visually healthy condition. There are no health guarantees.
We recommend that all birds be vet checked at your expense by
an avian vet within two weeks of pickup. .
(9) Birds are continually coming in and out. Adoptions
can occur at any time. This list is continually being updated.
Keep checking our Petfinder page at
https://www.petfinder.com//pPt-search?shelter_id=OH662 (copy link)
(10) Smaller non-parrot bird ownership
does NOT count in order to be approved to adopt a Parrot from
A-Parrot Rescue. You need to have owned a Parrot to adopt a Parrot.
APPOINTMENTS:
There is no visiting of
our birds until your Application has been approved by our Board of
Directors first. Our "virtual" bird tour is on our page at
Petfinder.com . Birds and their info is posted on Petfinder. Be
sure to click on the picture of the bird. More info will pop up about the
bird. See:
http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=OH662 (copy link)
WE ADOPT TO MULTI-PET OWNERS: 
It is great if you are a multi-pet owner and have other rescue pets, but Parrot upkeep and care is not the same as caring for other types of pets. That is like comparing apples to oranges... “Researching” parrot care is important, but we need to go one step further by requiring that one has lived with a parrot in their home to possibly qualify to adopt a similar species from A-Parrot to A-Flamingo Rescue.
MISC. INFO:
A-Parrot to A-Flamingo
Rescue’s adoption requirements are based on some of the actual reasons A-Parrot
has had birds turned over to us in the first place. Our aim is to avoid these
same issues happening again. We are especially looking for Adopters with
an open mind to working around a parrot's "possible issues". Or
with luck, there may be no issues!
Also, we sometimes
have some nice extra used cages, playstands, carriers, etc. available for
purchase (cheap). This helps us buy more food for our birds.
Inquire if you are interested.
There is lots of
info on this site. Please check it out. If the info here
is acceptable to you and you feel you can supply us with a proof receipt,
if required, email our interviewer at:
aparrottoaflamingo@danworld.com
The Application is not on this website. This can be emailed to you after your email interview.
Contact Fran at aparrottoaflamingo@danworld.com (copy link)
Thank you for considering adopting a bird from A-Parrot Rescue and thanks for your patience in reading over the info on this page!
https://sites.google.com/site/aparrottoaflaming/
Looking to adopt a flamingo? We are still waiting for one to
be offered to us!
1/8/22
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