These guidelines are necessary for the purpose of a lifelong healthy and happy relationship with your bird. In some cases there will be exceptions made which will be noted in writing on the Adoption Finalization Contract but for the most part we are very strict about our expectations for the birds and their welfare.
1. No smoking around birds.
2. No bird is to be given caffinee, alcohol, chocolate or avacados
3. Many of the birds we place come with their cages, you may get a bigger cage for your bird but NEVER a smaller cage than the one we provided for you and your bird
4. Mandatory, all birds must have at least 10 toys, including natural branches in their cages at all times. Some birds required more chewing toys than others and that shall be noted on the Adoption Finalization Contract.
5. All adopters must take their bird to an avian vet within the first year (365 days) and prove it by sending us a copy of the vets notes or bill.
6. All birds must be provided a play area away from their cage, preferably in a different room.
7. All birds must be allowed playtime out of their cages every day for a minimum of 2 hours.
8. No large birds (macaws and cockatoos) or potentially territorial bird should ever be allowed to roam on the floor or the outside of their cage. This includes quakers. The reasons for this is that this prevents territorialism and aggression problems.
9. All adopters must agree to an in home visit both before adoption and within one year after adoption.
10. No birds shall be adopted to people who are under the age of 18 and/or still in school.
11. Adopters may call any time 24/7 for questions.
12. All potential adopters must take the knowledge test and attend one bird lovers play day. This is not a pass or fail this just tells us what you know and we teach you what we feel you should know.
13.Abide by ALL federal, state and county laws
14. The welfare of each bird comes first.
15.All birds deserve a caring parent that they have the chance too choose.
16. Give every bird a chance to love humans before being sent to a sanctuary Those birds that are deemed dangerous to people or other birds shall be sent to approved sanctuary.
19. Rescue birds are not put into any sort of breeding situation with a strict exception of conservation to extremely rare and endangered species as listed in the CITES species protection act.
21.All birds are required to be in the living will of the adopting parent.
21.Always try to help the bird’s relationship with his family before agreeing to do a rescue whenever possible.
22. All birds shall be supplied with any needed vet care, appropriate toys, cages, food and water while at the rescue.
23. All new or potential owners are to be tested and taught what they should know and how to do the research to further their own knowledge to insure top quality of life and longevity.
24. No children in any home under the age of 5.
25. No screamers or known loud birds are to be adopted to anyone in an apartment, townhouse, duplex or condo living situation.
26. History of every bird, when available, shall be given to any new owners with special emphasis on abused or blood letting birds and train new owners to prevent further incidences.
27. Adoption fees are based upon what the rescue has spent upon each bird and upkeep of birds in the conure sanctuary.
28. The rescue is to supply each bird with roomy cage, perches, bowls, toys and some food with each adoption when possible.
29. We do not allow birds to be adopted out as gifts for others.
30. No bird adopted out through our rescue is to ever be sold, or traded 31. Any family that has adopted a bird is required to contact us if life changes occur in such a way that they can no longer keep their bird.
32. Adoption fees are non-refundable after 30 days.
33. We do not do trades for birds that have been returned to the rescue.
34. We reserve the right to reclaim any bird after the adoption process without refund of the fee if found that our standards of care for the adopted bird are not being met.