Bird adoption

[jonbstorey]

I live in Maryland and need help adopting a bird.

I want to adopt a large or medium sized bird (Macaw, cockatoo) but i do not know where to go to adopt the bird without getting scammed.

Can you guys help me?

[kellywess]

There is Phoenix Landing.

PHOENIX LANDING

[jonbstorey]

Do you have any experience with them?

[kellywess]

No, but I have heard all wonderful things about them. There are a couple of members here who have dealt with them alot. I have been to a couple of seminars. Hopefully those members will come along and offer up their opinions. Have you checked out the website?

[jonbstorey]

I am on it now

[jonbstorey]

Where can i find the available birds on the site?

[Mom's Animal Preserve]

You can find some of their available birds on Petfinder.com. I have been working with Phoenix Landing a few months and I really like the ladies that run the organization. I have also attended two of their events -- an adoption event and a seminar. Attendance at a seminar is required to adopt one of their birds. There is also a home visit requirement as well. What I really like about Phoenix Landing is that they have you foster the bird that you want to adopt for 6 months before you finalize the adoption. I think this is great because it gives you the opportunity to find out in your own home and over time if the parrot that you have chosen is really a good match for you.

You can attend one of the adoption events to meet a bunch of the available birds in person, which is much better than just picking one out from the web. In my opinion, it's really hard to decide if you want to meet a particular bird just based on the descriptions on Petfinder. It's much better to go to an adoption event and meet the birdies in person,. It's also a great opportunity to interact with birds of all different sizes to see if you will be comfortable with your dream species of bird with no strings attached.

[jenseits]

Yep, I like Phoenix Landing a lot. They have over 300 birds in foster care currently, the vast majority of which are not on Petfinder (and I know some of the ones on Petfinder have actually already found permanent homes since the list was last updated). Like Mom's says, go to an event and meet some of the birds in person to see if you click with any of them.

[kellywess]

And the two posters above are the two I was hoping to come by and give you their opinions. Moms Animal Preserve and Jenseits your ears must have been burning. LOL