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Willie is a Blue & Gold Macaw and a "foreclosure bird", believed male approximately 15 years old.

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Quarantine - Medical Evaluation - Rehabilitation.

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Buzzby is a Blue & Gold Macaw, believed male and approximately 10 years of age. Buzzby has suffered a ruptured air sac at some point in the past and obviously has a bit of a feather plucking problem.

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Barney is a Congo African Grey, believed male and approximately 10 years old.

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Simon is a Quaker Parrot that came to us from Georgi, where it is illegal to own or possess a Quaker. In Georgia they are confiscated and euthanized. Virtually nothing is known about Simon's age or past, but his plucking issues and grossly overgrown beak would seem to indicate a long history of neglect.

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Myya and Tiki are a bonded pair of Jenday Conures, believed female and approximately13 years old..

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Kirby is a Jenday Conure. A noisy little guy, who lost his home due to threat of eviction. Believed male, approximately one year old an very sweet.

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Captain and Petry are a bonded pair of Nandaya Conures believed to be between 5 and 10 years old.

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Baby is a Blue Crowned Conure and believed female. Abandoned at a pet store, little is known about her age or history. An obvious plucking problem and dislike for most humans would seem to indicate at least neglect, and possibly abuse.

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This handsome guy is DJ, a Miligold Macaw, approximately 5 years old. Miligold macaws are a cross between a Military Macaw and a Blue & Gold Macaw.

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Honker was rescued from an abusive situation by a teen-aged girl who loved him dearly.  However, it quickly became apparent to the young lady and her mother that they simply didn't have the resources to provide the care that Honker needs. Ultimately,  they made the painful decision to give him up to PARS.

The extent to which Honker has suffered from physical abuse became readily apparent during his admission exams. Honker was hit in the head, leaving him blind in one eye, fracturing his skull and collasping one sinus cavity. Both wings have been broken multiple times, were not treated and have not healed correctly. X-rays revealed that his spine has been fractured in two places and broken in a third. He was kept in so small a cage that he couldn't straighten his tail out behind him resulting in the break at the end of his spine healing at an angle so that his tail now sticks out to the side. According to our vet , the x-rays showed that almost ever bone in this bird's little body as been broken at some point in time. Somehow, despite 14 years of indescribable physical abuse and beatings, Honker is an amazingly docile bird. One thing is for certain, the abuse is over now and no expense will be spared in providing Honker with everything he needs to recover and live a happy, healthy life.

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Taco is a Blue & Gold Macaw, believed to be male and approximately 8 years old. As you can see, he came to us with an extensive plucking problem that has evidently gone on for years. The extent to which he might re-feather is not known and will depend on the extent to which the follicles have been damaged. Taco is also cage-bound and, though not particularily aggressive, he is not well socialized. I suspect that he will ultimately be admitted into our sanctuary program, but only time will tell.

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Gizmo is a Sun Conure. The fact that  he is even alive today is nothing short of a miracle and testiment to the extraordinary skill, dedication and determination of Dr. Jan Strother and her staff at North Alabama Cat and Bird Veterinary Clinic. Shortly after Gizmo was surrendered, I went into the vet's office to get admission photos and was so shocked at what I saw when I met this bird that pictures completely slipped from my mind. Here was a bird with approximate 60% of its chest missing due to self-mutilation. Even the vet said she had never in all her years seen a bird with such massive damage that was still alive. My thought was "don't worry about photos, this little one isn't going to make it". Gizmo, however, was no where near ready to give up and still had plenty of fight in him. After approximately a week of intensive care, it became apparent that the wound simply wasn't healing due to the extent of the damage and surgery to remove the entirity of what remained of the breast muscles was performed. That was the turning point for little Gizmo, and his recovery has been nothing short of phenomenal since. As you can see in the photo at left, Gizmo appears to be almost perfectly normal and is living happy and healthy at the PARS facility today.

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Bunny came to us after her previous caregiver passed away so little is known about her past.

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CQ came to us after his previous caregiver passed away so little is known about his past.

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This handsome fellow is Ditto, an 18 year old Congo African Grey Parrot that comes to us from central Alabama. Ditto has not had much interaction with humans in a number of years and has lost much of his socializition, but we see signs that he is willing once his trust is earned.

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