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are a few of our most recent new arrivals. Please note that the birds featured
here are NOT available for adoption at this point in time unless also shown on
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Willie is a Blue & Gold Macaw and a
"foreclosure bird", believed male approximately 15 years old.
Status:
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.
Status:
Evaluation - Rehabilitation. |
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Barney is a Congo African Grey, believed male and
approximately 10 years old.
Status:
Refer to Available for Adoption Page |
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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.
Status:
Medical Evaluation - Rehabilitation. |
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Myya and Tiki are a bonded pair of Jenday
Conures, believed female and approximately13 years old..
Status:
Refer to Available for Adoption Page |
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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.
Status:
Refer to Available for Adoption Page
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Captain and Petry are a bonded pair of Nandaya
Conures believed to be between 5 and 10 years old.
Status:
Refer to Available for Adoption Page |
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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.
Status:
Evaluation - Rehabilitation |
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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.
Status:
Rehabilitation.
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Profile:
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.
Status:
Evaluation - Rehabilitation. |
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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.
Status:
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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.
Status:
Rehab - Recovery
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Bo is a
White Capped Pionus that came to us severly malnourished and having an obvious
feather abuse problem. Bo will be with us for an extened period while we
work to resolve these issues.
Status:
Rehab - Feather Abuse
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Bunny came to us after her previous caregiver
passed away so little is known about her past.
Status:
Rehab - Feather Abuse
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CQ came to us after his previous caregiver passed
away so little is known about his past.
Status:
Rehab - Feather Abuse & Foul Language
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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.
Status:
Rehab - Feather Abuse
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