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[Mickaboo Action] Fwd: Transport from Oakley to San Jose - HANDLED
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:24:36 -0700 (PDT) From: CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> Subject: Fwd: Transport from Oakley to San Jose - URGENT To: action(a)mickaboo.org We've made some progress and can get the bird from Oakley to San Ramon tomorrow. Anyone able to take the amazon the next step to San Jose? The problem is the bird is unable to perch and can not be kept overnight in a cage - must go to a special tank set up in San Jose. Please let me know if you can take this bird the rest of her journey. Thank you. CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:07:26 -0700 (PDT) From: CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> Subject: Transport from Oakley to San Jose - URGENT To: action(a)mickaboo.org Hi! We have a special needs amazon with neurological problems ready to be released from Medical Center for the Birds in Oakley and to be transported to her new foster home in San Jose. CAN ANYONE HELP MAKE THIS MOVE HAPPEN TOMORROW? Please contact me for specifics. Thanks so much. Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940 Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940 Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Fwd: Transport from Oakley to San Jose - URGENT
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

We've made some progress and can get the bird from Oakley to San Ramon tomorrow. Anyone able to take the amazon the next step to San Jose? The problem is the bird is unable to perch and can not be kept overnight in a cage - must go to a special tank set up in San Jose. Please let me know if you can take this bird the rest of her journey. Thank you. CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:07:26 -0700 (PDT) From: CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> Subject: Transport from Oakley to San Jose - URGENT To: action(a)mickaboo.org Hi! We have a special needs amazon with neurological problems ready to be released from Medical Center for the Birds in Oakley and to be transported to her new foster home in San Jose. CAN ANYONE HELP MAKE THIS MOVE HAPPEN TOMORROW? Please contact me for specifics. Thanks so much. Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940 Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Transport from Oakley to San Jose - URGENT
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Hi! We have a special needs amazon with neurological problems ready to be released from Medical Center for the Birds in Oakley and to be transported to her new foster home in San Jose. CAN ANYONE HELP MAKE THIS MOVE HAPPEN TOMORROW? Please contact me for specifics. Thanks so much. Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Big Bird Opportunities
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Hi! It has been a few days since I've asked for anything so here I am. We have the possibility of an amazon (species unknown at this time) returning to Mickaboo from his/her adoptive home very soon. From the owner's viewpoint this is a difficult and unfriendly bird. Often though a change of environment can make a world of difference. Would anyone be willing to short term foster this bird until we are able to assess its true temperament? The bird is located closer to Sacto than SF so a foster home in that area would be appreciated. This is a big WHAT IF. We have been approached by a Southern California surrenderer to take two large macaws - a Miligold (Military/Blue & Gold hybrid) and a Scarlet. The distance may make it impossible to arrange a transfer but if the birds could be driven to Northern California is there anyone who would foster these guys? Here is another big bird opportunity: I have begun working with a family who is surrendering a 10 year old Greenwing Macaw named "Chuckles". It is our intention to have this wonderful friendly gorgeous big guy adopted into a home with another large macaw and where large indoor and outdoor aviary activity areas are in place. This bird is fully flighted and used to some opportunities to use those big wings. The owners will foster until an adopter is selected. Large macaw experience required for this adoption. If any of these opportunities sound of interest please contact me soonest. Thanks. Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] RE: Action Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20
by Skip Cullen 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Boy I love those mini's I need a bigger house.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you can not find room I can do ONE more!!!!!!!!! Including deebee Skip An optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with him. Zig Ziglar -----Original Message----- From: action-bounces(a)mickaboo.org [mailto:action-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of action-request(a)mickaboo.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 12:01 PM To: action(a)mickaboo.org Subject: Action Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 Send Action mailing list submissions to action(a)mickaboo.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/action or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to action-request(a)mickaboo.org You can reach the person managing the list at action-owner(a)mickaboo.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Action digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Foster Home Needed - Sweet Mini-Macaw (CLAUDIA MELTEFF) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:51:58 -0700 (PDT) From: CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> Subject: [Mickaboo Action] Foster Home Needed - Sweet Mini-Macaw To: action(a)mickaboo.org Message-ID: <920044.57046.qm(a)web83010.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi All! We have a wonderful little Severe Macaw named Maggie, whose dad is joining the Peace Corps and he is desperate to find her a loving foster home. Maggie is affectionate, enjoys taking showers with her dad, likes men and women, is a good eater, healthy, all the good things a happy bird can be. She comes with her own stuffed animals too. If you have space for a very sweet fun-loving mini-macaw please let me know ASAP. Thanks. Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Would anyone out there like to write bird stories for the website?
by Nancy Powell 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

We have some catch up to do with both lovebirds and cockatiels! -- Nancy Powell Operations Manager Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue www.mickaboo.org

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[Mickaboo Action] Fwd: Foster Home Needed - Sweet Mini-Macaw - HANDLED
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Foster Home Needed - Sweet Mini-Macaw
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

Hi All! We have a wonderful little Severe Macaw named Maggie, whose dad is joining the Peace Corps and he is desperate to find her a loving foster home. Maggie is affectionate, enjoys taking showers with her dad, likes men and women, is a good eater, healthy, all the good things a happy bird can be. She comes with her own stuffed animals too. If you have space for a very sweet fun-loving mini-macaw please let me know ASAP. Thanks. Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] Transport: Davis/Winters/Vacaville to San Jose
by Tom 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

We have a DYH Amazon that is ready to go to a new home, and I have an already-busy week, as 30 members of the McMasters Clan will be arriving here Saturday. It's a simple pick-up and drop-off,which can begin in any of the cities shown! Tom

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[Mickaboo Action] Re: [Mickaboo Admins] IMPORTANT---PLEASE READ!Addendum
by Susan Zizumbo 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

I'd like to add to this and say that we've had two lovebirds in a south bay veterinary hospital for several weeks simply because we have no foster homes. It's costing us money every day that they stay there. We also have another pair in a shelter that was part of the confiscation that you heard about a while back that are also waiting for a foster home to go to. We suspect that the former owners are sending friends in to adopt the birds from that case and want to get them out of there as soon as possible. The simple truth is that no one has been wanting to adopt a lovebird for months. Every time we have a class, I scan the applications to see what kind of bird the person is interested in and I have not seen anyone interested in a lovebird in months, so as a result, the lovebird foster homes are not emptying out so that a new one can come in. There are usually trends to what kinds of birds people want but so far it's not lovebird "season." I currently have 5 birds of my own (three of them large), four foster birds, two bunnies and an almost 2 year old child. This is all by myself working full time. I took the second pair of lovebirds even though I had sworn off of fostering because I have too much on my plate but there was a need. I'm hoping that someone will see my email and feel sorry for us (me in particular) and take in another bird or pair (except those that are truly full up with zero quarantine space-you know who you are). : ) Thanks for listening. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: Tammy Azzaro To: Mickaboo administrative staff ; General mickaboo discussion Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 1:54 AM Subject: [Mickaboo Admins] IMPORTANT---PLEASE READ! Mickaboo has hit a plateau and we desperately need help from our volunteers in dealing with the volume of birds that are coming into our hands. We are experiencing increases in several populations -- especially the very large birds such as amazons and macaws and in the number of cherryhead conure refugees from the San Francisco flock. Finches and canaries have also increased substantially. At the same time, the numbers of incoming budgies, lovebirds, and cockatiels continue to be very high and we are having trouble finding foster homes for these little birds. While our adoptions continue to go forward, we cannot take in birds if we have no foster homes. Our greatest need, as always, is foster homes to allow us to immediately take in birds from shelters and abusive situations, in particular. To continue to function and to take in these birds that so desperately require homes, we think we need three things: (1) for our existing volunteers to consider taking in just a few more birds; (2) to increase our foster homes, which means reaching out to your friends, relatives, acquaintances and even total strangers to think about fostering, when you can; (3) IDEAS -- how can we find more volunteers and raise the financial resources we need to support our birds? Of course, the most important aspect of offering ideas is also offering help or ideas on how we can actually get those ideas carried out. I am asking you once again, our wonderful volunteers who have always responded to meet our needs, to please consider if you can help or if you know of someone who can help foster our birds. We also need volunteers to help in fundraising -- like the upcoming tour of Michele Raffin's aviaries -- and in staffing the various outreach events that are coming up in each of regions. We need to pursue every opportunity to put our name in front of the public, to raise funds for our birds, and to encourage people to foster and adopt. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this. Please consider how/if you can help us during this critical time. We have never had to turn down a bird in need of safety or medical care but we are coming dangerously close to that. I am certain it can be avoided with proper planning and effective outreach but we need your help. Sincerely and with thanks, Tammy Azzaro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR INFORMATION ON YOUR MAILING LIST PROFILE, CLICK HERE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/admins/

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