June 2012 - Media-advisors

Re: [Media-advisors] Fwd: [Mickaboo Discuss] Need Foster Home for Amazon with Papilloma
by Karen Watkins 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

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Fwd: [Mickaboo Discuss] Need Foster Home for Amazon with Papilloma
by Michelle Yesney 03 Jun '12

03 Jun '12

Everyone - The email below describes Tad, an Amazon with papilloma. Scott has suggested that this is a newsworthy event that might help to attract an "outside" foster home that could give him the care he needs. Certainly Shelley Butler has tried to attract a new papilloma foster home from within Mickaboo, with not a lot of luck. I am hoping that this group can provide insight into publicizing the activity, both pro and con. Thanks for your help, Michelle ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Karen Watkins <karen.watkins(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 10:08 AM Subject: [Mickaboo Discuss] Need Foster Home for Amazon with Papilloma To: discuss(a)mickaboo.org We have an amazon at For the Birds in San Jose that was diagnosed with papilloma and he needs a foster home this week. Tad is a blue front amazon that flew into someone’s yard. They considered keeping him because he was a nice bird. However, they surrendered him to an animal shelter when they realized he had health problems. Mickaboo has paid for his veterinary care. He has a prolapse and papilloma. The papilloma is a contagious and incurable virus. However birds can live for years with papilloma. They are not considered adoptable as they require expensive surgery during their lifetime to remove tumors associated with the disease. **** ** ** So now Mickaboo has an amazon that needs a long term foster home that can keep him quarantined from other birds and make vet visits as needed. It is very rewarding work. Shelly Butler from Team Papilloma has no more room for birds so we need an additional foster home. If you are interested in fostering Tad, please contact me at karen.watkins(a)gmail.com.**** ** ** Thanks!**** **** Karen Watkins**** Amazon Coordinator**** Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue**** www.mickaboo.org**** ** ** ** ** ** ** ------- HOW TO -------------------- CHANGE PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ VIEW LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ HOW TO RESET YOUR LIST PASSWORD: http://confluence.mickaboo.org/x/2wFj

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Re: [Media-advisors] Educational media - Using it to our Advantage
by Karen Watkins 02 Jun '12

02 Jun '12

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Educational media - Using it to our Advantage
by Michelle Yesney 02 Jun '12

02 Jun '12

I was wondering if any of you were interested in writing articles targeted at external media - I was thinking of *Bird Talk* magazine, for example. Other possibilities might include semi-public newsletters (such as the SPCA's) or similar outlets. Some of the educational articles can also be placed in our own blog or newsletter. The recent discussion about what happens when a bird escapes that really cannot fly very well triggered this chain of thought. But there are many other subjects that would make good discussion topics - including what new bird buyers/adopters should be told. This, of course, is a huge topic, but it could be bitten off in small chunks - like "Can new babies and birds live together amicably?", or "What to Tell Families with Children Who Want to Own a Bird". I am not thinking of scholarly research pieces, or lengthy diatribes, but relatively short, punchy articles that get to the point in clear English and are supported by information in the article itself. For those of you that haven't worked with this particular group before (the Mickaboo Media Advisor Team), it is made up of people interested in supporting media oriented outreach, defending Mickaboo when necessarily, helping on specific initiatives, advising on publicity issues or problems. One or more persons can volunteer to draft a particular article or prepare support research. Then one or more people may volunteer to help with the editing, contact specific media outlets, as appropriate. Generally we try to have the entire group (or as many volunteers as are willing and interested) review the finished piece. The intent is to be supportive and to protect Mickaboo. You raised this issue, Lynne - would you be interested in taking a crack at a first draft on an article about turning birds loose? Does anyone have ideas about where we might place such an article? -- Michelle "Don't believe everything you think."

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Fwd: [Mickaboo Discuss] Educating public about lost birds
by Martha Kudlacik 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

Sounds like a press release-ish kind of thing to me :) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: lynne page <marduckbud(a)yahoo.com> Date: Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:43 PM Subject: [Mickaboo Discuss] Educating public about lost birds To: General mickaboo discussion <discuss(a)mickaboo.org> [Soap box rant alert.] I think someone mentioned lately the need to educate the public about the consequences of deliberately turning a bird loose, either because it is no longer wanted or from some misguided notion that the bird "wants to be free." One piece of the ignorance behind this is the mistaken belief that any bird can fly well, regardless of prior experience. The story of Pico shows how false this is. Years ago, my cockatoo also suffered several harrowing days and nights outside, wanting nothing more than to return to me but not knowing how. A few times, she became desperate enough to try to fly to me, only to pass maybe 30 feet over my head with no idea how to decrease altitude or even turn. (She has since learned to fly some and, while I have no intention of letting her loose to test it, I think she would now be better able to return to me.) What had never occurred me until the Pico episode was that the belief that all captive birds fly well also makes it harder to get people to help capture escaped birds. If someone believes a bird can just fly home when it wants to, why help "rescue" it? So 2 points: 1) Even birds that are clipped can be encouraged to learn to fly downward for short distances. This just might be enough to help them descend in some tall trees. I know my Noble macaw would not even hop 1/2 inch before I started working with him, but after months of encouragement, he eventually learned to do that - and then to extend to bigger jumps. 2) We should all take all opportunities to explain to non-bird-people that birds who do not learn to fly during the normal window of learning, will be able to flap like crazy and gain altitutde, but will not have the skills to turn and descend and may be terrified of flying because of that lack of control. Any time we have a lost bird story published, we should emphasize this aspect. ------- HOW TO -------------------- CHANGE PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ VIEW LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ HOW TO RESET YOUR LIST PASSWORD: http://confluence.mickaboo.org/x/2wFj

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