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Re: [Media-advisors] Petition through Care2
by pblau＠sonic.net 27 Oct '12

27 Oct '12

I think the notion that pet birds do not have the same "rights" as dogs and cats offers a sense of injustice that needs to be righted, so I might pick that one, but it seems to me that it would have to linked to some particular legislation or something that brings a deadline with it, and a sense that something COULD change if you sign the petition. It seems like a deadline is a useful tool for these petition sites. p On Sat 10/27/12 1:17 PM , "Vincent J. Hrovat" 1217(a)vhrovat.org sent: > petitions always about particular things Care2 has a petition entitled, “Tell us your animal adoption story”, in which people are supposed to send an open-ended text response: While the petition has almost 80,000 signatures, it looks at a glance like less than 10% of them have any actual adoption story with them – just a signature. So I’m not sure if the idea’s working out quite as well as they’d planned. If we could get as many people across the country to sign off that they understand the pet bird overpopulation problem and support the concept of rescue/adopt instead of breed/buy, that would at least be 80,000 people who know who we are. It may change a few minds or enlighten people in the process. This may be soft-dollar benefit but is better than nothing. --VH media-advisors-bounces(a)mickaboo.org [mailto:media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org] Jonathan Harris Saturday, October 27, 2012 12:30 PM Mickaboo media advisor team; Mickaboo administrative staff; Mickaboo media advisor team Re: [Media-advisors] Petition through Care2 Aren't these petitions always about particular things (a piece of legislation that we should support; an animal condemned to die or in living in horrible conditions we want to save; a cruel facility we want shut; a demand for prosecution of an abuser)? I guess there are exceptions (broader requests that humane or protective laws be enacted), but having a specific target/purpose can be an advantage. - jh -----Original Message----- j From: Michelle Yesney Sent: Oct 27, 2012 12:16 PM To: Mickaboo administrative staff , Mickaboo media advisor team Subject: [Media-advisors] Petition through Care2 Following MickaCoo's success in their release of an article about Elizabeth and the funding of MickaCoo, we are also interested in getting our message into a national format. Pam is working with Tammy to prepare a release about the founding of Mickaboo to the Care2 newsletter/blog Internet outreach -- I receive their emails, but cannot think of a single category they fit into. Check it out - it's a very interesting mix of information. They are willing to attach a petition to the story if we have an issue or other message we are interested in sponsoring. There are lots of messages we are interested in, and some issues that are more important than others. In our first outing of this kind in a national outlet, we also need to take context into account. Please tell us what you think should be the purpose of a petition at this time. There are lots of possibilities (educated pet ownership--don't buy on a whim; the SF example--don't sell pets in retail outlets; upgrade animal protection laws to give the same levels of protection to birds that are routinely provided to dogs and cats; etc.) We don't have a lot of time - please reply within 24 hours of this email. You can email me directly if you have questions or want to discuss something, or hit "Reply All" to trigger a discussion. -- Michelle _"Corporations are not people. People have hearts, _ _they have kids, they get jobs, they get sick, they cry, _ _they dance. They live, they love, and they die. _ _And that matters....." Elizabeth Warren_

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Re: [Media-advisors] Petition through Care2
by Jonathan Harris 27 Oct '12

27 Oct '12

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Petition through Care2
by Michelle Yesney 27 Oct '12

27 Oct '12

Following MickaCoo's success in their release of an article about Elizabeth and the funding of MickaCoo, we are also interested in getting our message into a national format. Pam is working with Tammy to prepare a release about the founding of Mickaboo to the Care2 newsletter/blog Internet outreach -- I receive their emails, but cannot think of a single category they fit into. Check it out - it's a very interesting mix of information. They are willing to attach a petition to the story if we have an issue or other message we are interested in sponsoring. There are lots of messages we are interested in, and some issues that are more important than others. In our first outing of this kind in a national outlet, we also need to take context into account. Please tell us what you think should be the purpose of a petition at this time. There are lots of possibilities (educated pet ownership--don't buy on a whim; the SF example--don't sell pets in retail outlets; upgrade animal protection laws to give the same levels of protection to birds that are routinely provided to dogs and cats; etc.) We don't have a lot of time - please reply within 24 hours of this email. You can email me directly if you have questions or want to discuss something, or hit "Reply All" to trigger a discussion. -- Michelle *"Corporations are not people. People have hearts, * *they have kids, they get jobs, they get sick, they cry, * *they dance. They live, they love, and they die. * *And that matters....." Elizabeth Warren*

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FW: Re: [Mickaboo Discuss] Petfinder
by 1217＠vhrovat.org 27 Jul '12

27 Jul '12

>From discuss list thread about Amazons: > Someone might also give some thought to writing > up a focused "Ad" for the website home page. Our out-facing web page still has the "moratorium is over" message, which has a focus on large birds: "We still have some special challenges with our larger bird population. We have far too many macaws for our current supply of foster homes, for example, and we are having difficulties finding permanent homes for Amazons and Wild Flock cherryhead conures." I can take a stab at modifying this to remove the moratorium reference and shift the focus more particularly on Amazons and Macaws. Thoughts? Any talking points anyone would like to emphasize besides the obvious? Thanks. --VH -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting

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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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FW: [Mickaboo Discuss] On our way
by Vincent J. Hrovat 04 May '12

04 May '12

Forwarding this to media adviser team . . . . --VH From: discuss-bounces(a)mickaboo.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of Vincent J. Hrovat Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 9:08 PM To: 'General mickaboo discussion' Subject: Re: [Mickaboo Discuss] On our way Is anybody doing an article about this sanctuary trip for the Mickaboo newsletter, and, if, not, can I suggest that someone take this on? This seems like a great PR opportunity for our organization from several angles and sounds like it’ll be a compelling story that’s fun to write. I’d volunteer but I’m already two newsletter articles behind my promised quota, alas. --VH From: discuss-bounces(a)mickaboo.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of Scott Shipley Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 8:44 PM To: General mickaboo discussion Subject: Re: [Mickaboo Discuss] On our way Kerry has also played a big role in this trip. It usually takes a team of people to make these things work. Another thing I love about Mickaboo!

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