I don't know anything about Omar's and I don't know if this is related but when I last spoke with Mira about this project (a couple of months ago), she mentioned how she was making an end run around the breeders' and pet stores' lobby groups' (or whatever you call them) opposition by focusing on the cages. Her intention was to show consumers just how much space and how costly it is to take proper care of your parrots. Her intent was to help as many as she could that are already in cages to have a better life while at the same time discouraging as many people as possible from ever buying a bird. I believe she plans to have people bring in their old cages (to different sites on different dates) and exchange them for much bigger, better cages (but at low cost) which she is getting at a huge discount somehow (part of the end run). She also expects to gain lots of data/proof/photos on how inappropriate the cages are for most birds and to use that in future efforts. It is my understanding that Mira doesn't believe birds belong in the pet trade and that she doesn't support (and in fact opposes) breeders. I'll share additional info if I get it. Elizabeth On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Michelle Yesney wrote:

Did you notice that her "co-sponsor" is Omar's Birds - a chain (albeit, a small chain) store that specializes in selling birds, especially baby birds.

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Yeah, I just got this too. I was intending to post the link to various lists I'm on. Certainly Mickaboo can & should put a link on our Facebook page. Will Mickaboo be part of this campaign? How and in what official capacity would determine what we say on our main Web page or in a press release. But in any case we might think about how to take advantage of the media coverage Mira has generated to get out whatever message we think most appropriate or important. j

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* The Washington Post With cage swaps and education initiatives, parrot rescuers hope to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ2rxOyJ2kh9_W8puBzmYk0hpvO7cqUpxSShYud2ysWZLJG_-RH5o_XM1FNOC4HxBGfBT5HUYinzN6jDI7Y9MTkrqjZ2_AUZ-QQ08MAFSCmDmkUaPmJHZ1mHql01uW7GAHH7Guhb5BJpDb1MJi1ateRDmWKvFoGKzQl19ioHFDU50ZLWW8XmNO08MF4Eu_CR7x05K8hPujMi9r-P_E5gx6BbTswDOTYsnt0cKeiPzPcWbboAijAOmX_Rp20txEmQdI1-QHAg9aObmjoEd6D2WQTI-DbpEX9vJKtDGhwdEvKfqw==

San Jose Mercury News Parrot rescuers trying to improve brids' long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ3ous60lJ-hnndHgJmlBwBwn22gdI5XMVZhcEE03eCnDG1PgKWavwB0Tz68SSPXWg4Zc87NzKnH0I8KqwHNJ2NAwYQVhPM6jb_tps6l14nZOGNxSkiSFRCTZLlIC1r3C2Hzfx3iucJrfA==

Ventura County Star Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ23JuW43RtSvT6xY7Qyqcl-tSATHfN9cFiTbvMG-0H5AMstU40xmmD_3RGNqv0HBEc0o1HFu86QO1lZoazjyJGxXSlTirnYrkizp84HFVVfZgI2TqzqNH_ydj9OoYlaSDjhd7nPqax2RR69pJWPs1RD_Wfdns34g7XeV6OTA0d8LJzKNcskvfjqgGs_RxxbrCzj1rzMSuIWQw==

Monterey Herald Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ1kyNyC4nO4heIGxmiwCsgwoeZuzlDmaUdMrZeWqOGy7vftDnvPAS_eFKO3GqkWtMIkBlVrkRuxJje7Mpy3l-6x47AXsipkDJWxfAlqw2OSV0ih-5xVit6FWixYv2moaXY_Q0X3Fy-UjQ==

Boston Globe, Boston.com http://boston.com/ Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ2oFXBOjbZ6Sp3qBVpu_4pXVczEJWiTWJ2hagdGDWSY9s4KooNktyuGbDwG3RX1vLiWwVZ-iQqvB3VnVkqN-cImZd9KKCBvBcNprIwEF0ogRDyqK8EgmdyZkbuHP1BjNE125pO2_UnLXFP48V8b7YKPVYUG7N8-prlfOx1k19LD_4EAg7aBlFCAxXXko1OKotBwPTfzy4BdyOEvbWaoTi_51-9ZYtWRBqB7AJhRHk56dBTZ18XHV1dr

Times Union, Albany, New York Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ3vKbGL61ZrAFyRDon1smO8fOjBVl7RcElxSxsxnqB3RYswcCNQ7znJggZDYCevdo8afHMLgft7oZ4A0NSUPbRSPqADMKGKkWFopeEEdRxb7pYyLCInbgWqnM49AKFvRxHMC_jgom5VmG_BD1vDAWZ1H3P1RMAiYVoIlNAmzWgEa5YnevWVc7Q9WqAcA-sxyI5o2lfYR8d3BM0I_mw1_cJA

Times-Standard (Eureka & California's North coast) Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ39tf1vg03O8a_d5hv1UOeEpf5dxgSAalzxztPODOWZYF5i3OkRSgo0yPtdL1Imp5DOiMgHMZg_hmVH-zJeQS-g7ryXyAiGCVuFW8uUGyB1RCWqy6GqtXnjlnE6NzBoMqT-tqS3iauZvA==

Daily Freeman, Ulster County, New York Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ3LQ8f6i6w3AmsB8zu5WRNnawr-HlE7q-Eg-M2WUxn0go8KQ5vodnMNBcLwCuXrsoh0c-PvvlBbjam1LujxDyIlHReNvF4LJ2S1LTXu4USkyGrNq6sCyetnvaoMm-Dc5rxO4lkF1kW5GK6VsVuQWf2Iw6uedmfga_m4-IaV4EBfYuIBGdLiz0b0ZXJoWsASsco=

Yahoo! News (500 million subscribers) Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ1NeKT1L54a--uJ8g5Dz6I6KkTJ6pUt7rxEAKzLNLTevyeF8hIvwQA2zP1bigIxkJY-Ltw4J9MBTZRmLWGOBL7fPdr7xsFQbebrOjckZNRB-hwbRH4XeeC4Iej23KNaPie28wfuRAmPYyu0Jj16Fj0UuM4p7cI5TQbfEV3QT6ZNYKqW5RhMM_wV

Huffington Post With cage swaps and education, parrot rescuershttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ2Fpz7sVoe7PXTwcQN6zA-N_sHVlUlFJQXnVDyg3i2hTRLx7xOXB2-F1wx-znAoTmDDC_RLZ_YQpLPRueS-lMkBnCoWMeeMCFyrfC0uS0Usm6YMJvs27ui0eqQolGSq8JVvCxm6oaAGDJH49GliKkqpc_3H28VX7cMWolDeucxDGadc3NvU8V_xDJLo7BNbubw= try to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ2Fpz7sVoe7PXTwcQN6zA-N_sHVlUlFJQXnVDyg3i2hTRLx7xOXB2-F1wx-znAoTmDDC_RLZ_YQpLPRueS-lMkBnCoWMeeMCFyrfC0uS0Usm6YMJvs27ui0eqQolGSq8JVvCxm6oaAGDJH49GliKkqpc_3H28VX7cMWolDeucxDGadc3NvU8V_xDJLo7BNbubw=

San Diego Union-Times UTSanDiego.com http://utsandiego.com/ Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ0dksizyqS0MhRMeZSx91eKCUBrWUsL_92opc6Nwaz2tY2dlEQt1rZpSCpvq4RtAiDnVoyl0NuqTRYKEhW16y4j93LGnFEM6roXC5U82M3dOmzppQUy0fO8vy5Hd6jdopkURmp5SlBtW61FmVKKvWEswIyoKLXhy5e2rUmQHma-ypbdnELSI-t6jYlcHEzxWonXO_07XyCNFK_PpS8Mjmkn

Inside Bay Area Parrot rescuers trying to improve brids' long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ2tuN5DO6959R837Q3Z30_nwp5KhpwvkKNJsizRHLU1nJ336SAn4-gm0KBqeXUi7q9pNZo7mgu1IGeVpvXpfQ4nTnkCsnIMZBILhIf_N1UtzS1JjybiShgE8WWsnTIu68zMUzQorYDWpg==

Pets Newswirehttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ35JmCyKH70C9cAWfcD-pLzOWFnf6AyfqEUi0Xb2LkLn6zNaHpCdqRd3LN5Q0Aj8j8gSociflNXW54sy33sg60sD0Cbh9UcbhI7dP2iFNzQ4GeTlCwNQC7j Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Pets

New Haven Register Parrot rescuers try to improve birds’ liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ0PjxUWB688vnB4qAzhbLxmmu0hVuJw57WABUTrIssN88mu8P6gWZCUfCvjWw9yifOVlmaV8M1B7YNzDVg9ZmhOwlNN7D59d2w2ZGTg6aAyS3T16vCaGCYfpdkmciz4-XT3yNacFdgTfEiu1ZQdTsUl1_UAU3l5daZ4wRPfkjZB4GZN9-1Ux_QSSuCgLe2EQt4u-Br_hmHDBzrYCwRYgzQq

FederalNewsRadio.com http://federalnewsradio.com/ Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ3foG-CQNUA0ZglBi49TssYJLuTnBpoqK2K-hDpJwGdOrtYNeLaKeFqWYoWin1Thojyqv9fleqkXHB-cn7JyTeQzssShVattIizGuEa9gAfA4cRT4-nZEUIGt7pWPsFjh_kYf6rKhr7bIyY9527tH1S

Contra CostaTimes Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ0mQE2zrIqpk4ow19Q3w1EC5PjA6GK9MVeCiCTFwkMWZhviSzB_NjJDk9JrgnktKubdLbyflvo45gstyyaYw2ZcPUWWTVWpUpHBB3DSjNvkTmR4gK3uoe327UAKkyPxGcju_Kx2FwvKsUu5Os4KtT0j

Marin Independent Journal Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long liveshttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109355902402&s=2305&e=0018OqBHPZGaZ3MnGK2mLgGZU77OEXUcIbZOPweHrBZ1BxkHecdRg1OeoKN4T-2ONCbReOMx9bl5uIEfLFmDy5lyJxhAE74lWLoppTKwkMpVOoBrjSQW9NSd_IxBCl83YKlqcGzlptEzwtZo61B9sacPg==

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