I second Farm Sanctuary, as well as potentially The Gentle Barn, and Animal Place. Those are three that I've heard of in California that are all about rescue for farmed animals. And since Kings meet that criteria I would hope they'd include them.
I've been keeping an eye out for businesses/places that would be good candidates around here (wineries, public farm/gardens, etc), but it's tough because so many of them either want to breed (and sell) or don't have the staff to do the egg switching. But my eyes are always open, and I'm eager to tell curious people about how great and easy these beautiful birds can be!
-MichelleOn Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Marsha Bassett <marsha.b@comcast.net> wrote:
I could take 2 of them Marsha
From: mickacoo-bounces@mickaboo.org [mailto:mickacoo-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Young
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:48 PM
To: MickaCoo@mickaboo.org; Jane Shaffer; Annye Bone; Lee Ann Beckley; Gina Farr; Jackie Oppedisano; Janelle; Michelle Heran; Margie Gear; Mariela Navarrete; Sherri Ness; Donna Shadowens; Bernard Pugh; Heather Bechtel; Karen Kalumuck; Stacy Martin
Subject: [MickaCoo] What Should We Do?
Hello-
I'm writing to ask you what we should do.
MickaCoo's foster system is dangerously overfull. We have used up all the slack in our system and everybody is full up (some of us are a little too full). And we are losing the foster home for 7 of our birds and will need to fit them in before the end of December. We currently have about 120 foster birds and a sustainable capacity of only about 95.
One of the keys to our success has been that we do not overcrowd birds. Overcrowding leads to stress which leads to conflict which leads to injury and illness...
Also- we have no financial margin for error. We are basically staying just ahead of the red from month to month.
But, as you know, the lost and abandoned birds never get the "we're too full" memo. They just keep coming.
Right now there are two young king pigeons and two doves (from two different shelters) that are in need of rescue.
I'm reaching out to try and find alternative rescues for them but I wanted to alert you as well.
If you know of someone that might be interested in helping MickaCoo help these birds- either by becoming a new foster volunteer, by adopting or by donating, please reach out to them.
And please- share your thoughts on what we should do. It is so much simpler, in the abstract, to say "we're too full" than it is to say no to birds that need us.
I send you my thanks for all of your support and hard work! MickaCoo couldn't do any of this without you.
Elizabeth
P.S. We hope to see you at the Mickaboo & 'Coo holiday party in Livermore this Saturday night from 5 to 9. (Details and RSVP here)
Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt.