I feel like we all have sanctuaries as it is….I personally
have 20+ birds all but 1 rescued through Mickaboo, I know Elizabeth &
Cheryl do too. I think what is best is to take the birds at whatever
capacity you are capable. I agree about letting birds live the way you are
suggesting however at this astronomical rate that the birds come in- we have to
take them however we can to the best of our abilities with a little less
stringent guidelines. I totally respect your opinion- and we actually
care for most of our birds in that exact way. I guess what I am saying is
– if though there are folks who come forward with only the ability to
take in 2 kings in a city apartment and they can care for them quite well- then
there are 2 saved. They may not be let loose to fly on a daily basis
(ours are, but many volunteers do not have that luxury) but they are fed &
cared for to the best possible means….it beats euthanasia I believe.
I love your idealism- please continue to care & keep thinking
of the land … the birds need it!! Shoot- WE need for you to get
it! J
From:
mickacoo-bounces@mickaboo.org [mailto:mickacoo-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf
Of Elizabeth Y
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 12:35 AM
To: General mickaboo discussion
Cc: MickaCoo@mickaboo.org
Subject: Re: [MickaCoo] [Mickaboo Discuss] Moratoriums, possible
solution for some species? ALSO: two free cages available
Correction: I miscounted. The
built-for-MickaCoo aviary capacity is more than 100 birds (uncrowded and with
room to fly).
e
From: Elizabeth Y
<AdoptKings@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 02,
2010 12:17 AM
To: General mickaboo
discussion <discuss@mickaboo.org>
Cc: MickaCoo@mickaboo.org
<MickaCoo@mickaboo.org>
Subject: RE: [Mickaboo
Discuss] Moratoriums, possible solution for some species? ALSO: two free cages
available
I want to
challenge and encourage you all with the information that there have been at
least 7 aviaries built (so far) SPECIFICALLY for MickaCoo pigeons and doves with
a combined capacity of more than 85 birds (a combination of adopted and
fostered) and, while I know parrot aviaries are more complex and expensive,
they are certainly possible.
Mira Tweti writes about the Rutledge Cockatoo Rescue in Washington in her book,
Of Parrots and People and I was very inspired by it. It's what I'll be doing
for some parrots someday.
From: Cal <rprewett@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 01,
2010 3:23 PM
To: General mickaboo
discussion <discuss@mickaboo.org>
Subject: Re: [Mickaboo
Discuss] Moratoriums, possible solution for some species? ALSO: two free cages
available
Unfortunately, I think it's easier said than done, Kait. We
would need to find a volunteer who has the land and is willing to dedicate it
to Mickaboo's use. We need to get the materials needed to construct aviaries.
We need volunteers to give their time to make the aviaries. Then someone needs
to maintain and monitor the flocks we house there. Is this land going to be in
a central-enough location that we can have regular volunteers who help care for
the many birds? Or are we going to expect the generous land-owner to do that,
as well? And do we have enough money/donations to see to necessary vet care for
all of those birds, for the rest of their lives?
It would certainly be nice! But I think it'd be difficult to
pull off.
~Rachael
On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Kait Ferrall <kferrall@yahoo.com> wrote:
________________________________________________________________________
First
-- I have two cages that would be suitable for temporary quarantine cages for a
small bird or two. I just purchased a large cage for the three budgies
I'm fostering, same size cage as what my two 'tiels are in, and
therefore do not need these small cages anymore.
Black
cage, has an angled roof like a house: 22 x 15 x 22
White
cage, rectangular (with flat roof): 23 x 16 x 15
Second
-- Here we go:
It
saddens me (and I know I'm not alone) that all of these intelligent, special,
and still not fully understood animals are in such dire straights as they are.
I'm
wondering, doesn't anyone have land? On which mini aviaries may be
built?
I'm
not sure we should always be trying to find perfect homes with human beings for
some of these birds. They belong in the trees, they shouldn't even be
here at all, so why force them to try to conform to human expectations of a
pet? Why not let them be birds? Why hope that those who make it
through the approval process stick with the lessons learned?
We
are so different from birds and how we communicate, and it gets hard compared
to having a dog. You can have a great heart, great intentions, and still
get exhausted and feel at a loss for what to do or how to handle
something. Birds are an entirely different animal to learn about.
There is a lot of pressure for us to know how to make them happy so they don't
pluck. And even if they are well taken care of, they still sometimes
pluck. Why? They shouldn't be here! They shouldn't be
spending their days clinging to human interaction, depending on that
human for a proper understanding of their needs. They should be in
the trees with other birds, living a bird's life.
It
would be great if we could find land, build some aviaries, copy this model
maybe http://www.cockatoorescue.org/index_files/Page331.htm
Let
them live their lives without trying to find those perfect, approval-worthy
homes with humans who almost will always have some issue come up that makes it
difficult to provide the best for these amazing animals.
I
love them, I want to rescue every single one I see posted on Facebook, pictured
on the website, reading their stories (through a human's eyes), and I cry for
them. I'd love to see this organization build toward having a sanctuary
for the many birds who would be happy not having a perfect human-bird
relationship, without having to constantly need human interaction. They
can be happy without us locking them up when we're out of the house, trimming
their wings (which corresponds to cutting the feet off of a dog), controlling
them to make them conform to us.
If
I can find land I can afford, I'd do it. Maybe I can, I'm looking,
because I want to build a straw-bale house with an aviary attached (like a
sun room, with trees and ropes, etc) which connects to an outdoor enclosed
aviary for fresh air, etc). I hope to provide a sanctuary, look after
them, provide shelter and great foraging under leaf-litter and the shade of a
bird-safe tree, things to tear up, and other birds of their own kind to be
with, flocks. We don't have to feel restricted to finding homes with
proper human individuals who are trying to rescue and not purchase from these
awful stores that sell them. We can do a sanctuary! Why not?
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