Bird Toon of the Day - March 19, 2016
Bizarro from three years ago today, featuring my favorite species of companion bird. Fans of a certain BBC comedy from the 1980s will get this inside joke: The question was purely rhetorical, Bernard.
Bizarro from three years ago today, featuring my favorite species of companion bird. Fans of a certain BBC comedy from the 1980s will get this inside joke: The question was purely rhetorical, Bernard.
We go back to 2011 for this cute Mutts strip featuring Philippe in an unexpected role:
Peanuts from this date in 1966 features the barely-able-to-fly bird that eventually evolved into the more familiar yellow Woodstock.
A play on the usual "I'd hit that" about an attractive person, changed to a companion bird and its mirror.
THANK YOU to the many, many, MANY generous souls among you who made today's fundraising event a success. Together we raised $16,625 ($12,135 in individual donations plus $4,490 matching funds, at 37%).
WOW! Our current total is $11,280, about 3/4 of our $15,000 fundraising goal! Your gift during this GlobalGiving matching event makes your funds go further than usual - amazingly, if you donate NOW, your matching gift percentage would be about 40%!
Get your share of the matching funds and help our birds -there's less than an hour left before the 9 pm deadline. Go to this online giving page!
Wow! Our current total is $10,210, about 68% of our $15,000 fundraising goal! Your generosity during this GlobalGiving matching event makes your gift go further than usual - amazingly, if you donate NOW, your matching gift percentage would be about 50%!
Want to get your share of the matching funds and help our birds? There's no time like the present! Go to this online giving page!
Our current total is $6,380, about 43% of our $15,000 fundraising goal! Your generosity during this GlobalGiving matching event makes your gift go further than usual and helps Mickaboo build a solid foundation as we continue into the new year.
Want to get your share of the matching funds and help our birds? There's still time! Go to this online giving page!
Our current total is $4,395, about 30% of our $15,000 fundraising goal! Yippee! Your generosity during this GlobalGiving matching event makes your gift go further than usual and helps Mickaboo build a solid foundation as we continue into the new year.
Want to get your share of the matching funds and help our birds? There's still time! Head to this online giving page!
Izzy needs your help to pay her vet bills. Would you help her and our many other birds at today's matching gift event?
YOUR help and that of our many dedicated volunteers are what make Mickaboo's rehabilitation work possible. Your donation today can go further– a matching gift event is underway now (March 16), 6 am - 9 pm PT. GlobalGiving will match your online donations, up to $1,000 per donor, with $75,000 in matching funds. The exact matching percentage depends on the donation total collected by GlobalGiving for its nonprofit partners, and is expected to be 25-30%. Give by 9 pm PT today to help ensure YOU get the match!
Your gifts help birds like Izzy, a beautiful female canary with a hernia. Izzy's diagnosis is that she ate too much grit, and ate it too fast for her digestive system to dissolve it. The excess rocks and sand in her digestive tract caused distress and straining, which caused her hernia. This is a good example of why Mickaboo recommends against feeding birds grit, even though (unfortunately) some pet stores still sell and recommend it.
Izzy just had her follow-up vet visit. Her gizzard is protruding slightly less and is straining less against her skin (like a balloon that is less deflated). Izzy has already had a lot of veterinary care and will need more, even without surgery. She seems to be heading in the right direction but her prognosis is still uncertain.
Help Izzy and our other birds heal! We have a $15,000 fundraising goal for today, about half of a month's vet bills. Take advantage of today's matching gift opportunity now, and watch our progress today at this blog.