ADOPTION APPLICATION PART III
If you are approved to adopt a bird from FFC, the adoption donation is to be paid in 2 payments with the first payment being the mailed-in deposit to reserve bird for you,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Then remaining amt. is to be paid IN FULL at the time the bird is picked up. (Depending on price of bird your deposit amount will vary)
It is customary for pickup appointment to be within 7 days of our receipt of your deposit.
If you are not able to pickup your parrot within this 7 day time
Please make this clear
BEFORE you send a deposit
So that an agreeable pickup appointment can be set that works for all concerned.
Failure to keep your agreed pickup appointment will result in forfeiture of adoption and any deposit sent.
(If an emergency should occur PLEASE Notify us before your appointment so we are not waiting for you needlessly)
Suggested donation ranges: Budgies $50, Lovebird/Cockatiel/Parrotlet $100-175, Medium Parrot (Ring neck, Conure, Quaker, etc.) $200-350, Large Parrot (Amazon, Cockatoo, Macaw) $450-1500.
This is a non-refundable donation.
I understand that filling out this questionnaire does not guarantee that I will be able to adopt a parrot from feathered friend’s sanctuary.
Each adoption is at the discretion of the adoption committee, which strives to place a particular parrot with the most suitable home, regardless of previous applications.
FFC does not have a first come, first serve policy. Our policy is to put PARROT’S FIRST! We seek the best home, not the first home for our bird placements.
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Applicant Signature /Date
Please fill out this III PART APLICATION completely and cut/paste it in an email to us for review.
We will contact you with any questions and if approved to discuss possible birds for you.
We will not place birds with anyone who doesn’t fill out this form completely.
WHY FREE IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST of THE BIRD:
I have been raising and showing animals for almost my entire lifetime, this of course being the softie I am for them, means I have also taken in the unwanted, neglected, abandoned, abused and mistreated animals (birds included).
It is my experience that it costs me way more money on these "rescue" animals than my own clutches, nests, kits, pups what have you that are selectively raised here by me.
also the re-socialization, house breaking (things broken in house in process) takes considerable time and patience and more money to repair and replace what is chewed, stained, damaged, et... this has included rewiring of appliances, broken furniture and nick nacks et... costly at times- but my love and desire to see the animals get a fresh start without the bad effects of their original treatment continuing to make them 'hard to deal with in a pet re-homing situation'.
I take them to the vet, for an evaluation , even if nothing "seems to me" to be wrong. they get shots, and other required medicine and recommendations for what will get them into the best physical and mental , and social state...
we get the best food for them that I can locate in new England, even have had it shipped here from other states outside my area when needed for special needs birds and other pets(vegetarian dog food for dog with allergies et...)
I am not a 501 non profit, im just a gal who has loved the unconditional trusting love given me by god's creatures...
I sell things out of my home when i need money for these guys... I will do without items I need for myself to provide for them first.
AND THEN I PUT AN AD ON A LIST THAT I HAVE A CRITTER NEEDING TO BE REHOMED AFTER SOMETIMES A YEAR HERE WORKIN HARD GETTING BIRD TO NOT BITE , POOP ALL OVER, STOP FEATHER PLUCKING, GETTING IT ON A HEALTHY DIET AND TEACHING IT TO STOP TERRORIZING PEOPLE AND OTHER CREATURES and some yo -yo with no clue who WANTS IT FREE!!!!!
TO ME that is not only insulting for my work rehabilitating this animal and getting it to stop featherplucking, skin mutilating, peeing when nervous, jumping out of its skin or shaking like a leaf around new things or noises, trips to vet, et....
but it is a red flag that this person is totaly clueless as to the dedication and care and commitment that taking in a second hand animal (or any animal) requires.
So right then and there when they ask me for 'free' animal-- I know they are not qualified or deserving of this special animal that has worked so hard with me to get its psyche rewired to trust and love again, and get its body healed.--
so What do I look for when I'm screening potential adopters for my brave little rehab pets?
I look for someone who has had and loved a puppy from weaning or anytime after until it dies of old age while they lay on floor with it stroking its old head and telling it how much it is loved until it finally surrenders its last breath and the person who has loved this dog or pet for 10-20 or whatever years up till then finally lets themselves cry, knowing they will never wake up to the wonderful dog breath in their face happy to see their humans eyes open as their tail wags , or they purr or start talking up a storm as you enter the room where they are perched in their cage waiting to share their day with you as they have done all those days for years...
I want a person who knows the sacrifice of loving a creature totally depending on them for their every need and notion, not just food and water but exercise, play, conversation, and companionship.
I want a person to adopt this animal who knows sometimes medical needs arise and it could cost you over a thousand dollars if the dog gets bloat, or some other serious thing..
I want a person who is willing to learn symptomology of illnesses that need to be caught early or animal can die if person just puts off going to vet cause "it is probably nothing or it will be well soon" without treatment it isn't likely.
I want to see my bird go home with someone who has bought the biggest cage they can fit in their house for this bird to have the most room in there possable, all the while they know whenever they are in the house (already bird proofed before they come get bird) bird will have a beautiful play gym and toys outside cage to hang out and be with humans with out bars.
I want my bird to go to a home who has the poisonous plant and food list for parrots front and center on the fridge door!!! with the 800 # of poison control for ASPCA and other important pet emergency #'s.
I doubt very much those looking for a free bird, dog, cat, rabbit whatever even think or bother to learn how long the species lives never mind make arrangement of who will take animal should the animal outlive them...
I think I could write a book on this subject, and maybe some day I will
but for now let me just say
if you want one of my little champs
it wont be free!
It wasn’t free for me to love it back to health and re-train it and un-phobia it...
I expect no less commitment from the person intending to keep it for the rest of its life!
Have another opinion on this , im sure you do. If you don’t agree free is not in best interest of pet, perhaps you never took one home you found on road after it was hit by several cars and no one bothered to even stop and see if anything could be done, nor watched it walk with 3 legs in casts and crying as you waited several times in vet's while they operated on its injuries.
Before you judge a person who has and continues to seek a new life for our poor creatures needing this wonderful loving care= see if you can do the work to help out one of these yourself from worse to getting it better and see how you would feel if a person had a fit when you told them there was a required re-homing fee!!!
do you think its a coincidence that the Lord chose the Holy spirit to be represented by a dove in parables?
-bunny, of ffc.
