If interested in adopting one of our birds, please read the following in its entirety and complete the questionnaire:
1. Fill out the adoption questionnaire completely. We will not accept your questionnaire if any fields are left blank. Your questionnaire will not be sent to our Adoption Committee if you do not provide your complete name, address, phone number, and email address or if you do not completely answer all questions.
2. Be specific about the types of birds you have experience with. Your previous experience with birds, as well as your current birds, will help us identify an appropriate bird for you.
3. Be specific in your answer about what is toxic or unhealthy for birds. If you do not know, find out. We will not adopt birds to people who do not take the time to identify substances that are toxic to birds.
4. Please list all contact information for your avian veterinarian (name, address, phone number) so we can contact them as a reference. If you do not have an avian veterinarian because you do not currently have a bird, please list your regular veterinarian (if you have other pets). If you have no pets and cannot supply a veterinarian reference, please research a veterinarian local to you that you will be using for a bird if approved to adopt. Not having an established vet does not mean your questionnaire will be declined, it means we need to have a discussion to be sure the bird will receive proper veterinary care once they go home. If you currently have birds but cannot supply a veterinary reference, this will be considered when processing your questionnaire and very likely will affect our decision.
5. Please also list contact information for at least one character reference. A strong character reference would be very beneficial, especially if you don't have a veterinarian reference. We prefer you supply someone who can speak to your pet ownership experience and/or someone in a leadership role in the community, such as an employer, teacher, physician, pastor/minister, etc. You may use a family member or friend if you do not have a reference of these types.
6. Once we receive your questionnaire, we will contact references and send your questionnaire to our Adoption Committee for review. This process can take several weeks, depending on how busy your veterinarian and other references are. Do not expect to hear from us immediately regarding your questionnaire.
7. We prefer to adopt birds to applicants who live within approximately a two-hour radius of our rescue. It is time consuming and expensive for us to travel long distances for a home visit prior to adoption, and it is time consuming and expensive for you to visit our rescue multiple times to visit the birds before adopting one. Several visits are required before an adoption can take place. If you live more than two hours away, this does not automatically disqualify you. If you have outstanding references or experience, we may be able to waive the distance limitation. If you have little to no experience with birds, do not expect to adopt a large bird. We believe that people should have a strong experience and knowledge on how to care for and interact with parrots before attempting larger parrots.
Feathered Friends Sanctuary & Rescue, Inc., reserves the right to approve or deny any questionnaire and subsequent application for adoption for any reason.
Because of the potential long life of bigger birds, the age of the adoption applicant as well as the age of the bird is a contributing factor.
Don’t expect to come to the Sanctuary and go home with a bird on your first visit. You will have to come to the Sanctuary MULTIPLE times to spend time with the bird that you want to adopt.
