Rescue Unwanted and Abandoned Companion Birds

Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue exists to help companion birds, large and small, connecting them to the people who care about and for them. YOUR financial support allows us to continue our mission - and this week's matching gift campaign makes your gift more effective! While matching funds last, gifts up to $50 will be matched at 50% from now through Friday, March 20, 7 pm PT.

Two recent rescues illustrate the need, especially for the little birds:

• A budgie in a parking lot with a broken wing and leg was being attacked by crows. The good samaritan who rescued him knew she wasn't prepared to give him his best chance at surviving his injuries, so she contacted Mickaboo.
• Squeaky, a lovebird, was found as a stray near a local river. After he was surrendered to Mickaboo, a vet found that he had painful pressure sores on both hocks and his keel. Additionally, his toes appeared to have been recently chewed or damaged - and one toe tip was dying.

These birds have long healing journeys ahead of them.  Their stories are reminders that every bird, no matter how small or how "lost" they seem, deserves a chance at a safe, pain-free life.

By supporting Mickaboo, especially while your gift will be matched, you are directly funding the lab tests, medications, and expert treatment that transform a bird’s "hopeless" situation into a story of recovery.

Thank you for being the wings beneath these birds - and their similarly-sized flockmates - as they learn to stand tall (but small!) again.

Links:

• How to adopt from or foster with Mickaboo
• Online resources for bird guardians
• See our rescue flock!

In celebration of #GivingTuesday, GlobalGiving is giving away $500,000 in matching funds for gifts given between now and Dec 3, 8:59 am PST. Up to $2500 per donor per project will be matched! The more you give, the more Mickaboo's birds can receive for their essential veterinary needs. Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity!

Your gifts have allowed us to rescue almost 500 birds so far this year, and place about 450 of them in forever homes.  Among these birds are those who recently flew to Southern California to their new home. A ringneck, 8 finches, and nine budgies took advantage of a collaboration between Mickaboo and Flying Tails, a nonprofit specializing in transporting animals for governmental and nonprofit animal welfare organizations. This mode of travel saved several hours of potentially stressful ground travel for the birds and their volunteer drivers. 

The avian passengers represented a sampling of why birds come to Mickaboo. 

• The ringneck had been surrendered because her former guardian could not afford veterinary care for the bird's injured beak and sinus infection.
• The budgies and finches came from an outdoor cage that was, sadly, not predator-proof.  Mickaboo received the surrender request for these birds after a hawk had killed others in the cage.

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During this season of giving thanks, the 450ish birds in our rescue flock, and all of our volunteers, thank YOU for your support.  Your support allows us to continue our mission of helping these caring, smart, feathered beings in their time of need.  Please give now to take advantage of this matching opportunity.

From all of us to all of you - best wishes for a great start to a happy and safe holiday season. 

Links:

• You're invited to our 2025 virtual holiday party
• See the birds in our rescue flock
• Learn how to adopt from or foster a bird with Mickaboo