By Pamela A Lee | Development Director
The call started like so many others - a county shelter manager asking if we could accept a parrot or two. The details quickly marked this call as the beginning of one of this year's larger rescues.
A person had recently passed away, leaving 34 cockatiels loose in her Lake County residence. An unknown number of birds needed medical attention - the kind of avian care that the usual county shelter cannot provide. The residence was over 100 miles away from Mickaboo's base of operations. Could we help?
The question was particularly urgent; rodents in the home posed a deadly threat. In fact, while the rescue was being organized, the rats claimed more than one feathered life.
Ultimately eleven of the surviving cockatiels were surrendered to Mickaboo. Two of our dedicated volunteers rushed the birds to one of our veterinary partners for medical assessment. One bird with kidney issues, and another with sight challenges, remain at the vet clinic. The others have been moved to temporary boarding. They all seem calm and well-adjusted despite their several moves in such a short period of time - a characteristic that should prove invaluable as we seek longer-term housing for them.
Your ongoing financial support helps us afford the medical attention these birds, and others like them, need before they can be adopted to permanent homes. Please consider helping us again.
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