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If you love birds and want to get involved, you can volunteer at a parrot sanctuary. A sanctuary helps out exotic birds that have not been taken care of properly and have been abandoned by their owner.

What A Parrot Sanctuaries Like:

A parrot sanctuary is a safe haven for parrots. Most of the time a it will have acres upon acres of land so that they will have large enough home for all of rethe birds that they rescue. They can rescue anything from grey parrots to cockatoos and Amazon parrots. It will also have climate controlled areas for the birds because most of them are used to a tropical climate.

At parrot sanctuaries, birds are given a second chance at a happy life. Most of the time, a bird is bought as a pet thinking that it will be just like a cat or a dog. Cats and dogs do not need nearly as much attention as an exotic bird, so many people underestimate the cost and trouble of keeping these birds as pets. Sometimes it is just the fact that people have changing lives. They go through marriages, divorces, children, and become ill.

A parrot has a life span of nearly eighty years for most larger species. On average, a parrot usually only spends five to eight years with a single owner. Parrots do not like moving from place to place, so a parrot sanctuary can be a good resting spot for a parrot that has been moved around too much. If they are resentful of the moves, they will show bad behavior and if a shelter does not or cannot take them in, they are usually put down because they can no longer be controlled.

A sanctuary serves as a place where parrots can grow old and live a happy life. You can help parrot sanctuaries by spreading the word about being a responsible parrot owner. You can also help by volunteering when needed. It can be a great way to help out these beautiful birds. Many sanctuaries rely on volunteer involvement in order to keep things running. If you volunteer you can either help out with keeping the birds company, talking to them, or you can help out in other ways. You can help to raise money, distribute information, and bring in the vital resources a parrot sanctuary needs to keep going.

Yahoo Answers:

Question by Lorri R: My friend wants to get a parrot!?
I really dont know where to start here, so ill just tell you a bit about the situation im in. My friend has two budgies which she has only had for about a month. They are her only birds, but she doesnt like them and she doesnt and didnt realize that she was making a bad investment when she bought them. She has tons and tons of reptiles, but every time i turn around, she is giving one of them up because the novelty has worn off and if she gives one up, she can get another one. This bugs me to no end! I have a snake and a leopard gecko and a siamese cat. No matter how boring my snake and my lizard are, i could never give them up, because, well, theyre my pets and i love them. same with my cat. My friend doesnt feel guilty. Also, every time i get something, she has to always put my pets down, and try to top them by going out and buying something else. Truly, she is selfish alot, especially when you hear this. She wants to trade in her budgies at a rescue bird place, for a cockatoo. You cant even trade in birds anyways. It just makes me so mad. Shes only 13 years old and she is going to get a cockatoo when she has only had virtually no bird experience. I have never had a bird, but i know much much more than her. Her birds are good, she just needs to work with them, but she doesnt have the patience. so for some reason she thinks that she should go buy the largest, loudest, emotionally neediest bird available. They deserve a forever home and i can almost 100% guarantee that bird would end up at some sanctuary, or would be stuck in the cage after my friend got sick of it. I dont know how to tell her she really should not get a cockatoo. And i might just be saying this because of jealousy, but i really do concern for the bird. She also has a little brother who is just a hellian. He has killed numerous hamsters and other critters. Just give me some advice on how to deal with her or tell her she shouldnt get a cockatoo please! Thankyou so much

Best answer:

Answer by federico3
I know this may not be helpful, but you should try to make her see the error. Talk to her as much as you can about it. Tell her it wouldn’t be right, and that the way she doesn’t have patience for the budgies, she won’t have for the cockatoo.
Just trying to be helpful =)

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