Know Your Sanctuary

A useful guide put togther outlining legitimate, top quality rescue.

http://web.mac.com/fosterparrots/iWeb/FOSTER%20PARROTS/Identifying%20Legitimate,%20Top%20Quality%20Rescue%20%26%20Sanctuary%20Organizations.html

Avian Welfare Resource Centre

For those interested in Avian Welfare


An article on Animal Sanctuaries - http://www.satyamag.com/nov04/paquette.html


An article supporting an end to breeding

http://www.parrotchronicles.com/fall2001/rescuespotlight.htm

A Light In The Dark

I have been watching the madness that is the 'Milo and JJ situation' from it's birth, i for one am appalled and ashamed at the way this whole situation has been handled.

UKPR for those who do not know are an Internet Parrot forum that are 'handed' birds to re home through their chat forum. An idea, which in its purest form is of good and light, the Internet is a fantastic way of reaching people who may or not be looking. Their 'Leader', the individual in charge is a 'Vikky', i cannot comment from real experience on Vikky as i have never met her, but as she is the 'leader' of UKPR then all responsibility rests solely on her, such is life.

I am an ex member of UKPR, who made the choice to leave UKPR over the 'Milo & JJ' incident, Having worked for a number of Animal rescues, i am fully aware and awake to the 'Darker Practices' of Animal Rescue, leaving me vigilant ever more so. UKPR's decision to re home Milo & JJ with Caron, was probably the only realistic decision they ever made in my eyes, Caron was not what you'd call a 'buzz member' on the UKPR forum, which the majority of birds are 'awarded' to, Caron's life wasn't on display for everybody else to see, she always answered my open questions with great knowledge and confidence when nobody else would, which is a rarity on the forum, basically Caron has been the catalyst to make things happen, i truly believe that the majority of 'members' on UKPR feel as i do, inside they know that what has happened with Milo and JJ is wrong, simply due to Vikky, But are choosing to stick to the crowd, choosing to follow, following the Shepherd, and why...because they 'feel' they know Vikky, she's always about on the forum, she is the great leader, whereas they do not know Caron as she simply kept herself to herself, commenting only when she felt necessary. People are afraid of what they don't know, like the darkness,what you must see is that Caron has been a light, a shining example of morality, care and love.

Lets turn the tables on the whole situation then maybe those who are still unsure of which way to look may find the answer -

Now lets just say that for purpose of getting my point across Caron Is in Adele's Position and Adele is in Caron's.

So lets say Caron has been looking after Milo & JJ for six months now, she has been diagnosed with the early stages of a serious condition 'bird fanciers lung', so she chooses to re home the two of them along with their cage through UKPR

1. Adele is chosen as their new carer
   
2. Arrangements are made for Milo & JJ to be collected from Caron's and taken to Adele's
3. Transport arrives, the two birds have what has been called a 'serious' fight, with one taking injury, so Caron makes the decision to send one of the 'bonded' birds to Adele's
4. One bird arrives with Adele, stressed, alone and smelling of smoke
5. Adele does her best to settle the bird and comfort him
   
6. Adele then poses questions on the forum regarding the injured birds conditon and the whereabouts of their cage, which was supposed to be travelling with them
   
7. After various comments are passed back and forth over the forum with regards to the cage, Adele is then banned from UKPR by Vikky
   
8. Caron then decides she wants the bird that is with Adele back, stating that she can now house them appropriately in what was a spare bedroom

What would Adele have done? would she have handed Milo back to Caron? Would she have stressed that it would be best for the two of them to be together with herself, considering Caron has been diagnosed with the early stages of a serious condition and has made it publicly known that she has no regard for her own health, ultimately leading to no regard for the health or well being of her family, would she really hand Milo back knowing all of this while she has also been blackened by UKPR for asking very simple questions?

I really hope that every single person reading this, given the circumstances would have done the same as Caron as i know i would have, i have gone through a similar situation to this and have made it well known that i will fight to the death for the bird in question. I think even you Vikky, deep down, you know what has happened is wrong. For those who feel too weak to leave UKPR because it may be all some people have, there is life after UKPR.

Use UKPR as an example of what happens when there are no rules, no good leaders and no true thoughts.

Breeders Cannot Run A Rescue and have the true welfare of birds at their forefront. People breed animals for money, for status and to play god.

There is no sense in madness, it is like a man in his shop selling cheap alcohol to alcoholics, watching their lives fall apart then charging them to help them pick up the pieces, all the time continuing his circle.

“If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture, let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies... It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.”