By Ted Kurkowski on March 20, 2013 Would you like to become a volunteer at the Garuda Aviary?
Currently, we are recruiting new volunteers to help our crew in the Garuda Aviary, our Lifelong Sanctuary for abused, neglected, and abandoned companion Parrots and other exotic Birds.
As a volunteer at the Garuda Aviary some of your duties may include, [...]
Category: Uncategorized By Ted Kurkowski on February 26, 2013 The letter below, posted with the full permission of the writer, is a perfect example of why parrots are not suitable as pets. It illustrates why they simply do not fit within people’s limitations to care for them even in the best circumstances. This letter is also just one of many such letters and phone calls received by our [...]
Category: Uncategorized By Ted Kurkowski on July 3, 2012 Pulling a parrot away from its home and into a new one is very hard on the bird. Christopher Zeoli, the Garuda Aviary’s Director of Avian Care, describes why in the Education section of this web site here.
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Category: Uncategorized  By Ted Kurkowski on May 27, 2012 On Saturday, June 16, we will have a Gala event for the Garuda Aviary, from 12 noon to 4pm. Come join us for live music! Delicious food! Games for kids! Bake sale! And more!
A number of the aviary birds will be on view in their outdoor flight cage for all to see, weather permitting. [...]
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Bird First Aid Kit
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Veterinarian phone number
- Emergency vet number
- Paper and pen
- Heating pad
- Energy supplement (powdered Gatorade)
- Eye droppers (plastic)
- Kwik Stop (a styptic powder)
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Penlight
- Towel
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Scissors – small/sharp
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Masking tape – ½ in.
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Gauze
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Cotton swabs
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Cotton balls
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Plastic bags
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Tissue
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Nail clippers
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Nail file – blunt end
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Tweezers
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Nolvasan (a cleanser for bird wounds)
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Hydrogen Peroxide
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Eye irrigation solution
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Syringe
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Thermometer
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Betadine scrub (an antiseptic for cleaning your hands as well as pet wounds)
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