Volunteer At Garuda Aviary!

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, [...]

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A Rescue Aviary’s Daily Mail

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 [...]

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Do You Want To Put Your Parrot In A New Home?

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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A Garuda Gala!

A Garuda Gala!

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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Signs of an Emergency

If you notice any of the following signs, you should contact your veterinarian immediately.

•  Loss of appetite
•  Vomiting
•  Breathing difficulty
•  Weight loss
•  Abdominal swelling
•  Weakness
•  Broken bone
•  Depression
•  Signs of burns
•  Seizures
•  Regurgitation
•  Excess sleeping
•  Loss of balance
•  Paralysis
•  Prolapsed cloaca
•  Diarrhea or unusal droppings
•  Coughing, sneezing, wheezing
•  Favoring one leg or wing
•  Bleeding or other signs of trauma
•  Listlessness and not playing
•  Sitting on cage bottom
•  Feathers “all puffed up”

From Handbook for a Healthier Bird, Harrison’s Bird Foods, HBD International, Inc., www.harrisonsbirdfoods.com.

 

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