P.O. Box 821 · Stillwater, MN 55082
Phone: (651) 275-0568 · Fax: (651) 275-0457
E-mail: birds@maars2.org
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P.O. Box 821 · Stillwater, MN 55082 Phone: (651) 275-0568 · Fax: (651) 275-0457 E-mail: birds@maars2.org |
| Captive Bird Rescue, Adoption, Sanctuary & Care Education | Resources |
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Bird Articles Issues Overview Avian Welfare Issues: An Overview by Denise Kelly & Eileen McCarthy Keeping Parrots as "Pets" by Sally Brooks & The True Parrot "Bird-brained" Shouldn't Be an Insult by Kathy Guillermo & PETA Birds as Pets: What You Should Know by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Captured or Captive-Bred Birds by Dr. Lorin Lindner & PETA by Rhonda Stech Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Cockatoos by Jerry Waters Exotic Bird Fact Sheet: Our Symbol of Freedom Does Not Lead a Free Life by In Defense of Animals by Dr. Lorin Lindner & the Animal Protection Institute Parrots and People…A Relationship of Conflict by Tami Myers and Mary Margison, The Beak Retreat Should Wild Animals Be Kept As Pets? by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) 10 Things You Need to Know Before Adopting a Bird by Monica Engebretson, Animal Protection Institute Treating Parrots As Birds, Not Mammals by Greg Glendell by Denise Kelly, Joan Rae & Krista Menzel Avicultural Ethics Aviculture and Avian Welfare: What is the Difference; Where Do They Stand? by Rebecca Margison, Avian Protection Society by Sybil Erden, The Oasis Sanctuary by Sybil Erden, The Oasis Sanctuary Feathers, Flight, and Parrot Keeping by Pamela Clark, Holistic Bird Newsletter Parrots and the Need for a New Aviculture by Greg Glendell Treating Parrots As Birds, Not Mammals by Greg Glendell Unwanted Birds & Bird Displacement Aviculture and Avian Welfare: What is the Difference; Where Do They Stand? by Rebecca Margison, Avian Protection Society Captive Birds: A Hidden Crisis by the Animal Protection Institute by Sybil Erden, The Oasis Sanctuary Freeing the Caged Bird: The Satya Interview with Eileen McCarthy by Monica Engebretson, Satya Magazine It's Time to Stop Breeding Birds by ParrotChronicles.com by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Overproduction of Parrots: Giant Implications for Parrot Welfare by Rosemary Low, World Parrot Trust PsittaScene An Overview of the Unwanted Parrot Problem by Harry Golden, For the Birds by Sally Brooks & The True Parrot Bird Rescue, Sheltering & Placement Animal Sheltering, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Flocking Together: Caring for Exotic Birds in the Shelter by Carrie Allen, Animal Sheltering, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Production Breeding & Mass-Marketing of Parrots for the Pet Trade Hypocrisy Reigns at Petco and PETsMART a response to Petfinder by Krista Menzel Kaytee Preferred Birds and PETsMART by Sally Blanchard, Companion Parrot Quarterly by PETA by the Avian Welfare Coalition The Poultrification of Parrots by Sally Blanchard, Companion Parrot Quarterly The Sad Life of a Petco "Product" by PETA Tell Petco and PETsMART to Stop Exploiting Birds by the Animal Protection Institute Veterinary Petition Against Parrot Mass Production by Tami Myers by the Avian Protection Society Sale of Unweaned Babies by Monica Engebretson, Animal Protection Institute Wild-Caught Birds, Captive Breeding & Conservation A Proposal to Ban the Importation of Wild-caught Birds Into the European Union by the World Parrot Trust Breeding Parrots for Conservation: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, or Come and Gone? by Jamie Gilardi, World Parrot Trust PsittaScene Captive Breeding of Exotic Birds by Monica Engebretson, Animal Protection Institute From Rainforest to Retail: Leading DIY Chain and the Horror of the Wild Bird Trade by Elaine Toland, Animal Aid by Greg Glendell & New Life Parrot Rescue Parrot Smuggling Still a Global Problem by Ann Michels, Animal Welfare Institute Quarterly by Scott Norris, New Scientist Inhumane Veterinary & Avicultural Practices Devocalisation: NLPR Speaks Out by Julie Hamiltion, New Life Parrot Rescue Inhumane Avian Veterinary Practices by The Oasis Sanctuary by Connie Pavlinac & New Life Parrot Rescue
Avian Welfare Issues in the News Freeing the Caged Bird: The Satya Interview with Eileen McCarthy by Monica Engebretson, Satya Magazine November/December 2004 by Humberto Guida, Miami New Times October 30, 2003 by Tim Friend, USA TODAY September 23, 2003 by USA TODAY September 23, 2003 Pet Store Ruffles Activists' Feathers by Lawrence Fahey, Needham Times September 17, 2003 Rescue 'N Rock 'N Roll: Aerosmith Lends a Helping Hand to Boston-area Bird Sanctuary by Carla Thornton, ParrotChronicles.com September 2003 International Convention and Public Seminar on Captive and Wild Parrots to Be Held in Minneapolis by Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services (MAARS) and the Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC) May 22, 2003 Animal-cruelty Claims Leveled at Petco Chain by Frank Green, San Diego Union-Tribune December 4, 2002 Bird Owners Put on Alert for Newcastle Disease by Henri Brickley, North County Times October 17, 2002 5 Investigates: Animal Neglect Allegations at Petco by Hank Plante, KPIX - San Francisco September 24, 2002 5 Investigates: Are Pets Abused at Petco? by Hank Plante, KPIX - San Francisco September 23, 2002 Eileen McCarthy: Making the World A Better Place for Birds by Carla Thornton, ParrotChronicles.com September 2002 Haven for Abandoned Birds: Rescue Group Needs Financial Help to Continue Work by Kimberly Atkins, Boston Globe August 29, 2002 by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) August 26, 2002 A Pet Peeve: Bill to Protect Pets Gets Amended Into Near Oblivion by Mira Tweti, L.A. Weekly August 9, 2002 Fine Feathered Friends Belong in the Wild by Betsy Diehl, Special to The Baltimore Sun July 19, 2002 Avian Welfare Coalition Flocks Together to Address Protection and Welfare of Exotic Birds by the Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC) July 17, 2002 Bird Quarantined at Peninsula Pet Store by Len Ramirez, KPIX - San Francisco June 25, 2002 SF City Attorney Calls Petco a "Public Nuisance" by KTVU/Fox2 and Bay City News on BayInsider.com June 19, 2002 Pet Store Chain Accused of Mistreating Animals by Whitney Gould, KPIX - San Francisco June 19, 2002 S.F. Alleges Cruelty at 2 PETCOs by Ilene Lelchuk, San Francisco Chronicle June 19, 2002 San Francisco Sues Petco Over Poorly Cared For Animals by The Mercury News on BayArea.com June 19, 2002 City Suit Cites Animal Mistreatment, Seeks to End Sales by Petco by the City and County of San Francisco Office of the City Attorney June 18, 2002 by the Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC) June 4, 2002 Actor Wants Pet Chain to Get Out of the Bird Biz by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) March 27, 2002 35 Birds Quarantined After Parrot Falls Ill by Eric Forman, Home News Tribune March 15, 2002 Outbreak of Bird Disease, Contagious to Humans, Hits PETCO Store by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) March 13, 2002 by Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer Feburary 17, 2002 Lure of the Exotic Stirs Trouble in the Animal Kingdom by Mark Derr, New York Times February 12, 2002 Captive Birds Find Shelter at MAARS by Teri Kelsh, Sun Newspapers January 23, 2002 ASPCA Proclaims January as Adopt a Rescued Bird Month by ASPCA January 3, 2002 a Scientific American Frontiers Web Feature Bye-Bye Birdie: Parrots' Demands Often Prompt Owners to Take Flight by Laura LaFay, Washington Post August 27, 2001 Disease Outbreak Shuts Down Pet Stores: Birds Hit By "Parrot Fever" by TheKCRAChannel July 20, 2001 Stillwater Woman Leads Effort to Save Companion Birds by John Klun, Stillwater Gazette June 25, 2001 Beastly Crimes: Smuggling Exotic Animals is a Billion-Dollar Industry by Kevin G. Hall, The Seattle Times/Knight Ridder Newspapers August 16, 2001 by Denise Kelly, Best Friends Magazine January 20, 2001 Bird Breeders, Rescuers Meet in Tampa by Laura LaFay, Sarasota Herald-Tribune January 4, 2004
What Else Can YOU Do? You Can Help! What You Can Do to Help Our Feathered Friends by In Defense of Animals Participate in the Avian Welfare Coalition Pet Store Watch by the Avian Welfare Coalition Report Avian Abuse & Neglect Animal Rights Sample Letter Resource Center Bird adoption, Rescue & Sanctuary Organizations by the Avian Welfare Coalition by PETA by the Avian Welfare Coalition Tell Petco and PETsMART to Stop Exploiting Birds by the Animal Protection Institute by the Avian Protection Society Review Avian Abuse & Neglect Cases A Rescue Gone Right (Part 1): The MAARS "Oronoco Rescue" by Sybil Erden, The Oasis Sanctuary by Mickaboo Cockatiel Rescue by Mickaboo Cockatiel Rescue The Sad Life of a Petco "Product" by PETA by Eileen McCarthy & Nicole Roberts, MAARS by Foster Parrots Contact Your Legislators Contact Your Elected Officials by Congress.org Find Your Federal and State Legislators by the Fund for Animals by United Kingdom Parliament Sign These Petitions by the Animal Legal Defense Fund Veterinary Petition Against Parrot Mass Production by Tami Myers World Parrot Trust EU Petition by the World Parrot Trust
Bird Care by Stewart A. Metz, M.D. Ten Commandments of Parrot Ownership by Jane Hallander Minnesota Statute 2000 Chapter 346.40 (Pet Birds) reprinted from the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota Testing for Zinc in Parrot Toys and Playgyms by Ed Harris
Recipes from Eileen McCarthy from Teri Littman from Teri Littman
Poems by Judith Archer Reflections on Thursdays at The Landing by Terri Dunphy by Author Unknown
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