Who's in Chilliwack, BC?

[zlatushka]

Seems like I remember that someone (or someones :) ) are near there... I was just browsing around on petfinder to pass some time and noticed a shelter there has a copious population of lovies... Several of which are just absolutely stunning... So if you're in the area... you might check them out
http://sites.centralpets.com/birds/bostonmagic/index.html

[mangotiki]

Rachel, I live in abbotsford, that is about 1/2 way between chilliwack and surrey...30 mins either way...I think CanadianOlive lives there. chilliwack has Boston Magic Rescue, and Surrey (very close to Vancouver) has one called Greyhaven Rescue. both places have a large number of beautiful birds needing homes. They have quite an extensive application process, and you are fully screeened before they decide if you are the right choice for a particular bird. No first come first serve thing like the SPCA. I have wanted to adopt from them before but their rule is NO BREEDERS at all...and since I have lovies reproducing, i am sure they would not consider me >o . This is understandable as some of these birds came from abusive breeding situations and should be retired. Too bad, however, as some breeders take quite a bit better care fo their birds and understand their dietary needs, etc, than your average home wanting a pet.Their adoption fees are quite a bit higher than the SPCA - $40-60 for a lovie, compared to $25, and you must agree to them checking up on you, and you must return the bird to them if for any reason circumstances change and you cannot keep it. i have recomended to people looking for a bird to check them out. I think it is just great that they take such care of the birds they find homes for. it seems as if the SPCA in this area now tends to send any birds they take in to these rescues as well, because they are just not really equipped to handle birds...I know that Boston Magic advertised in the buy and sell for quite a while to say they would take unwanted birds before they opened..and I was amazed at the numbers they received!!! If only some of those people had called me.... :whistle:

Traci

[linda040899]

Traci,
I've run into the same problem. I'm looking to adopt an Amazon as a companion for Alex. I don't need one that is tame and cuddly. My situation would be great for a bird that likes to interact but not touch. However, rescue sees me as a breeder and most won't even talk to me. One group sent me an application, took my application fee and I never heard another word from them. I sent them several e-mails but got no acknowledgement whatsoever.

[zlatushka]

That's kind of funny that you mentioned those problems... I've had a similar one trying to adopt a lovie down near me. They told me I wouldn't be considered because I already had a lovebird. How that makes sense I'm not really sure... :roll:

[linda040899]

Rachel,
To those of us with common sense, that makes no sense at all! Could be they think that lovebird + lovebird = more lovebirds! Many times, that's the furthest thing from the truth and, perhaps some rescue groups need educating, too!

[CanadianOlive]

Yes, it is me who is in Chilliwack, BC. I know about the avian rescue, but right now, it will just be me and Gonzo. Though, I think if I ever decide to get Gonzo a buddy, I will definately look into them. I haven't had any contact with them, so not sure what they will be like. Thanks for thinking of me though.....

Melanie

(I will NOT get another lovebird.......................................... ......................................yet)
:rofl:

[Mummieeva]

Yeah I have read about many places. LOL I go to pet finder daily. I had a wonderful experience with the lady who gave me Baggy and Kiowa. But then again she did pit bull rescues not birds. There are only a few bird places here and they are very picky. Nothing wrong with that but some are way to strict.


Steph

[BarbieH]

Hmm. How far are you ladies from Vancouver BC? I'm taking a trip there in September ...

[Sparkette65]

Dont the rescue's realize that for the money they want from the person adopting the lovebirds, you could go to the pet store or a breeder and buy another lovie anyway. If you are willing to take in a bird that may well be tough to interact with, and pay for it too....you would think they would appreciate that, and let you, even if you already have a lovie to begin with.....heck I have 10 now and I am no where near finished!!! LOL.
Take care, and good luck helping to find a home for the rescue birdies!
Lori

[Buy A Paper Doll]

They told me I wouldn't be considered because I already had a lovebird.

Dont the rescue's realize that for the money they want from the person adopting the lovebirds, you could go to the pet store or a breeder and buy another lovie anyway.

Actually I had a woman in a pet store flat out refuse to sell me a second lovebird. She told me that my first lovebird Milo "wouldn't be sweet anymore" if I got another bird.

Needless to say, she was WRONG. Milo's personality hasn't changed a bit since Melody joined our family. Except that he stopped humping the back of my hand so much. :blush:

[linda040899]

The lack of education and understanding of all birds out there is just incredible! Seems like one person gives out misinformation and it spreads faster than wildfire! With the exception of Alex (BFA), all of my birds have companions and those that are tame remain tame as long as they get attention from me. The companion doesn't even have to be tame in order for this to happen.

[Keltoth]

Actually I had a woman in a pet store flat out refuse to sell me a second lovebird. She told me that my first lovebird Milo "wouldn't be sweet anymore" if I got another bird.

Needless to say, she was WRONG. Milo's personality hasn't changed a bit since Melody joined our family. Except that he stopped humping the back of my hand so much. :blush:

Yup; I've found that people who work in petstores are very hit-or-miss on their knowledge of lovebirds, in that (at least in my experience) you either find someone very knowledgeable, or (more often) someone that doesn't know their nares from their vent.

By way of example, when I bought Pixie (seagreen hen), the saleswoman tried to steer me away from little Pixie and her young, caged clutchmates and instead to some slightly more expensive Dutch Blues that were hand-raised, because I had hand-tame birds at home and the Seagreens were parent-raised birds "that can never be made into nice, tame birds". She was convinced I would be extremely dissappointed because I had told her that I intended for Pixie to be a tame bird like the rest of my birds, and she became even more insistent that I should take a hand-raised Dutch Blue when I removed Pixie from the cage with my bare hands - with Pixie biting me all the while - after first catching and dismissing three other of her siblings which I didn't believe were hens. Before I left, this lady made certain that I understood that I could return Pixie over the next three days, and that after that the store would refuse to accept her back and I would "be stuck with a mean bird that I would be unhappy with, because wild parent-raised birds are only good for breeding".

A trip home, a quick flight-feather clip, and 6 days later, I had a lovely little Seagreen who was tame, non-biting and one that anyone who was experienced with lovebirds would consider "tame". Almost four weeks later, she is still a little skittish about coming out of her cage on a hand, but once she is out of her cage she steps up and down on command, loves to be skritched and loved and is very pleasent to handle.

Now, I understand that salespeople deal with folks off the street every day that know absolutely nothing about lovebirds at all. Having said that, if a person is telling you that they have multiple lovies at home and are fairly competent in what lovies are all about, one would expect that the salesperson would yield to the customer, rather than try to turn what should be a simple transaction into a contest of wills and a pissing contest over who knows more about the care and maintenence of lovebirds. To make this all applicable to the rescue theme of the thread, you would think that a rescue worker would be MORE inclined to send a lovebird home with someone who was demonstrably experinced in caring for and loving lovebirds - not adamantly opposed to sending birds home with these types of people because of breedig concerns - ESPECIALLY when one considers (as was previously mentioned) that if a person truly was only looking for breeding stock that they could purchase lovebirds for the same cost or cheaper than what the rescue places typically want for adoption fees, and have as an added bonus a bird that is less likely to have abandonment issues or other nuerotic/psychological challenges. If a person who has lovebirds already is willing to pay the funds to adopt a bird that may or may not have special challenges and needs, a rational person would think that those are the kinds of people to which you are WANTING to adopt the lovebirds and would consequently be falling all over themselves to accomodate.

Short Version Of The Above: Stupid people suck. :rolleyes:

[mangotiki]

Hmm. How far are you ladies from Vancouver BC? I'm taking a trip there in September ...
barb, surrey (greyhaven) is only 1/2 hour from vancouver. chilliwack is about 1 1/2 hours. but...they prob wont adopt out of province...

traci

http://www.greyhaven.bc.ca/

http://sites.centralpets.com/birds/bostonmagic/

[CanadianOlive]

Chilliwack is just over an hour from Vancouver...BC is beautiful, you will enjoy visiting!! There are so many great places to visit...

Melanie