Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services, Inc. (MAARS) - Bird adoption, sanctuary, rescue, and care education services for parrots and other captive exotic 'pet' birds. Our Services

Captive Bird Care Education Services

Education is essential to successful captive bird care. It provides an avenue for captive bird caretakers to insure a quality life for their avian companions. An educated, prepared person is much more likely to maintain an interest in his/her feathered friend and provide a long-term, quality home.

Although education is the key to a rewarding relationship with an avian companion, it is only successful when everyone involved is willing and committed. Most often, when someone contacts MAARS about a "problem" bird, he/she has already made up his/her mind to surrender the bird. We are just starting to see the large numbers of displaced captive birds in the Midwest that rescue organizations in other parts of the country have seen for years, and the numbers continue to grow nationwide.

Bird Care Classes

MAARS Basic Bird Care

One Saturday of each month, representatives from MAARS teach the MAARS Basic Bird Care Class in our St. Paul classroom. This is required for anyone volunteering at The Landing or adopting a bird from MAARS. The class covers the basics of bird care, including how to look for signs of illness, housing and diet needs, and wing and nail trims. Cost for the class is $20. You must pre-register below or by sending an e-mail to classes@maars.org. You will receive a registration confirmation including directions to the class.

Behavioral Consultations for Parrot Companions

Are you frustrated — or downright overwhelmed — by your parrot's behavior and stumped about how to solve the problem? Eileen McCarthy, co-founder and Executive Director of MAARS, offers behavioral consultations for captive parrots and their humans to help get these relationships back on track.

Eileen has had extensive, firsthand experience with most parrot species and works closely with respected avian veterinarians. She is a national speaker on the issues of avian care, behavior, and welfare and has been instrumental in the development of avian educational materials for several national humane organizations. She has also been a consultant to researchers, legislators, law enforcement authorities, retailers, and colleagues regarding the physical and social needs of parrots and the issues faced by their human caregivers.

Available Behavioral Consultation Services and Fees

Help MAARS while helping yourself and your feathered companion! All proceeds go to Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit avian welfare organization, and 25% of your behavioral consultation fee is tax deductible.

In-home consultation (within 50 miles of Minneapolis or St. Paul)	$100/hour*
Follow-up home consultations	$60/hour*
Additional travel on all visits (each way)	$10/hour*
Phone consultation	$65/hour*
Follow-up phone consultations	$40/hour*
E-mail consultation	$50*
Follow-up e-mail consultations	$35*

* 6.5% sales tax will be added to all fees.

Fee Payment Options

We accept cash, checks, money orders, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or PayPal payments. All prices are charged in U.S. dollars.

Schedule a Behavioral Consultation Appointment

To schedule a parrot behavior consultation, please call or e-mail Eileen. We will send a detailed questionnaire for you to fill out and submit prior to your initial consultation.

Eileen McCarthy

Phone: (651) 275-0568

Fax: (651) 275-0457

E-mail: consultations@maars.org

Classroom Presentations

MAARS will soon be offering presentations for your school, class, club, company, or organization on a variety of topics related to captive and wild parrots. We will post more information on this page of our website as soon as these presentations are available.

Education Coordinator E-mail: education@maars.org

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