MAARS needs your help to create a new sanctuary that provides space for flight. Your support is vital for giving the birds an environment that can better meet their unique needs than the current location.
MAARS is an accredited sanctuary verified by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS)
Here are three more things it takes to run a parrot rescue.
🍽️ The Dishes: Breakfast goes out. Dirty bowls come back. Wash. Sanitize. Dry. Then get ready to do it all again. Multiply a couple of food and water bowls by an entire sanctuary of parrots, and dishwashing quickly becomes a major part of daily animal care. Every bowl must be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized to help prevent the spread of disease and keep our residents healthy.
📝 Record Keeping: Good care requires good records. We track weights, medications, veterinary information, treatments, diets, and behavioral observations for every resident. Not every part of sanctuary work happens in an aviary. Accurate records help us recognize changes, communicate between caregivers, follow treatment plans, and make informed decisions about each bird's care. Sometimes caring for parrots looks a lot like paperwork.
🚨 Emergency Planning: Good care also means planning for the unexpected. Power outages, severe weather, equipment failures, veterinary emergencies—when an entire flock depends on you, "we'll figure it out when it happens" isn't much of a plan. Emergency supplies, backup systems, veterinary partnerships, written procedures, and contingency plans all help keep our residents safe. We hope we never need them, but being prepared is part of our responsibility.
Many of the most important parts of sanctuary work happen behind the scenes. They may not always be visible, but they're essential to providing safe, consistent, lifelong care for every resident. #MAARS #Parrots #Sanctuary #Cockatoos #Nonprofit
Meet Sputnik, our Bird of the Month!
Sputnik has called MAARS home since 2007, and this month, we’re giving you a closer look at the bird behind all that white fluff.
Follow along throughout the month as we share more about Sputnik. Learn about his story, his personality, his very strong opinions, and what it takes to provide lifelong sanctuary care for a parrot like him.
And yes, you’ll probably learn why we call him Spud along the way!
Want to be part of Sputnik’s care? You can sponsor him and help provide the food, enrichment, veterinary care, and everything else he needs to thrive at MAARS.
Sponsor Sputnik:
www.maars.org/support-sputnik/
Follow along! There’s much more Sputnik to come! #MAARS #Parrots #Sanctuary #Cockatoos #Nonprofit
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