Providing life-changing care and environment for special needs avian species in Minnesota.
Today at MAARS: Cookie and Ernie, our featured birds of the month, conducting surveillance on our volunteers.
There are so many ways to help parrots in need take flight.
From donating supplies and volunteering your time, to fostering or simply sharing our story, every act of support helps provide safe housing, enrichment, education, and lifelong care for the birds at MAARS.
No action is too small — even sharing this post helps spread awareness for captive parrots and the challenges they face.
Thank you for being part of our flock. 💙
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Animal protection groups today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for unlawfully exempting an untold number of birds from protection under the federal Animal Welfare Act. Plaintiffs Humane World for Animals (formerly called the Humane Society of the United States), American Anti-Vivisection Society and Avian Welfare Coalition argue that APHIS is again defying congressional intent and putting birds in harm’s way.
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The Animal Welfare Act is supposed to protect birds; why is the USDA exempting so many bird breeders from federal oversight?
