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Adoption Application Questionnaire
We hear that you are interested in adopting a bird(s) through us. Please read through the following information and complete the questions as thoroughly as possible.
Section I:
Ask yourself these questions:
Do I have the time to give to a parrot, and/or can I offer the companionship of other birds in my home that will support the social needs of a parrot?
Can I offer ample out-of-cage time?
Am I prepared to deal with wild, natural behaviors like seasonal aggression, territoriality, loud vocalizations and bonding preferences?
Am I or is my family prepared to make a commitment to an animal whose life span can range from 25 – 80 + years?
Am I financially capable of ensuring veterinary care, offering an appropriate, varied and nutritious diet and providing toys and enrichments?
Am I anticipating any major life transitions (marriage, divorce, birth of a baby, children leaving home, residential move, chronic illness…) that will impact my ability to continue to care for a parrot over the long term?
Requirements for adoption:
You must live in South Africa (preferably in the same province as the bird you are interested in).
You must be over the age of 18 and have a stable home situation that can accommodate a parrot.
There must be no other potentially dangerous or predatory animals in the home that are able to come into close contact with birds. If there are dogs and cats present, measures must be in place to keep them separate and still allow the birds their necessary freedoms.
There should preferably be no smokers in the home. If there are smokers, no smoking must be allowed indoors under any circumstances.
No non-stick cookware, scented candles, bleach-based cleaning products or aerosol sprays must be used in the home.
We will not adopt out parrots to breeders or to people who will allow breeding.
Adoptive homes must be able to offer a high level of social support in the form of human and/or avian companionship.
Adoptive homes must have the ability to provide freedom/out-of-cage time. Homes capable of providing “environments” rather than cages and those accommodating flight will be prioritized.
Adoptive homes must be financially stable and have the ability to provide veterinary care, an appropriate and nutritious diet, housing, toys and enrichments.
Adoption applicants do not have to be “experts” or even have prior parrot experience, but they do have to be empathetic, compassionate and willing to learn.

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