Hello,
Not sure if this is where I should be posting this, here goes.
I live with a nine year old African Grey, Gilmore.
I have recently lost my job and am unable to properly care for him. After scouring the internet, I have found the perfect home for him (flabirdsanctuary.com/TheBirdSanctuary/), please check out their website. I have been in contact with FEBS for a few weeks now. They are a wonderful organization and really do care and do the right thing for these wonderful creatures, In order to have Gilmore placed with them they require an initial fee of $600. This is totally understandable since they have 600+ birds to take care of and as you can imagine that would take quite a bit of money and effort. I asked if they would consider taking Gilmore without the initial $600. Unfortunately they cannot. They (Bob) explained to me that they have responsibility to the birds they already have and wouldn't be fair to them. It is completely understandable.
I am reaching out to the parrot community for help. I'm trying to raise the $600 for Gilmore. I'm asking for anyone to donate anything, $5, $10 anything you can afford. If you can give to Gilmore's cause please send the funds directly to FPS C/O Gilmore. Their address is:
Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary Inc.
8933 Casper Ave, Hudson, FL 34667
If you need to contact me for any reason you can email me at angelof1964@gmail.com or call me directly at 386-333-4658
Below are the emails I've sent to FEBS explaining my situation:
Hello,
please let me begin by saying this is one of the hardest emails i've had to write.
My name is Angelo Foos, I have an 8 yr old African Gray, Gilmore (soon to be 9, nov. 24th)
I am looking for a home for Gilmore and after searching the web I,m confident your sanctuary is where he would be the happiest.
I've recently lost my job and and finances have been bleak to say the least. I've come to the realization that he needs more than I can provide.
Gilmore has never had his wings clipped, I always thought that a bird should be able to do what he was born to do. He has never been locked in a cage and is very happy and self sufficient (to say the least). I live in a home where my outside patio has been chicken wired and the door is always open if he chooses to go out.
He talks more than I do and understands many concepts like, snack time, dinner time, "go nite nite" and "play guitar?" he even catches a ball and tells me to "throw it".
I've included a link below of a few videos (none too recent)
Please let me know if you can help Gilmore live a full life like he deserves
thanks for your time
http://www.youtube.com/user/strangelynormal2/videos
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