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Our Exotic Birds Refuge has the knowledge and understanding that bird shelters/sanctuaries are not your most commonly chosen organizations to be in the spotlight of the "Pet Community". Even as a nonprofit organization there is little awareness of parrot’s needs in the public eye. Thus, leaving most people when volunteering, joining a group or donating to a cause, choose organizations such as: Dogs, Cat's and Horse shelter’s, leaving the organizations like ours and other exotic pets shelters who focus mainly on one species of animal off their list.

It is our aim to make a difference for the parrots with one individual and organization at a time joining our community and shine a spotlight on our Beaks, Feathers and Claws.

The need of public awareness and involvement is urgency and one that will not subside even if breeders stop breeding and stores stop selling birds for the very young parrots such as 7 and 4 year old or younger in sanctuaries today will need the public support for another 60+ years to come.

Our Exotic Birds Refuge believes that collectively we make a difference. However, Small rescues/sanctuaries like ours across United States are lacking the funds it takes to educate the public, run programs and advertize the urgent needs of cost to provide maintenance and proper care for the multitude of unwanted, physically challenged and abandoned birds that are relinquished every day.

In our search to bring captured birds to the media I find that we must work together as a unit in order to truly make a difference. We have a strong believe we can and will succeed for the sake of the birds.

To obtain and equip a permanent headquarters where we will be able to accomodate birds in a larger more spacious area and build outdoor aviaries.

To bring these abused and unwanted animals to the media and to help support rescues and sanctuaries all across USA to the best of their ability.

On January 7, 2008 Under My Wing has taken a first step toward this vision and wrote an email to NJCAPSA New Jersey Consumers Against Pet Shop Abuse: Companion Birds and requested to make space on their website and join our efforts in bringing awareness and involvement to the public.

"Thank you for contacting us about birds. I have asked my website designer to add a page on birds, placed under Rescue, this week. We used to have a page on birds when we had our old website and the only reason we focus on dogs (and cats) is because they are the only animals covered under the NJ puppy lemon law. When we receive complaints on other animals, we refer callers to the NJ or local SPCA and health department that has jurisdiction over the store. I know that birds are very badly abused and exploited for the pet trade so I will be more than happy to devote at least one page, maybe two, to their plight. It would be very helpful if you could email some good links and/or info I can post to the page when it is up this week. Pictures would be great, too, although I may be able to find some on the Web."

We accepted an invite from the president of The Real Macaw Parrot Club in Paramus, NJ to give a presentation about our organization and any particular avian topic we find appropriate. On April 9, 2008 we will present “The Rescue, Rehabilitation, Needs and Support of Rescues.”

Our Exotic Birds Refuge has been blessed and appreciates the support from not only a wonderful woman who has over 32 years in bird keeping but who is well known in many communities. She founded the Sussex County Exotic Bird Club in NJ, is a co-founder of Bird Clubs of NJ, Vice President and on the board of Directors for Parrots at Play Calendar program. Meet Lisa Bono

Our Exotic Birds Refuge is continually seeking to expanding in gaining support and move forward to archiving our vision.

We would like very much like to receive a few notes from other rescues who would like to share their experiences and knowledge, as well as their views to help us build a strong community and help parrots and shelters nationally in receiving proper funding.

You help is needed in order to build a non-titanic community for captured birds.

Under My Wing Avian Refuge

PO Box 233

Franklin, NJ 07416

Donations are Tax Deductible

Tel. 973.827.1777

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