hi, my name is madeline franco and we're hereto talk about birds, specifically we're here to talk about adopting a bird. this here ismolly, she's a bare-eyes cockatoo, she is an adopted bird. she was previously lovedand they taught her how to say something like "hello molly", but i'm not sure what thatis. if you are considering having a parrot, you might want to consider adopting one. thereare many fine adoption situations available and very many people involved in finding homesfor birds. it's called re-homing birds. i belong to the wasatch avian education societywhich is located in utah, and i'm also the president of the southern nevada parrot educationrescue and re-homing society. responsible pet rescues, including parrot rescues, willarrange for there to be a health check on
the birds that they try to adopt out and veryoften they'll put them in foster homes as a first step which helps the bird re-socializeand enables you to get a reasonably tame, well adjusted bird. molly, here, has adjustedreally well to being a member of a new flock and i think she rather likes it. she was anonly bird, as far as i know, prior to this. or a bird with just a few birds around thehouse, but she seems to enjoy the community that she's in right now. the adoption feesassociated with taking in a previously loved bird, are often less than what you would payfor a bird retail. but there are still those people who want to have young, baby birds,and that's okay too. adoption is just another thing you can think about. so, if you've gota local adoption agency in your town you might
want to look into it.