Placing YOUR Parrot

Long Island Parrot Society
Parrot Placement Program
You Do NOT have to be a member of the Long Island Parrot Society to use this Service

Placing YOUR Parrot

STOP!

OUT OF NEW YORK STATE??
OVER AN HOUR FROM LI??

We appreciate your trust in us, but as a local Long Island organization we cannot orchestrate long distance adoptions. We can only handle placements in the
Long Island / NYC area.

There are so many displaced parrots in the country that there are organizations like ours nearer to where you live.

You can locate these organizations:

In BIRDTALK Magazine under clubs:
http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-community/bird-club-directory/directory-listing.aspx

Separate Link for Rescues:
http://www.netpets.com/birds/birdresc/birdgrp.html

New Jersey has a special group of clubs...
http://www.realmacaw.com/pages/bird.html

Parrot Education & Adoption Center
http://www.peac.org

Our Policies and Procedures:

Our Mission:

We at the Long Island Parrot Society, are happy to help assist you with your search for a new home for your companion parrot.

LIPS' Parrot Placement Program successfully places many birds each year. All species from parakeets to macaws are placed in qualified, caring homes. We look forward to helping you find the perfect new home for your bird.

We realize that PET birds are offered for adoption due to various circumstances, including divorce, allergy, death of a loved one, moving, or new family member. We are aware that these birds ARE beloved pets, and their future depends upon LIPS helping them find the most nurturing environment possible. In many cases it is a heart wrenching experience for all involved. The goal of this program is to help the owner locate a caring and quality home for each individual bird.

REGULAR Placement Program:

With our regular placement program the bird stays in your home for as long as possible. Parrots are very sensitive creatures and we try not to stress them by moving them too many times. The bird goes from your home to the new home. Because of extreme circumstances we are sometimes asked to remove a bird from the home immediately. This bird will require our emergency foster program. We DO NOT recommend moving a bird out of the home unless it is absolutely necessary. **SEE EMERGENCY FOSTER PROGRAM BELOW

EMERGENCY Foster Program:

We prefer that you keep your pet in your home as long as possible. If removal becomes necessary you may ask us to find a temporary Foster Home for your bird. We may not have a Foster Situation available as our fostering resources are limited. If we do not have anything immediately we can try to locate a situation.

Locating a foster home may take a little time. Please be patient while we arrange for foster care.
If you ask LIPS to take possession of your pet, you will be asked to sign a relinquishment form. We must have the signed form before we remove a bird from your residence.

Once LIPS takes possession of the bird, the responsibility and the decision for placing the bird belongs to the LIPS Parrot Foster and Placement Team.

If the circumstance warrants us taking possession of your bird we request a monetary donation to the Long Island Parrot Society. Your donation will assist with the day to day care of your bird while we look for a new and permanent home.

The Candidates:

Adoption candidates are made eligible by the Parrot Placement Committee of the Long Island Parrot Society. Many applicants are longstanding LIPS members. All applicants will have have passed a home inspection prior to approval as eligible candidates.

Members who are interested in adopting your bird will contact you directly at the telephone number/s you supply us with. We do not give out your address - if you speak to a candidate that you think is a good match you can give them your address and directions to your home after you have arranged a meeting. We do not direct people to show up at your home unannounced (we are sure you don't want that either!).

Unless your parrot is moved into a foster situation the Final Decision on who adopts your bird is yours. If you are uncomfortable with any of the candidates - Do not transfer ownership of the bird. Let us know that you want to see additional people and we will refer other candidates to you.

We are happy to assist you in this endeavor - however the ultimate responsibility for placing the bird is still yours. Please continue to look for a home yourself as well.

Fees:

NO MONEY CHANGES HANDS BETWEEN THE CANDIDATE AND THE FORMER OWNER.
We supply this placement service free of charge, however, should the need arise for us to take possession of your bird into a foster situation we request a monetary donation to the Long Island Parrot Society. This will assist in the day to day care of your bird while we look for its new and permanent home.

Our volunteers spend hours of their time, energy and a good deal of their own money to locate good homes for displaced parrots. Donations are greatly appreciated.

We do not help people sell their parrots OR accessories. If you choose to use this service all items belonging to the bird (cage, food, toys etc) as well as the parrot go to the new home free of charge.

In some cases people have asked for money for the cage or accessories - even for the bird! Adoption candidates have been instructed to leave and not adopt the bird if they are asked for money.

We want to make this point very clear. If you choose to use our service you will not be paid for the bird, cage or accessories.

What we need from YOU

Info on Your Parrot:

Please e-mail a photo of your parrot to parrotplacement@liparrotsociety.org Include your name and the parrot's name in the subject line.

You may send the details on your bird in the email with the photo.
If you do not have email or electronic pictures of your bird please mail the photos to LIPS Parrot Placement PO Box 2754 North Babylon, NY 11703. Please be sure to include your birds name and your name in an attached letter.

We will also need a substantial amount of information on your bird. This will help us to refer the most suitable candidates for your bird. Please use the fields below to submit your parrots information.

Please include the following with your email, phone call or letter:
Please use this table and not a paragraph with info - you may elaborate in the notes section at the bottom...

Info we will need on your parrot including:
Photo of Your Bird	(Please send Via Email)
Species
Birds Name
Age
Sex
Diet
Behavior Problems
HAND TAME?
Feather Picking Problems
Talking Ability
Vet Checked Annually?
Cage Included
Reason for Giving up the Bird
Must be Placed by:
We will need your Contact Information including:
Name
Address (For Our Records)
Telephone Numbers (any numbers you want us to give out to candidates)
Best Time to Contact you
Email Address
Notes:

We will list only the details and photo of your bird on our website, not your personal information.

*Don't hesitate to send us photos of PLUCKED parrots. Many candidates are VERY sympathetic to parrots that have feather and behavior issues.

*While you are still in possession of the bird please write down the things a new owner will need to know: Favorite foods, special care and normal behavior etc., should be included in this report. This will help your bird acclimate to its new home and reduce the incidence of phone calls from the new owner.

LIPS works very hard to find your bird a new home. If your bird becomes unavailable (change of heart, found a new home on your own), please notify us immediately so that we may utilize our volunteers and resources for bird that is still awaiting a new home.

If you choose to use our service:

Send us all the information requested above to our email address: parrotplacement@liparrotsociety.org

We will put the details on our website and start looking for a new home for your parrot.

Placing Non-Parrot Species:
We are occasionally able to place non-parrot species such as fiches, doves and canaries.

What we cannot assist you with:

Placements outside of New York State

Parrots Loose Outdoors

We do not place or handle wild birds