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Papayago Rescue House exists as a nonprofit 501(c)(3), Georgia Department of Agriculture inspected rescue, to support the wellbeing and maintenance of parrots through rescue, rehabilitation, retraining, and rehoming. To better serve parrots in our community, PRH works to increase knowledge of parrots within the community, provide mentoring and training to cope with parrot ownership to lessen the need for families to give up their birds to other community facilities not equipped to handle bird requirements and behavior. To improve the care of parrots through education of newer information and strategies to decrease parrot homelessness, abuse, or neglect.
1. Fill out the adoption application. That will give us some information about you and your family to get started. Pay the application fee of $25.00. This fee is not per bird interest. One application means one fee. 2. PRH will review and email you to schedule a meet & greet via Calendly on the Contact Us page. This can take up to 7 business days depending on workload. 3. Meet and Greets. It may take a while for you and a bird to make a connection (macaws like to be wined and dined and greys know to be wary) but don’t get discouraged if or when it doesn’t happen right away. We will be here to help you find a bird that you can connect with. It may not be the bird you thought you wanted so try to be open to the experience and meet all personalities and species of birds that are within your abilities. 4. Once a birdie connection is made, which can take several visits, we will arrange for a home visit to help you with arrangements for your new arrival. We will also discuss cages, toys, food, foraging, and an emergency kit. 5. Meanwhile, a vet appointment will be made for final vetting and nanochipping. 6. If you have received a training package with Laura Joseph’s Animal Behavior Center, your information will be communicated to them to get you started on your year-long training program. 7. PRH will deliver your new family member or you will pick up your new family member depending on our availability. You will be invited to a closed Facebook page just for PRH adopters. This is a community and online forum to help you care for your adopted bird. We are here to provide you with the best information possible to support you in a successful, enriching, and rewarding relationship with your bird. You will need to sign the adoption agreement and pay the nominal adoption fee if there is one. 8. Post your experience with us via Great Non Profits.
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