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All Cape Parrot Rescue (http://www.allcapeparrotrescue.com/index.html) suffered a terrible tragedy on february 24.. the death of 9 of their birds.
"As a treat at the end of the evening, we gave the Cockatoos a 1/2 grape as we shut them down. An "off to bed" treat for them. Within 15 minutes they were showing signs of sickness. 3-4 minutes after that they had lost muscle control and couldn't perch. They were violently regurgitating and couldn't breathe. Less than a minute later, they were dying."
apparently their was a neurotoxin in the grapes..
the grapes had been sanitized and cleaned.. they were from CHILE. if any of you have pets, do not feed them grapes from chile until the test results are back.
this is a beautiful memoir to the birds..
http://www.birdmechanic.com/family/inmemory_0001.wmv
if any of you can donate ANY amount of money, visit this website..
http://www.guidestar.org/justgive/controller/searchResults.gs?action_gsReport=1&npoId=100228087
my heart goes out to the family and to all of the birds.. i can't even imagine the devestation of losing birds that i had loved and taken care of for 50+ years.. it is truely a horrible loss, and anyone who can help out in anyway.. whether by prayer, donation, or just keeping them in your thoughts.. please do.
fly free.. marmalade, lita, sunny, joe, abigail, marly, tasha, marcy, and squally.
"As a treat at the end of the evening, we gave the Cockatoos a 1/2 grape as we shut them down. An "off to bed" treat for them. Within 15 minutes they were showing signs of sickness. 3-4 minutes after that they had lost muscle control and couldn't perch. They were violently regurgitating and couldn't breathe. Less than a minute later, they were dying."
apparently their was a neurotoxin in the grapes..
the grapes had been sanitized and cleaned.. they were from CHILE. if any of you have pets, do not feed them grapes from chile until the test results are back.
this is a beautiful memoir to the birds..
http://www.birdmechanic.com/family/inmemory_0001.wmv
if any of you can donate ANY amount of money, visit this website..
http://www.guidestar.org/justgive/controller/searchResults.gs?action_gsReport=1&npoId=100228087
my heart goes out to the family and to all of the birds.. i can't even imagine the devestation of losing birds that i had loved and taken care of for 50+ years.. it is truely a horrible loss, and anyone who can help out in anyway.. whether by prayer, donation, or just keeping them in your thoughts.. please do.
fly free.. marmalade, lita, sunny, joe, abigail, marly, tasha, marcy, and squally.