Surrender/Rehome Programs
If you need to rehome your bird(s), we have two programs to assist. Please note that before being accepted into either program we require all parrots be disease tested for psittacosis and PBFD. If this has not been done previously, we will mail you a disease test kit which consists of a swab to collect a “bottom of the cage” stool sample. The sample and submission form are to be mailed directly to Animal Genetics lab. Current owners are responsible for the pre-negotiated rate of $30 for the above-mentioned tests. If your bird is a canary, finch or dove, only testing for psittacosis is required and the fee is $24.50. If your parrot is under 1-year old, testing for polyoma is also required and the price for the three tests is $45. You can pay via check, credit card or Paypal directly to Animal Genetics. If you have multiple birds living in one cage, only one test kit is required. However, if you have multiple birds, living separately in different cages, then a test kit is required for each bird.
Help With Rehoming
Your bird stays with you in your home and For the Love of Birds networks on their behalf. After disease testing is complete, a volunteer will contact you to schedule a home visit. A Help With Rehoming contract will be sent to you and we will ask for a write up and photos so that we can post your bird on our website and partnering websites. Adoption applicants are screened the same way they would be to adopt a bird that is in foster care. The current family and bird meet with preapproved potential adopters. The current family has the final say over whether a potential adopter is a good match for your bird. A For The Love of Birds volunteer will be there to help you with the adoption process. An adoption folder and bag will be sent to you with paperwork for the adoption.
We require that the current family follow the same procedures we do to find a good match for your bird. We send approved applications to the current family for review prior to your scheduling visits with the potential adopter. For small birds, such as budgies, cockatiels, finches or doves, we require only one visit with the bird prior to adoption. Additional visits are encouraged if there is any hesitancy in the mind of the adopter or foster home. For small/medium birds such as conures or senegals, the potential adopter is required to complete at least two visits prior to adoption. For medium and large parrots, the potential adopter is required to meet with the bird three times or more to ensure a good match.
We require that the current family ask for the same adoption fee For the Love of Birds would ask for the species and any special considerations due to age, health or behavior issues. Standard adoption fees are on our website under Adoption Info. The adoption fee is paid to For The Love of Birds. The rescue will then send payment of 50% of the adoption fee to the current family, if desired.
Click here to fill out a Help With Rehoming form.
Surrender process
A For the Love of Birds volunteer takes your bird into a nurturing foster home. We have foster homes located throughout New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. After successful completion of a surrender application and disease testing, if we do not have a spot in a foster home when you contact us, your bird will be placed on a waiting list and you will be notified as soon as we can bring your bird into foster care. A volunteer will contact you to learn about your bird, your situation and request photos of the bird. Availability permitting, we do make exceptions for emergencies such as a lost bird found outside or the only caregiver passing away. We require that each bird be surrendered with their cage, toys and food to make the transition to a new home as comfortable as possible. We give you the option of providing your contact information to your bird’s new family so they can keep you updated on his activities, to ask you questions about his/her past or you may decline to do so. We will respect your wishes either way.
Each foster home only has at most a few foster birds at a time so they can each be given individual attention and we can get to know their unique personality. We ask that you complete a rather lengthy surrender application so that we can better understand your bird and provide him/her with the best care while he/she is with us. More importantly, as information for your bird’s next home.
We ask that the current guardian bring the bird, cage and all supplies to the foster home. If this is not possible, exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis, the foster home will pick up the bird and supplies from your home.
Click here to fill out a surrender form.
Will provision
Click here to download the For The Love of Birds will provision. In the event of your death or medical impairment, FTLOB will care for your bird -- from medical to fostering and rehoming. Please be sure to make a note of this in your will and advise your loved ones. If you have any questions, please contact us via email or phone.
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