Avian Welfare Coalition - Start a Bird Rescue, Placement, or Sanctuary Organization

Start a Bird Rescue, Placement, or Sanctuary Organization

Thank you for looking into starting your own parrot rescue, sanctuary or placement organization. The Avian Welfare Coalition dos not yet have a formal mentorship program, but we can point you in the direction of some excellent resources to get started.

Starting and successfully running an animal shelter is a big project — especially when the animals you are caring for and placing are as long-lived and demanding as parrots! Before you think about starting your own organization, you might want to consider volunteering at an existing avian rescue facility.

You could also volunteer as the bird care and behavior resources for your local animal shelter. Gaining hands-on experience will give you a better idea of what the process of starting and operating a non-profit animal rescue organization entails.

Find an avian rescue or animal shelter organization through the following websites:

Petfinder.com
Pets 911.Pet Adoption
Adopt An Animal-Canada

Ready To Take The Next Step?

If you do decide to pursue starting an avian rescue organization, the organizations and websites below offer a wide variety of training workshops, online courses, mentorship programs, and other informational resources for animal care professionals and other animal advocates.

Animal Sheltering Magazine
Resources for Animal Care
Professionals and Volunteers

These organizations and web sites also offer mentorship resources and/or workshops:

ASPCAPro
Connecting professionals with animal welfare tools and resources

Animal Sheltering – A library of resources includes Animal Sheltering magazine articles, publications, policies and guidelines, advice, and other resources to help you in your work with animals

Best Friends Animal Society -
Resources for animal rescuers and organizations