FLORIDA PARROT RESCUE INC.
BRADENTON, FLORIDA

Florida Parrot Rescue was established by Jennifer and Chris, who were team members at a local animal hospital. After getting repeated requests from bird owners wanting to surrender their birds, they decided to see what they could do to help. Realizing there are few avian rescues out there prepared to handle the intake and veterinary care of exotic birds, they formed Florida Parrot Rescue. This organization was established to pair the right birds with their forever families. Florida Parrot Rescue is a not-for-profit avian rescue dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and placement of companion parrots. We understand that all parrot owners love their birds, and that finding a new home for their birds is used as a last option. Florida Parrot Rescue remains non-judgmental and supportive in your time of need. If you need to re-home your bird, Florida Parrot Rescue can help by offering your bird a safe place to stay and get veterinary care until the right home can be found! Florida Parrot Rescue is run and supported by the help of our wonderful volunteers. We are 100% not-for-profit, and have no paid employees. Everyone who works for Florida Parrot Rescue does so without any financial compensation, donating their time and efforts to our goals. Because we run and depend on our volunteers, we ask you to be patient and understanding when inquiring about adopting a bird or volunteering to help. Most of us work full time jobs in addition to supporting the rescue, and we appreciate your patience. OUR MISSION Florida Parrot Rescue is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of companion parrots. We strive to educate parrot owners on proper handling and care of parrots. Should someone be unable to keep their bird(s) for ANY reason, we want them to know there is a place to turn, and that they are not alone. It is our goal to provide a safe haven for birds that cannot stay with their owners or birds in need, and then to find those birds permanent forever homes with loving and responsible families. Provide parrot owners with a place to bring their birds in the event that they can no longer keep them. Florida Parrot Rescue works out of a network of foster homes spread throughout the entire state of Florida. We currently have over 80 foster homes and volunteers and usually have between 120-140 birds in rescue at any given time. When birds are placed onto our waiting list to come into rescue, our foster coordinators work with the fosters to match up the birds in need with the right foster home. When the bird is brought into rescue, that animal will see one of the many veterinarians we work with throughout the state of Florida and will be provided with any needed medical care. Once cleared for adoption, the bird will remain in its foster home until a suitable permanent home can be found. The foster home cares for their foster bird as their own until that happens. Our adoption process is extensive and you can read about it is a program designed to help people who own parrots decide if they would like their bird to go to a rescue or sanctuary once they are no longer able to care for their beloved companion(s). Interested parties can read how to set up and word trusts, wills, and find information on what to look for in legitimate rescues and sanctuaries to help them decide if Florida Parrot Rescue is the right place for their bird(s) to “land”. Florida Parrot Rescue Helping Hands Florida Parrot Rescue Helping Hands is a new program designed to keep animals in their existing, loving homes, rather than having to relinquish the animal to rescue. Many owners come to us to relinquish their family companion because they have lost their job and/or home and they can no longer afford the animals medical care, but would like to keep their pets who they love and care for properly. This program is designed to help those people in need who truly require the help and already take excellent care of their family companions. Please understand that this program is based on available funds and only exists through the support of our generous donors, at this time, we are only able to extend this program to Florida residents. If you would like to help support this program, you can do so by sending your donation through paypal to or e-mail us at the same address to send in a different form of donation. Please note that your donation is for FPR Helping Hands. Each situation is considered on an individual basis and depends on the availability of funds donated to Florida Parrot Rescue either through grants or from donors who wish to support this effort. Florida Parrot Rescue is an all volunteer run organization, and that includes not only our fosters, but our officers, managers, and coordinators. Most of our managing team hold full time jobs and have families to care for in addition to volunteering for the rescue anywhere from 20-40 hours a week, so this is one dedicated (and multi-tasking) group of people! Nicole is the Director of Florida Parrot Rescue and currently also fills the role of Southwest Florida Foster Coordinator. Nicole has been with the rescue since early 2011. She and her husband Jake joined the rescue to foster birds and to volunteer. She fosters medium and large birds and is responsible for recruiting fosters, coordinating the intake of birds into rescue in her area, and communicating with her fosters. Nicole also plans and executes many community events in her area in order to spread the word about FPR. She has been happily married since 1995 and has one daughter and a house full of rescues including one Shar-Pei/Lab mix, a Burmese cat, a Patagonian conure, a Blue and Gold Macaw, a Congo African Grey, and a hermit crab. She has always had a soft spot in her heart for all animals and starting bringing home "lost animals" as a child. In addition to volunteering for the rescue, Nicole works full time as a Registered Nurse. Her responsibilities include fundraising, recruiting, communicating with potential adopters and fosters, helping at community events, speaking with the media, and managing the rest of the officers, managers, and coordinators. You can reach Nicole at