From NEAR’s Website:
Help us make a
huge leap forward for the protection and care of parrots! For Northeast Avian
Rescue, 2022 is a turning point -- A year of great challenges and even greater opportunities!
First the
challenge. This year has seen unprecedented demand for our services. As more
Baby Boomers age out and can no longer care for their birds, our shelter is
bursting at the seams with requests for assistance. Many of the birds we're
receiving have never been to a vet -- often they have all kinds of dietary and
behavioral issues which have caused our medical expenditures to skyrocket! In
the first quarter of 2022, we spent as much on medical services for our birds
than we did in the entire year 2021! Add to that the fact that inflation and
global supply chain issues have created all sorts of problems with food, cages
and enrichment items consistently out of stock or, much more expensive than
ever before. No area of the rescue has gone untouched.
But there is
opportunity too! In July of this year NEAR purchased 40 beautiful, undeveloped
acres of land in the Village of Nassau. Over the coming months we will be
working toward the construction of a rescue Shelter which will more than
quadruple the space we currently have to house birds. Over the remainder of
this summer, we will be sharing much more information about the future of NEAR,
our expansion plans and all the great things we plan to do to help parrots and
exotic pet birds in need.
We can't do
any of this without you though. While we have always been sensitive to how
often we fundraise, the upcoming months will see us rolling out all sorts of
opportunities for our followers, friends and supporters to help us keep up to
date on our operational needs, as well as to help us reach our Capital goal.
We are so
excited about the future of NEAR and the birds we support. We hope you will
join us ... great times are ahead!
Jill Lewis Exectuve Director – NEAR
^ My Friend in New York got their Bird from them and I wanted to share this Fundraiser.
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