Daisy is now fully sponsored, thanks to the generosity of Elizabeth McIntosh. Thank you!

Hello to you all! My name is Miss Daisy, but please call me Daisy.

I can't tell you how happy I am to be at the refuge. Before I got here I was so lonely. My human flock was out all day and I had no-one to talk to or return my calls for company. When they got home in the evening, my human flock was tired and weren't interested in talking to me. I thought it was better to be quiet, so I just sat in my cage and began chewing on my feathers. It gave me something to do and kept me busy. After a while, I didn't even notice I was doing it. When I got to the Refuge and saw many other birds with chewed feathers, I was surprised, and I was even more shocked to realize that my once lovely plumage was almost chewed away.

Here at the Refuge, I learned that it was not my fault. We aren't meant to be alone all the time. Well, that's not a problem anymore. In my new home in the Special Needs Unit, I'm never alone. I always have someone new to talk to, and people are always visiting and telling me how beautiful I'm looking. I've forgotten about chewing my feathers so much because I have so any other things to do, and birds and people to see and visit. I've even invented a bit of a dance to show off how my new feathers are growing back in. If you haven't seen Grant's video, have a look now!

If you want to Virtually Adopt Daisy and contribute to her care, you may do so in a few ways:

• Click on the "Donate Now" button below to make a secure one-time, annual or monthly credit card payment with CanadaHelps.org, the national non-profit organization that collects charitable donations on behalf of Canada's registered charities. This very safe method is our preferred choice as it reduces overheads and helps us focus our efforts on caring for the parrots.

  
• OR Visit our donations page to learn about other payment options for contributing to virtual adoption.
• OR Click on the button below to fill out a simple virtual adoption form. We will contact you as soon as possible by means of the contact e-mail you provide, if you have further questions.

Please click on the thumbnails below to learn how you can help some special birds have a home for life through our "Virtual Adoption" program! More stories coming soon!

Birds who are now partly sponsored, thank you!

Birds who are now fully sponsored, thank you!

"This is, in a word, a great place and these miraculous creatures deserve no less, but few places can deliver it this well. It is, indeed, 'world class'."

– Stewart Metz (author and Director of the Indonesian Parrot Project), after his visit at the Grand Opening of the Refuge on August 13, 2005.

"The World Parrot Refuge is a true sanctuary where parrots live out their lives in a loving, spacious and happy environment under the guidance of extraordinarily caring people. The many visitors destined to pass through the refuge will come to understand that parrots are not toys or trophies, but beings with needs and emotions as real as our own."

– Rosemary Low (author of more than 30 books on parrots)