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Glad you guys appreciated her poem. Thanks for reading.

This poem was written by a buddy of mine. It touched me alot and I feel that it very fitting that it be shared. I am obviously no poet .. but with so many birds losing their lives lately, I felt the need to express my feelings somehow. It could have been much longer, there have been so many sad, hurtful stories as of late. This is dedicated to all the sweet souls at the Bridge whose owners didn't care enough. In some ways, I believe they are all better off at the Bridge than living with careless, unthinking and cruel humans. There are fates worse than death. *********************** I left you today You took me outside today. No harness, no cage, no protection. The dog barked, I got scared, up I went. My clipped wings taking me high and away. You knew the risk and gambled with my life. I left you today. That Teflon pan you swore was fine. You’d always be on guard and watch the heat. The phone rang and you forgot. Hotter and hotter it got, the fumes deadly. You knew the risk and gambled with my life. I left you today. You thought it was cute, kitty, puppy & me. They are so much bigger, and I am just prey. You turned your back, and that was their chance. I tried so hard to fight, and not be their toy. You knew the risk, and gambled with my life. I left you today. You said I’d be fine, it wasn’t that cold. Out here in the garage, all on my own. I got so cold I couldn’t eat. Weak, alone, unnoticed amongst many. You knew the risk, and gambled with my life. I left you today. They begged and pleaded for me. Promising to care, promising to feed. Now they tease and torture me. Once their dream, I am starved, battered and abused. You knew the risk, and gambled with my life. I left you today.

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They revamped their website and it looks so nice! http://oliversgarden.com/

Very valid point and question. Thank you Luvparrots for asking. I haven't been to this place myself for it is completely at the other end of the country for me. I feel pretty sick to my stomach that I have provided financial support to this place before I became involved with the online avian community. Perhaps there was a time when it was a good place, but certainly not anymore. What i can say is that I know other parrot owners who live locally to the area as well as in the same province. Some of them have visited and some of them have not. Unfortunately those who live locally know how poorly managed this place really is and Personally, there is no way that I will ever ever let any of my parrots end up in that place.

This place is located right here in Canada and here's a quote from someone who lives locally. *Please consider signing this petition, and please Share it with your friends. This is more of a "warehouse" than a sanctuary. Located an hour from us - it may have began years ago with good intentions, but it has steadily spiraled downhill. 800+ parrots - This facility needs to stop bringing in more birds that they are ill-equipped to care for. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/811/239/095/no-more-parrots/

That's awesome Kim! I promise you that you'll be hooked and EXTREMELY impressed with the quality. For the rest of you, they're currently having a 15% off on all toys for a very limited time and FREE shipping to the US and Canada for all orders 75$ and over. The square dance toy only costs 39.99 CAD. Here's another very popular toy that my Mabel loves... [video=youtube;cOj_Db-Lu1g]

I'm really excited about Avian Stainless's New toy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI168ziEyAQ

Avian Stainless ships world wide and here's a video of my Mabel playing with one of the toys we bought. http://www.avianstainless.com/feelin-fiesty.php?expandable=1'>http://www.avianstainless.com/feelin-fiesty.php?expandable=1 http://www.avianstainless.com/feelin-fiesty.php?expandable=1

No refined sugars, no chemicals, no sulfuring, ETC. Only sweet ripe papaya and also made by Me.

I bought an excalibur dehydrator guys. I blended all of the ingredients that I wanted in the food processor and then dehydrated it all to make crackers. These ones have flaxseed, swiss chard stalk, oatgrain, celery, chili peppers, crushed sunflower seeds, coconut oil, honey, cayenne and turmeric. Delicious for US and for the birds. Here are ones that I made yesterday. They turned out perfect and even better than the first ones. I even made crunchy sweet banana chips! No added oils, no sugars, no chemicals, just ripe bananas!

From scratch and no specific recipe. They were a BIG with my flock, delicious and nutritious! Here's the list of ingredients I selected in no particular order. I used all organic, however it's not really a must. Whole flax seed, yellow bell pepper, tomatoes, broccoli, celery, butternut squash, sweet potato, sesame seeds, honey, organic coconut oil, fresh chopped chili peppers, kamut flake, cayenne pepper, turmeric, cumin. Here are photos.

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At least in my flock. Sachi gave it a resounding no thank you and proceeded to fling it to the walls and managed to hit my eye. The 3 others had very generous helpings for breakfast. Here's what I used. All organic except the pumpkin, couldn't find a farmer's market with organic pumpkin so bought a regular mini one from the non organic farmers. Fresh pumpkin. Sweet potato Butternut Squash Quinoa Amaranthe Red Lentils Spelt Kamut flakes Split green peas Flax seed Steel cut oats millet Buckwheat Hulled barley Sesame seeds Wild rice pasta Dried cranberries Cinnamon Cumin Coconut oil Inspired by http://parrotnation.com/tag/grain-bake-for-birds/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blfFNxc5YHE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j10WdKUBjYU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RcqQsbQEPk

A reminder that there is still a few more days until the end of the contest. I decided to enter my severe macaw Mabel. Here's what I wrote... Hi! My name is Mabel and I know how to enjoy the finer things in life! What better suggestion than some gorgeous, sparkle from Avian Stainless? Toys that are more than just flash. Noise making toys that won't give up when I beat them up senselessly. Toys that cheer me up and keep me interested! Show me some Avian Stainless toys and not only will I show you how much I appreciate them, I bet I'll be able to put a smile on your face too! Now, if you'll please excuse me, I must go tend to some wonderful moments from my *Carrots on the Fence* toy!