The Gabriel Foundation

[KevinD]

The Gabriel Foundation

 

 

Can anyone shed some life on them? I looked the website over, and it looks legit.

 

Has anyone had any experience dealing with them?

 

I wanted to sponsor a parrot, but C.A.R.E. doesn't seem have a program, just a one time shot donation.

[judygram]

I don't have any experience with them either but think they are a legit organization if that helps.

[Brat Birds]

Only know about them 2nd hand, but they are a reputable rescue.

[KevinD]

Thank you for the replies, I just did not want to support a below board operation.

[birdhouse]

Members' references to the Gabriel Foundation have come up occassionally. These are a few. You might shoot some a PM & see if they'll give you some feed back.

 

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?50435-Gabrial-Foundation-in-Colorado

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?196838-Second-Hand-Birds-Learning-to-Trust

 

http://www.thegabrielfoundation.org/documents/NewMackenzie_akaMackietheMiracleUmbrellaCockatoo.pdf

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?196960-Clipping-Wings...It-s-in-the-Contract/page3

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?197902-New-to-the-forum-with-the-hopes-of-finding-a-new-home-for-my-grey

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?180149-Two-trips.-One-more-important-than-the-other.

 

 

They are a fairly good size & very legit organization. Love em or hate em, they're well known in some circles. But I think they're more so in the Colorado/midwestern states & w/people who are particularly involved in bird rescue. Seemingly pretty well funded as these types of org's go.

 

"The Gabriel Foundation, named after a Macaw that Murad once owned, has 25 staff members and 35 volunteers to handle the work. It gets part of its income from an e-commerce site selling pet products, which are also [available] at a store called The Birdbrain at the 1025 Acoma Street site. It also gets money from grants, adoption fees, memberships, bird sponsorships and behavioral training."

 

http://blogs.denverpost.com/fetch/2010/06/27/unwanted-abused-birds-flocking-to-the-gabriel-foundation-in-denver/1284/

[KevinD]

Wow, Wing clipping, contracts, fees, passion all around.... I guess there is more politics in this then I thought. But I guess it goes back to the opinion thing..... everyone has one

[Greywings]

They are an above board operation that other Sanctuaries & Rescues look up too. Any organization that has this many volunteers can run into one or two who may not represent well.