KevinD Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I don't have any experience with them either but think they are a legit organization if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brat Birds Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Only know about them 2nd hand, but they are a reputable rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinD Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Thank you for the replies, I just did not want to support a below board operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinD Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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