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This is the source for you if you're looking for information about Exotic Parrot or Bird Rescue Organizations, Rehabilitation Organizations, or Sanctuaries.
There is a difference between Exotic Bird or Parrot Rescue Organizations, Rehabilitation Organizations, and Sanctuaries. The basic definitions are shown below but keep in mind that some organizations are actually a combination of these three forms.
- Sanctuary - An organization that operates a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced exotic animals receive care for their lifetime or until they can be released back to their natural habitat.
- Rehabilitation Organization - An organization that operates a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced exotic animals receive care until they can be adopted out or released back to their natural habitat.
- Rescue Organization - An organization that takes abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced exotic animals and attempts to find new, caring homes for them.
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