{"id":1162428,"date":"2021-12-27T20:19:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T01:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1162428"},"modified":"2021-12-27T20:19:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T01:19:34","slug":"report-detroit-area-animal-rescue-blindsided-when-resident-drops-off-over-800-parakeets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-detroit-area-animal-rescue-blindsided-when-resident-drops-off-over-800-parakeets\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Detroit-Area Animal Rescue Blindsided When Resident Drops Off over 800 Parakeets"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-detroit-area-animal-rescue-blindsided-when-resident-drops-off-over-800-parakeets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1162428&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/269878176_4688144097898962_2655664599801419906_n-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A bird owner unexpectedly surrendered 836 parakeets during two trips in four days to the Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG) in Romeo, Michigan, the organization says.<\/p>\n<p>The owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox2detroit.com\/news\/several-hundred-more-parakeets-surrendered-to-metro-detroit-animal-shelter\">brought<\/a> nearly five hundred parakeets, crammed into seven cages, to the nonprofit on December 23, according to Fox 2 Detroit, citing a DAWG Facebook post. The group was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup\/posts\/4685566184823420\">blindsided<\/a> by the drop-off and rushed to \u201cset up proper temporary housing.\u201d Fortunately, DAWG had recently received a parakeet food donation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup\/photos\/pcb.4688141654565873\/4688134127899959\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup\/photos\/a.579790145401065\/4688134127899959\/?type=3\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/347047455342003\">Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG)<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup\/photos\/a.579790145401065\/4688134127899959\/?type=3\">Friday, December 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The nonprofit says it received assistance from Jojo\u2019s Flying Friends in Romeo. Jojo\u2019s Flying Friends took on more than 100 birds including, \u201cthe babies that require hand feeding,\u201d according to the DAWG.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup\/posts\/4694396107273761\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/347047455342003\/posts\/4694396107273761\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>This little fella has beautiful light blue plumage under his wings and on his chest. He is being hand fed as he has no mom feeding him.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/347047455342003\">Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG)<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/347047455342003\/posts\/4694396107273761\/\">Sunday, December 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>DAWG described the parakeets\u2019 previous living situation as \u201cvery unhealthy\u201d and dubbed the owner as \u201cirresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While members of DAWG were expecting more assistance from rescues groups Birds and Beaks and East Michigan Bird Rescue on Sunday, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup\/photos\/a.579790145401065\/4696209577092414\">says<\/a> it received a second unexpected drop-off by the resident, who brought an additional 339 parakeets. The second surrender brought the total number of parakeets to 836.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup\/photos\/a.579790145401065\/4696209577092414\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup\/photos\/a.579790145401065\/4696209577092414\/?type=3\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>We thought 497 parakeets was alot \u2026. Until they surrendered 339 more in boxes this afternoon. The grand total of\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/347047455342003\">Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG)<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup\/photos\/a.579790145401065\/4696209577092414\/?type=3\">Sunday, December 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Birds and Beaks and East Michigan Bird Rescue took in about 400 birds on Sunday after the second surrender, according to DAWG.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe parakeets will be available for adoption through the four organizations housing them once they are evaluated by a veterinarian and healthy,\u201d DAWG wrote in a Facebook post on Monday. The organization says it is adding a bird-specific application to its website soon.<\/p>\n<p>The birds have a life expectancy of 7-15 years, according to the animal welfare group. They will need food, water, daily cage-cleaning, daily interaction with their future owners, and daily flight time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bird owner unexpectedly surrendered 836 parakeets during two trips in four days to the Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG) in Romeo, Michigan, the organization says. 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