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Truckin’ to Best Friends

Layla, a Michael Vick Dog After an exhausting and surrealistic stop in Las Vegas at the Flamingo Hotel, Janet Hilton, Wellington, and I took off yesterday to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary where we met up with Bonnie Grafton and Kelly... Continue Reading →

Rising From the Rubble: Can Wings Over the Rainbow Return?

We still don't know what will happen to Wings Over the Rainbow Rescue. No details have been released and as far as I know, no decisions have been made. What has become very clear is that the supporters of WOTR... Continue Reading →

Marc Johnson of Foster Parrots Finishes the Sentence

Photo courtesy of Foster Parrots Ltd. Marc Johnson heads up Foster Parrots, an adoption, education, sanctuary and rescue organization located in Rockland, Massachusetts. I've known about Foster Parrots for years, but I didn't meet Marc until about two years ago.... Continue Reading →

A Letter From Jenni

Allow me to explain this. As you might know, I, along with half the population of the United States am rather active on Facebook. And I don't cheat at it either by posting Tweets from Twitter as my status. I... Continue Reading →

Talking Them Out of It

Have you ever met a person who just isn’t cut out to be a bird person? You know what I’m talking about. We’ve all met them. They have no business having a parrot in their home. You know this in... Continue Reading →

Not Your Average Twisted Mind

"Parrot Nation" Spotlights a "PN" Reader: This is Not Me. You might know me from Facebook. You might know me from "BIRD TALK Magazine." You also might know me from grade school. (Hi Sandy...)  As a result of all of... Continue Reading →

Shari Mirojnick- A Member of the Parrot Nation

This is my friend Shari. Shari is an extraordinary individual in the field of birds. She has a plethora of Greys, (I guess a plethora in this case would be seven.) that she takes exquisite care of and is truly a... Continue Reading →

It’s Not Just “Dogtown”

One of the objectives I had in mind coming to Best Friends was to visit all of the departments. I had eight days to do this. And there are several problems with this goal. This place is BIG. Really big.... Continue Reading →

The Best Friends Welcome Center

Best Friends has a beautiful Welcome Center. The Welcome Center is responsible for so many things it's almost scary. They schedule tours around the sanctuary for guests, maintain the Gift Shop, answer phones from people wanting information, answer tons of... Continue Reading →

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