Who is Madison?
Madison, a blue and gold female macaw, was found in a field near Sacramento, California. She was severely plucked, her head bare but for a tuft of green feathers. The leg band she was wearing proved she was “wild caught” — a bird taken from her natural environment and imported into the United States many years ago. The pattern of her plucked feathers indicated that she had been kept as a breeding bird for many years. Another bird, probably her mate, plucked the feathers from her head. She was taken in by Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue, an all-volunteer organization which survives solely on donations and adoption fees. Mickaboo provides necessary vet care for every bird they take in and their vet bills are very high – about $10K a month. Recently, with the state of the economy, they have been inundated with birds. Almost all of them need vet care. Mickaboo volunteers transferred Madison via their network of volunteers from Sacramento through San Francisco to Monterey, where Madison is
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