Many have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You remain responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. The beauty of the world can all be found in the friendship of one pretty bird. Having an animal that loves you unconditionally isn't difficult, it just takes a little effort and a wealth of love. The beauty of the world can all be found in the friendship of one pretty bird.
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Daniel Reinhart
Jun 12, 2022
Brittany Silva
May 07, 2022
Allison Snell
Apr 13, 2022
I think the Gabrielle foundation is fantastic. We adopted our amazing Moluccan cockatoo from them. The process is DAUNTING but if you are serious about wanting a LIFELONG companion, you see the necessity in it. So many parrots get returned to rescues. The want to make sure this is not the case. These animals live decades and they want to make sure the adoption process reflects the seriousness of that adoption.
I read one review on how messy it was and I laughed. I have one parrot that is very messy can you imagine hundreds at the foundation? They must be sweeping ALLLLL DAYYYYY. I thought it was a very thoughtful, well organized, clean rescue and I'm very happy they exist! The employees and volunteers dedicate their lives to these amazing animals. I'm just so amazed by the dedication and the love these animals are shown
I read one review on how messy it was and I laughed. I have one parrot that is very messy can you imagine hundreds at the foundation? They must be sweeping ALLLLL DAYYYYY. I thought it was a very thoughtful, well organized, clean rescue and I'm very happy they exist! The employees and volunteers dedicate their lives to these amazing animals. I'm just so amazed by the dedication and the love these animals are shown
Beverly Sullivan
Mar 22, 2022
It's sad to see all the exotic birds that have been abandoned. But this team of bird lovers Do a fabulous job of caring for these beautiful creatures. They have an impressive set up with the birds' needs top priority. They Are well cared for. Donations always needed. It's a big job and costly to care for over 300 birds.
Briestar Ibanez
Feb 08, 2022
Vivian Tran Kane
Jan 07, 2022
Kind of a late review but the staff at TGF really did an amazing job taking care of my cockatiels. One of my cockatiels was badly burnt and we felt we weren't fit to tend for his after surgery routine but my tiel came back to me in great health after I boarded him with them for a few months. They changed his bandages, made sure he was comfy in his cage, was checked by an avian vet etc.
I boarded both my tiels when I needed to go on vacation as well and they seemed great. I heard they actually ate fresh food, which I struggled to get them to eat. Julie is also a very kindhearted person and helped talk me through my doubts as a parrot care taker. When my tiel was badly injured, I felt very unfit as an owner and considered rehoming him. She offered to take him in immediately even though boarding was limited and give me time to come to a decision. Thank you again.
I boarded both my tiels when I needed to go on vacation as well and they seemed great. I heard they actually ate fresh food, which I struggled to get them to eat. Julie is also a very kindhearted person and helped talk me through my doubts as a parrot care taker. When my tiel was badly injured, I felt very unfit as an owner and considered rehoming him. She offered to take him in immediately even though boarding was limited and give me time to come to a decision. Thank you again.
Deborah Cannon
Sep 13, 2021
I Was a huge fan of Gabriel for many years before I moved to Colorado. I'm a huge advocate of parrot rescue, and have loved and cared for birds my entire life. My first "official" rescue bird was in 1974 where I helped to liberate several parrots from an abusive environment in Florida taking one of them for my self. She had been injured both mentality and physically and spent the last 34 years of her life with me getting the best of care and a loving home.
Most of the volunteers at Gabriel are nice. That said it looks more like Hoarders then a rescue center and I have seen and worked with/for many centers all over the country. Hundreds of cages rusting outside yet they wont sell a single one (or parts) to house a bird that is already rescued. They have boxes and boxes of donated toys in a trailer, but most of the birds are playing with cardboard boxes.
I have heard from many former volunteers and others that it is nearly impossible to adopt a parrot from there. I think it's good they are being cautious, but It seems this is more of way to make money from donations (think of this as a zoo) then a place that cares about birds and wants to enrich their lives. There is no way a handful of volunteers can give each bird the attention they deserve.
They keep the birds outdoors on nice days so they can be seen by visitors.yet their water bowls are empty and or filled with poop and dirty water :( I wish I could say that they were the place they seem to be but sadly they are not. *UPDATE* In response to the owner $50.00 worth of Harrison's is not "Small" It's a chunk of change for a fresh new bag.
This shows your contempt for people trying to help out. and second I have been there several times, different levels of experience and there was a particularly rude woman who flat out REFUSED to sell me a cage for a bird I was traveling 3500 miles to rescue and wanted to assure I'd have housing for her and NEVER volunteered that any cage was for sale.
I have NOTHING to gain by saying this as I have worked over 50 years rescuing birds and would love for them to have good homes. Calling me a liar does no good. I recommend people come and see themselves. Come on a nice sunny day and see if the water dishes are clean outside and have fresh water. And if they do good! I have shamed them into keeping those birds hydrated.
Most of the volunteers at Gabriel are nice. That said it looks more like Hoarders then a rescue center and I have seen and worked with/for many centers all over the country. Hundreds of cages rusting outside yet they wont sell a single one (or parts) to house a bird that is already rescued. They have boxes and boxes of donated toys in a trailer, but most of the birds are playing with cardboard boxes.
I have heard from many former volunteers and others that it is nearly impossible to adopt a parrot from there. I think it's good they are being cautious, but It seems this is more of way to make money from donations (think of this as a zoo) then a place that cares about birds and wants to enrich their lives. There is no way a handful of volunteers can give each bird the attention they deserve.
They keep the birds outdoors on nice days so they can be seen by visitors.yet their water bowls are empty and or filled with poop and dirty water :( I wish I could say that they were the place they seem to be but sadly they are not. *UPDATE* In response to the owner $50.00 worth of Harrison's is not "Small" It's a chunk of change for a fresh new bag.
This shows your contempt for people trying to help out. and second I have been there several times, different levels of experience and there was a particularly rude woman who flat out REFUSED to sell me a cage for a bird I was traveling 3500 miles to rescue and wanted to assure I'd have housing for her and NEVER volunteered that any cage was for sale.
I have NOTHING to gain by saying this as I have worked over 50 years rescuing birds and would love for them to have good homes. Calling me a liar does no good. I recommend people come and see themselves. Come on a nice sunny day and see if the water dishes are clean outside and have fresh water. And if they do good! I have shamed them into keeping those birds hydrated.
R. & R. Ranch
Jan 20, 2021
What a awesome experience. We were so overwhelmed by the amount of birds, truly heartbreaking. I am so thankful for this organization and all their hard work. I noticed someone posted a rather harsh review. Our family would have to strongly DISAGREE with such a review. When we went for our visits we found tons of staff members working hard making food, cleaning cages visiting and engaging with people just like us.
Some birds were happily perched outside their cages visiting with staff members, some were happily preening outside in their cages and some were in flight cages. We have been required to jump through several hoops in order to adopt but don't feel the adoption process is impossible. I think if you are wanting to make a "quick purchase" then you shouldn't be buying a bird, or any pet for that matter.
The life of a bird is easily 50+ years investing a month or two learning about them and getting to know them is a small price to pay for what will hopefully be a life long treasured friendship I have learned a lot throughout this process and am better for it. I also think it might also be worth mentioning that we did adopt 2 cockatiels and were GIVEN several toys, food and a travel cage TGF is also willing to sell us a larger cage when we bring home our slender billed cockatoo.
They do ask a lot from their prospective adopters but they to are willing to do a lot for those adopters in order to ensure a happy, safe and forever adoption. Thank you TGF for all your hard work and helping us find the perfect fit for our family.
Some birds were happily perched outside their cages visiting with staff members, some were happily preening outside in their cages and some were in flight cages. We have been required to jump through several hoops in order to adopt but don't feel the adoption process is impossible. I think if you are wanting to make a "quick purchase" then you shouldn't be buying a bird, or any pet for that matter.
The life of a bird is easily 50+ years investing a month or two learning about them and getting to know them is a small price to pay for what will hopefully be a life long treasured friendship I have learned a lot throughout this process and am better for it. I also think it might also be worth mentioning that we did adopt 2 cockatiels and were GIVEN several toys, food and a travel cage TGF is also willing to sell us a larger cage when we bring home our slender billed cockatoo.
They do ask a lot from their prospective adopters but they to are willing to do a lot for those adopters in order to ensure a happy, safe and forever adoption. Thank you TGF for all your hard work and helping us find the perfect fit for our family.
Tj S.
Jan 01, 2021
I regret that we ever attempted to adopt a bird from this organization. We spent many, many hours, over a series of weekends trying to find a bird to become a part our family. We were treated in a friendly manner on our first visit, however on subsequent visits this became less and less so. We were not allowed to meet with birds we selected from their "pet finder" ads, being given a laundry list of why they were not good matches for us.
We wasted so much time looking at and reading about various parrot's personalities based on the descriptions in their bird "bios" only to be told over and over, no. We asked why those were even listed as "adoptable" if there were so many issues with each bird. We were steered toward bird breeds we hadn't ever even asked to see, and hadn't done any research on. Email communication became increasingly hostile, rude and quite presumptuous.
On our final trip to the property, the board member who had been participating in our "adoption" process from the beginning, seemed to feel and understand our frustration. We explained to her how unfortunate it is that we spent so much time reading about and researching all their "adoptable" birds, only to be told nearly ALL the birds we selected to meet weren't "a good match" (we had nearly 30 birds on that list).
She would ensure that next visit, we would be introduced to all macaws and cockatoos that were adoptable for us. Unfortunately, the extremely rude email we received from the cockatoo specialist after that visit, ended this experience for us. We could no longer feel good about this organization and how they treat families wishing to adopt these very sad and lonely birds.
We'd heard a number of awful stories about this place from other bird enthusiasts as were researching and studying about macaws and cockatoos. Unfortunately, we decided to give them a try anyway. We regret that decision, deeply. Based on our experience, it is clear that these people aren't incredibly motivated to find loving homes for their large birds which is perplexing, given that they have hundreds, and many that have been there for years.
There are other places that rescue large birds that are actually very happy to work with families to find a good match, and who enthusiastically mentor individuals in learning how to bring a bird into the family. Save yourself the heartache and go to a place where they really want to help you learn, and actually WANT to find homes for their birds.
We wasted so much time looking at and reading about various parrot's personalities based on the descriptions in their bird "bios" only to be told over and over, no. We asked why those were even listed as "adoptable" if there were so many issues with each bird. We were steered toward bird breeds we hadn't ever even asked to see, and hadn't done any research on. Email communication became increasingly hostile, rude and quite presumptuous.
On our final trip to the property, the board member who had been participating in our "adoption" process from the beginning, seemed to feel and understand our frustration. We explained to her how unfortunate it is that we spent so much time reading about and researching all their "adoptable" birds, only to be told nearly ALL the birds we selected to meet weren't "a good match" (we had nearly 30 birds on that list).
She would ensure that next visit, we would be introduced to all macaws and cockatoos that were adoptable for us. Unfortunately, the extremely rude email we received from the cockatoo specialist after that visit, ended this experience for us. We could no longer feel good about this organization and how they treat families wishing to adopt these very sad and lonely birds.
We'd heard a number of awful stories about this place from other bird enthusiasts as were researching and studying about macaws and cockatoos. Unfortunately, we decided to give them a try anyway. We regret that decision, deeply. Based on our experience, it is clear that these people aren't incredibly motivated to find loving homes for their large birds which is perplexing, given that they have hundreds, and many that have been there for years.
There are other places that rescue large birds that are actually very happy to work with families to find a good match, and who enthusiastically mentor individuals in learning how to bring a bird into the family. Save yourself the heartache and go to a place where they really want to help you learn, and actually WANT to find homes for their birds.
Jenni Kossack
May 19, 2020
