Welcome to HomeTweetHome
Helping birds and the people who love them
since 1976
if you know of a bird who needs help
contact us- email us: HomeTweet@aol.com
Almost everyday we have people emailing us and calling us asking for help with a bird they have or know of. Some birds just don't "match" with the family they live or visa-versa, or the owner has to move or some other life event.
We don't judge people. Some people while they love birds, realize that living with one is quite different then just appreciating them from a far (try living with a screaming cockatoo in an apartment at 5am !!!) We would rather someone try to find a better place for the bird instead of just dropping it off at a pet store, or trying to sell it on line or in the newspaper.
Life happens !! And we understand that. If you need help or know of someone who does, please write us and I am sure we can. We work with wonderful people all over the country who are also helping birds and the people who care for them. One of our goals is to work with guardians/families to see if they can still keep the bird or birds in their home. Many times there are simple solutions to what seem like major problems.
We are located in NY. Wherever you are, I am sure we can find someone close enough to help. While we prefer to place a bird from its current home to a new home, we know that isn't always possible. In that case. we can arrange for an emergency placement.
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On an internet message board recently, someone posted that RESCUE has become a BIG BUSINESS.. here is my response: Rescue isn't big business... quite the opposite, it is a money losing business. You don't make money running/operating/having a rescue and doing it the RIGHT WAY. When a breeder sells hundreds of babies, doesn't vet most of them, feeds crappy diets and sells birds to anyone with a buck- that may be big business. But when a rescue takes in a bird with medical problems, properly vets them (doesn't ask for free medical advice online and treat with over the counter drugs), feeds them the proper diet, gets the right cage and supplies- a FREE to the rescue bird, at the end of the first week costs over $500- $800. For example, take a Blue and Gold Macaw
BIRD: free
Vet bill: first visit, complete bloods, cultures, meds as needed etc $200 PLUS
Cage: they usually don't come with one, or if they do- its crappy: for a
macaw (WITH A DEAL CAUSE YOU KNOW THE MANUFACTURER) $400
Toys, Perches, Bowls: $50
Food: Pellets, fruits, veggies, grains, oats, some mix: $12 plus
FIRST WEEK....... $672 or there abouts..
TOTAL PRICE- Priceless, because you know you helped save a bird.
But it ain't big business.... in the $$$$ $en$e of the word...
but it is worth it everyday !!!
help a rescue... there are so many out there who are doing such great work !!
HomeTweetHome is more then just a sanctuary for birds needing a forever home. We offer help to individuals who love their birds and help them understand how to keep them with them and not put them up for adoption. If need be, and they can no longer keep the birds in their home- we help find wonderful adoptive families for them.
We are in NY... Please let us know where you are (State, City or Country)
HTH works with rescues and private individuals who need to place birds all over the country. We do not ship birds unless it is absolutely needed. Many of the birds we need to find homes for are already under a great deal of stress, we would never add shipping to their problems. Because we are in contact with people around the country, it is possible to find a rescue closer to you then you are to us... just ask.
IF YOU ARE INTESTED IN ADOPTION... PLEASE email us with information about yourself (your home, family, animals, life style etc). It is important for us to know about who you are long before we try to place a bird in your home.
HTH would like to give thanks to all of those who have opened their homes and hearts to rescue animals around the world. Not an easy task and we thank you. We also understand all those who have had to give an animal up. This is also never easy. We come to love our animals as our children, something many do not understand. If you are not able to keep a loved pet any more, please know that by finding it a loving a caring home- you are doing something wonderful. Please do NOT let anyone, ANYONE make you feel guilty for it. If you would like to talk to us about having placed an animal, please feel free to contact us.
Thank you for caring. Be safe, be careful and watch out for animals outside. Drive Carefully.
If you contact us to help you or someone you know about bird(s) PLEASE include your phone number. We had a situation where a woman had an emergency- she was ill, wouldn't get medical attention till her pets were rehomed. She refused to go to the hospital. Sadly- when she sent me an email, her email was set up NOT TO ACCEPT unknown email addresses, so they bounced back to us and we couldn't reach her. With the help of some wonderful people we eventually did reach her and got her and her birds help. --
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER. WE WILL CALL LONG DISTANCE IF WE HAVE TO-- THAT ISN'T A PROBLEM. WE ARE HERE TO HELP!!!
In addition.... if you don't want me to say "We are calling about the birds" please let me know. I KNOW this is a difficult thing- giving up bird children, we want to make it as easy and smooth as possible. PLEASE ALSO ADD OUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK SO THAT OUR EMAILS GET THRU.
What is not to love about a cute snuggly furry, feathered even slimy little critter? Isn't it wonderful to share you love with an animal? sure it is. What better way to show someone you love them then giving a gift of an animal for them to love, right? WRONG !!! VERY WRONG !! Animals are not good gifts or presents. Please do NOT give someone a pet for a gift. We have tons of suggestions for your animal loving friends. Yes, it is wonderful to give an animal a home and family, but picking an animal out is often a very personal thing. Please write us and we can offer tons of ideas for WHAT TO GIVE YOUR ANIMAL LOVING FRIEND. If you need some help or advice, feel free to email us, we would be happy to talk to you about it. HomeTweet@aol.com
As a rescue, we work things a little differently then others. Please know that helping birds includes helping the people who love them. What good would we be doing if we removed birds from peoples homes but didn't help the people? We would love to think that every bird will have a forever home, but events happen in all our lives to change the direction we planned. Sometimes we can't help that. You can't toss the person aside once you have helped the animals. If you have an emergency and need help, please contact us, we have people around the world who can help. Do not feel helpless.
For emergencies ONLY- PARROT AND RELATED BIRDS ONLY !!!
NOT WILDLIFE. WE ARE NOT REHABBERS. (EMail us for WILDLIFE INFO !!! email: HomeTweet@aol.com)
IF YOU HAVE A PARROT RELATED EMERGENCY 1) EMAIL US FIRST AND PUT IN THE SUBJECT "EMERGENCY" & THEN 2) call our cell which we check all the time- 631-896-2913. DO NOT CALL FOR ADOPTION INFO !!!!!!!This phone number is for parrot and related bird emergencies ONLY!! EMERGENCIES ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR ADOPTIONS OR FOUND WILDLIFE. IF you found wildlife- PLEASE contact a wildlife rescuer. If you email us we can send you links for places in your area. MOST WILDLIFE DOES NOT NEED YOUR HELP !!! If it is injured, that is a different story.. THOSE animals need help... PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN HELPING ANY ANIMAL !! do NOT get injured....
Sammie says THANK YOU !!! shhhhh he's sleeping
Please let us know you were here sign the
GUEST BOOK !!!!
If you are adding heat to a room where birds are please make sure it is safe. Make sure the heating unit does NOT have PTFE !!! IT KILLS !! for more info..... CLICK
birds pictured on this website are NOT for adoption.
Its Summer and ITS HOT OUT THERE !! Even on the coolest of days- your pet can suffer from dehydration. PLEASE-- do NO EVER leave your pet in direct sun. Older animals and those with known and unknown medical problems can have a severe reaction to the heat/sun. Please leave your pets at home and never leave them in a car. NO- leaving the window open a few inches doesn't help. Your car will become and oven and your pet will bake inside !! Its also against the law. Make sure you check your pet's water bowl many times during the day. It is also flea and tick time. Check your pets daily.
A BIG THANK YOU TO SEAN who has helped the Gluck sisters & HTH with our cell phones. No more problems with our phones and we can help others as a result. Thanks Sean, you are a sweetheart !!
With sadness in her heart, Ellen still wanted to do a kind thing. After the unexpected passing of her african grey, an only bird child, she donated all his supplies to our rescue. Ellen, we thank you SO MUCH !! please come visit. Hugs from all of us
The summer is over, fall is here and winter is just around the corner. PLEASE-- when you travel with ANY animals-- NEVER leave them in the car. They can bake or freeze. Windows opened a little doesn't help, warming the car up before you turn it off and get out doesn't either. LEAVE your pets home OR leave someone (*a human) in the car with them if you need to stop somewhere. Its also against the law to leave animals unattended in a car. PLEASE-- do NO EVER leave your pet in direct sun. Older animals and those with known and unknown medical problems can have a severe reaction to the heat/sun. Your pets life depends on YOU.
SEASONAL ALERT-- ITS HALLOWEEN !!! PLEASE-- DO NOT FEED YOUR PETS HOLIDAY CANDY OR ANY CANDY. It can be deadly. Make sure your pets are safely in cages, a spare room, their crates, at the vets boarding, etc. if you are having a party or lots of friends over. People can over feed your pets, let them out the door, sit on them-- there are SO MANY dangers. It isn't worth your pets life. BE SAFE !! You may think your pet LOVES parties---- who doesn't? Food, lots of people, etc. BUT-- it can be dangerous. How would you feel if someone stepped on your pet? Sat on your pet? Let your pet out the door and it got killed? Celebrate with your pet but don't put them in danger!!!
WOW... aren't you a curious person... <smile> this section down here is for messages that we aren't using right now. Some are seasonal, others just messages that aren't finished etc. Please feel free to read them... Have a wonderful day.
BIRDIE IT'S COLD OUT THERE !! PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR PETS WHEN YOU TRAVEL WITH THEM.
*Never allow pets to travel in the vehicle without a carrier. Just like humans, when an accident happens, you animals can and will be tossed around the inside of the vehicle AND possibly out a popped out window/door/opening. Your animals life depends on YOU !! They can't asked to be locked in securly.
*Do not just run in to the store for a minute and leave your pet in the car. First, in many states it is illegal and secondly, your car can get very cold quickly and you animal can suffer because of it. Animals with unknown medical problems, older animals - ANY ANIMAL can have problems keeping warm in the cold air. You wouldn't leave a child alone in the car, don't leave your pet !!!
*If you are traveling out of town and need to stay a motel, hotel, B & B PLEASE CALL AHEAD and make sure they allow animals and what the charge will be. Some demand a deposit to make sure your pet doesn't destroy anything. PLEASE do not try to sneak a pet in !!!
Its hard to believe it is Spring time already. We here in the east are VERY thankful the rain has stopped. Boy, many of us are still drying out !! WITH SPRING COMES BIRDS MOLTING, open doors, open windows and BIRDS ESCAPPING !! DO NOT rely on others to make sure your birds are safe. Make sure you lock the door from the inside when any of your birds are out. You would not believe how many birds escape AND many people think their birds flight feathers weren't fully in !! Some birds can fly with a very few amount of flights. We have found cockatiels with only 2 and 3 flights on either wing !! If a wind comes along and your bird is out there-- IT COULD GET AWAY FROM YOU !!! PLEASE if you take your bird outside with you- put it in a carrier. While you love your bird, you love taking your bird outside with you-- do you want to risk its life? Also remember if you take your bird with you do NOT leave them in the car while you run in to the store for a few minutes. First, in many places it is illegal to leave animals in cars alone without someone in there AND they can overheat in a very short time. Cracking the windows DOES NOT HELP !!! PLEASE-- your pets depend on YOU for everything-- love, safety, food, medical care-- do NOT LET THEM DOWN !!!
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Its hard to believe it is Summer time already. We here in the east are having some HOT weather, hopefully it will cool off soon. With warm weather, we have birds motling as I am sure some of yours are, people opening doors and keep them open longer, open windows etc. PLEASE DO NOT rely on others to make sure your birds are safe. Make sure you lock the door from the inside when any of your birds are out. You would not believe how many birds escape AND many people think their birds flight feathers weren't fully in !! Some birds can fly with only a few flight feathers. We have found cockatiels with only 2 and 3 flights on either wing !! If a wind comes along and your bird is out there-- IT COULD GET AWAY FROM YOU !!! PLEASE if you take your bird outside with you- put it in a carrier. While you love your bird and you love taking your bird outside with you-- do you want to risk its life? Also remember if you take your bird with you do NOT leave them in the car while you run in to the store for a few minutes. First, in many places it is illegal to leave animals in cars alone without someone in there AND they can overheat in a very short time. Cracking the windows DOES NOT HELP !!! PLEASE-- your pets depend on YOU for everything-- love, safety, food, medical care-- do NOT LET THEM DOWN !!!
Hi, HTH is having major computer problems. IF you contacted us within the last few months, PLEASE email us again. AOL crashed and took ALL our mail history both incoming and outgoing. PLEASE email us again at HomeTweet@aol.com. If you are having an emergency, need help NOW, please call-- AND THIS IS ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY for people in need of help with a bird NOW- NOT FOR ADOPTION INFORMATION !!!!! If you need help now- please call 631-896-2913 and leave a message and we will get right back to you. THIS IS NOT FOR ADOPTIONS PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT-- IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADOPT-- EMAIL US ONLY !!!!
Greetings Everyone,
We here at HomeTweetHome are in a transition stage.............. Because of this, we are not accepting any birds for foster/rehoming/temporary housing.
IF YOU NEED IMMEDIATE HELP ~ PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL
MARKED URGENT ALONG WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER, WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED AND WHAT KINDS OF BIRDS YOU NEED HELP WITH AND WE WILL TRY TO DIRECT YOU TO SOMEONE IN YOUR AREA !!!
Thank you for your support over the years. We love working with people & love helping birds. We have been doing this since 1976 with the wonderful support of people like you.
Happy Early Holidays. Please be safe.
WOW LOOK HOW MANY PEOPLE (and Birds) have checked us out !!! THANK YOU !!!
