At Feathered Friends Forever we provide a loving, life long, care home for tropical birds. We take in all types, for any reason the bird cannot be cared for, in any situation. Feathered Friends Forever Rescue/Refuge, Inc. is the largest privately owned rescue/refuge in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation. We are a 501(c) non-profit corporation.

Feathered Friends Forever is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of parrots, as pets. We are located in Harlem, Ga. The goals of Feathered Friends Forever are:

1. To rescue abused or unwanted parrots from both retail and private situations. For example, birds that have been given from owner to owner because of behavioral problems.
2. To act as a placement service for friendly or tame birds whose owners have had to give up their bird's for any reason.
3. To serve as an educational resource on the care and responsibilities of owning tropical parrots as pets and advice service for: Prospective and current bird owners, via email, schools, and retail pet stores.
4. To serve as a permanent sanctuary for birds not suitable for adoption.
5. Our long-term goals include building full flight areas for our birds.

Feathered Friends Forever was established in 1998 when we became aware of the large number of parrots and related species that were victims of neglect and abuse. Feathered Friends Forever was established as a rescue service, specifically for parrots and related species.

Feathered Friends Forever is a Georgia State licensed animal shelter

Feathered Friends Forever is a registered 501(c3) Non profit

We are open to the public Thursday through Sunday 11am - 5pm.

ATTENTION

Thanks to your continued support, we are coming up on our 10th Annual Memorial Day BBQ. Check out our Events page for more details on the fun & come join us to see what's new for 2008 !

As dreams grow so do we, May 2006 we opened an 8 acre Paradise Parrot Park open to the public. For more info on the park, check out the Paradise Parrot Park page. The park will be open during normal visiting hours. There is no admission charge, but for those visiting the park donations are welcomed.

The park contains a total 17 completed flight areas, 5 under construction with a goal of 26 flights that will house all species of parrots. There will be separate cage areas and garden areas for picnics and viewing birds and their history will be located at each point. There will also be a small camping area available for those wanting to spend the night.

 Ground has been broken for the new 26 w x 22 h x 100 long all natural habitat flight. It will contain a 24 foot wide wall that contains a water fall that will empty into a small pond for the birds. This new flight will contain all natural vegetation.

The 24 x 100 green house is now completed. A new well has been drilled and 4700 feet of under ground sprinkler system installed.

 Rainbow Bridge pond has completed as well as the bridge. As soon as we hit 250 sold memorial bricks they will be shipped in and installed

 This year over 1100 plants, trees and bushes were donated, and have been planted in the park area.

During the construction process of these facilities a great idea was born! To create a memorial park for our beloved feathered family members as well as all breeds and types of animals that have passed and are waiting for us at Rainbow Bridge! Yes, what a wonderful idea and so the concept of Feathered Friends Rainbow Bridge Memorial Walkway was born! For more info, check out the Rainbow Bridge Memorial Walkway on the Paradise Parrot Park page.

Amazon Alley.

Amazon Alley is being built as a retirement community  for Amazon parrots. This area was funded  by The Amazona Society for the preservation of retiring Amazon parrots. There will be 10 flights constructed that will be 12 x 20 x 12 complete with rain showers, toys, free chewing wood, trees, bamboo and assorted other needs to allow them to once again be birds of a flock. There will be studies done to find out any difference in a controlled domestic flock environment verses a wild flock environment. At this time the flights contains 7 species all living great together without any problems.

Amazon Alley Express
 

This section will be dedicated to Care, Welfare and Ownership of Amazon Parrots

With the influx of Amazon parrots into the rescue to live in Amazon Alley, we feel it is time to add this new section to the web site as well as a special news letter just for Amazon's. As the new flights are finished and occupied we will be posting new pictures as well as other pictures sent by Amazon owners.

We will be posting E mail addresses in this section for all to ask questions directly with Amazon experts. We will also be posting information here for Amazon owners to try to add some educational information and resources for the green guys.

Last fall we started expanding our rescue/refuge to include affiliated locations all over the continental United States and Hawaii. Please keep checking the Affiliates page to learn of our new affiliates and their locations. We made this decision to accommodate the large number of calls we receive from very distant cities regarding birds in need of rescue. The volume of calls and inquiries have made it impossible for me to travel and pick up all birds in need. By adding affiliated sites, we will be able to accommodate all birds that need new homes.

Directions to Feathered Friends:

We are located in Harlem Ga. I 20 exit #183. Turn toward the town of Harlem. Go to the traffic light in Harlem, turn left at the light onto Gordon Highway. Go 1.4 miles and turn left onto Old Augusta Road. Go around an S curve. The first road on your left will be Byrd Drive. Turn left and go about 4 blocks, we will be the big yellow building on your left.

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