Contact: Lori Gibbons hamilton.parrot.club@gmail.com (905) 627-8673

 The HAMILTON PARROT CLUB provides monthly meetings to help enrich the lives of pet parrots by educating members and the public in the specialty care, nutritional requirements, husbandry and socialization parrots need.

 Monday, May 27, Club Meeting

Conservation of the Military Macaws in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Suzan Payne of the Canadian Parrot Conference and the Golden Triangle Parrot Club will be giving a power point presentation of her recent trip assisting the researchers of the Military Macaw Project sponsored by Parrots International and the Pennies4Parrots, Canadian Parrot Conference 2011 Fundraiser.

This Free event is open to club members and the general public.

Location: Dundas Lions Community Center, 10 Market St. S., Dundas

Time: Doors open 7pm, meeting starts 7:30pm

Contact Information: Lori Gibbons @ 905 627-8673

The Hamilton Parrot Club was a participant in the Pennies4Parrots fund raiser.

  Congratulations on winning your wish

 Parrot Partner has just submitted a business wish for an outdoor summer aviary to Intuit's Small Business, Growing Strong campaign. They are granting wishes worth up to $5,000 this spring and Parrot Partner's could be one of them.You can help the parrots in their care feel the breeze on their wings and the sun on their face this summer, vote for their wish to come true at: http://bit.ly/ZCKqpW  or visit www.facebook.com/Parrot.Partner

Please consider taking the time to vote for Parrot Partner an Animal Education and Training Centre Specializing in Parrots http://www.parrotpartner.com/index.html located in Greater Ottawa. Judy and her staff do a fantastic job looking after 'second hand' parrots. Remember to go back each day to vote again.

Thank you to everyone who helped Parrot Partner win their wish.

 

The Hamilton Parrot Club would like to thank the Crazy Bird Ladies facebook group for the amazing work they do raising funds for parrots in need.  Further information can be found on our site page Crazy Bird Ladies.

 http://www.facebook.com/groups/325525577508811/

 

Monday, March 25 Meeting  is an assorted bag of related topics. We will be discussing & demonstrating how to hold and towel a bird, including how to train your parrot not to be fearful of a towel, how to clip wing feathers, what alternatives there are to taking a flighted bird outside and also Responsible Parrot Ownership...what does it mean?

Spring is here and all too many birds escape out open windows and doors. Please be responsible and make sure your parrot isn't one of the unlucky ones. Our demo birds will be Mrr Mrr, Troy and Pooh.

FEBRUARY 25

The Hamilton Parrot Club presents Dr. Shannon Lee of Lee Mobile Veterinary Services on Monday, February 25 at the Dundas Lions Community Center, 10 Market St. S. in Dundas. Doors open at 7pm and the presentation on Parrot Nutrition, Lighting and Dealing with Hormonal Behaviour commences at 7:30 pm.
This FREE event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend.

 

 

About Us

The Hamilton Parrot Club founded in September, 2006 is a group of like-minded parrot enthusiasts dedicated to the conscientious and humane treatment of psittacines in captivity as well as their preservation in their natural environment.

Our main focus is to provide an open forum at our monthly meetings where members and guests can freely exchange avian information, ideas and socialize their healthy pet parrots. The Hamilton Parrot Club is an inclusive club that does not discriminate, both breeders and those that believe in “Don’t Breed, Don’t Buy, Adopt” are welcome to attend and participate in the exchange of information for the betterment of all.  We also recognize the reality that many pet parrots are feather mutilators and accept them as the precious pets they are “Feathered or Featherless they are Beautiful to us and should not be hidden away”. We believe our featherless birds are our best educational ambassadors we have to explain ’what can happen’ to a pet parrot if its nutritional, physical and psychological needs are not met.

Mission Statement

The Hamilton Parrot Club is committed to enriching the lives of pet parrots by educating members and the public in the specialty care, nutritional requirements, husbandry and socialization parrots need. Through education and socialization we endeavour to allow our parrots to thrive, thus living long, happy and healthy lives in captivity.

MOTTO

“Building a trust based relationship with our parrots one STEP UP at a TIME”.

Purpose

The Hamilton Parrot Club’s main Purpose is to disseminate accurate scientific based evidence and information in order to assist all parrot owners and those interested in parrots. We accomplish this by; maintaining a web site, email and phone number where we can be reached 24/7, providing open monthly meetings, offering free/low cost educational seminars, a member's lending library, participating in community outreach, offering a pet therapy program for those with special needs, providing a counseling service for behavioural issues, giving mutual support to members and assistance in finding a veterinarian that specializes in avian and exotic medicine.

We also strive to cooperate, promote and assist other parrot clubs, businesses and organizations that share our goals and attitudes.

Our conservation efforts are focused on the Canadian Parrot Conference’s Pennies4Parrots campaign. The Canadian Parrot Conference supports conservation of our wild psittacines by raising funds with their Pennies4Parrots Challenge. The Hamilton Parrot Club joined this worthy cause in 2011and invites club members and the public to donate their pennies and loose change at our monthly meetings or special events.

Due to the fact that parrots live long lives, life situations change and parrots do not always make the best of pets we assist club members with rehoming and/or acquiring a ‘second hand’ bird.

Though we are not a sanctuary or a rescue organization we will strive to assist parrots in our area that are in need of rescue with a foster or new permanent home.

 

 Meeting Dates:

We meet the last Monday of the month, except December at the Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre, 10 Market  Street, South, Dundas, Ontario ( see Contact Us  for Google map) . Doors open at 7 pm and meeting will start at 7:30 pm. All are welcome to attend, your first meeting is free. Yearly Memberships are $25 single or family and $20 for students and seniors.

 Next Meeting, Monday, May 27, Conservation of the Military Macaws Presentation by Suzan      Payne

 Meeting Guidelines:

Only members may bring their bird(s) to a meeting, all healthy vet ( must have a "special interest" in avian/exotic medicine) checked parrots are welcome. All birds must be approved by the Executive prior to attending a meeting.   Please be sure wings are clipped or bird is caged or on a harness for its own safety and that of members and their birds. You are responsible for cleaning up after your bird and for bringing your own supplies.  Supplies should include a stand, water, food that does not include nuts as we are in a nut free facility, towel for emergency handling, hand sanitizer and paper towels or wet wipes. The Executive retains the right to remove or refuse a bird to a Hamilton Parrot Club meeting or event.