Before we will give you an adoption application to fill out you must first read and sign our "Adoption Policy Form" and return it to us.  To download an "Adoption Policy Form" to sign and return, click HERE.  The adoption policies are as follows:

Parrots First’s Adoption Policy

• We do not ship birds within or outside of the State of California.  You must live within driving distance of an authorized representative of Parrots First for your application to be considered.
• You MUST attend our “Basic Bird Care” class BEFORE your application will be considered.  There will be no exceptions no matter how many birds you have owned before or currently.
• An authorized representative of Parrots First will perform an in-home visit PRIOR to your application being approved.
• Attending our class and having an in-home visit does NOT guarantee that you will be given a bird.  To see a copy of our Home Evaluation Checklist, check the “Adoptions” page on the website.  Parrots First reserves the right to stop the adoption process at any point if we feel it is not in the birds best interest to be placed in your home.
• ALL birds will have an “Adoption Donation” which will be determined by Parrots First.  For an explanation of our adoption fees (donations) click HERE.  There are NO exceptions to the adoption fee, it is our primary source of taking in money.
• All adoptions will go through a probationary period of a time to be determined by Parrots First.  Final adoption papers will be signed at the end of the probationary period if all conditions for the care of the parrot have been met and it is the opinion of Parrots First that it is in the best interest of the bird to remain in the prospective adoptive home.
• All birds in Foster Care are the property of Parrots First and remain so until an adoption agreement has been signed.   When you agree to provide foster care for a Parrots First bird you do not OWN that bird.  You are providing care until we find a permanent home for the bird. We retain the right to show the bird to prospective adopters and you agree to make the bird available to us for the purpose of meeting possible new homes.
• All people interested in adopting from Parrots First must first read the Adoption Policy Form and the Probationary Adoption Agreement and sign that they understand and agree to its terms.  To read the Adoption Policy Form click HERE.  Please DO NOT fill  out and send in the Probationary Adoption Agreement.  First you must fill out an application form which will be sent to you upon our receipt of your signed Adoption Policy Form.
• We believe that even though we are asking a lot from you that sharing your home with a parrot is a life long commitment and should not be taken lightly.  A parrot can offer you a lifetime of companionship. Thank you for your support of Parrots First.  We appreciate your interest in providing a home for a previously unwanted bird.

Because we require an in-home visit prior to adopting and several follow-up visits during the probationary adoption period we can only adopt within Los Angeles, Orange, parts of Santa Barbara, Riverside and San Diego Counties (trips to counties outside of Los Angeles will be decided on a case by case basis, based on the information in your application).  If  you are outside of these areas, we will gladly help you find an adoption group closer to you. You can also check the resources on the Avian Welfare Coalition website.  For a copy of our Home Evaluation Checklist click HERE.

To sign up for the next Bird Care class click HERE.

If you have a bird that you need to place in a new home, please click HERE.

If you are interested in helping us by becoming a member, click HERE.

If you are interested in fostering a bird or helping in another way, here are applications to download. Please click on either Fostering or Volunteer, to download the application (MS Word Format) you wish to submit. You can either print out the application and mail it to us, or save it to your hard drive, fill it out and email it to rose@parrotsfirst.org.

If you would like to download the forms in Adobe PDF Format, click either Fostering, Membership, or Volunteer.