At our February meeting, we selected the following four nominees to receive grants of $300. | Recipient | Description | | STAR | St. Louis Avian Rescue - formerly Perfectly Precious. STAR's mission is to provide public education about avian care and accept relinquished birds, then provide veterinary screening, foster homes for rehabilitation and eventually permanent rehoming. STAR has a standards-based screening process for potential adopters. Their website | | World Bird Sanctuary | Our mission is to preserve earth's biological diversity and secure the future of threatened bird species in their natural environments. We fulfill that mission through education, captive breeding, field studies and rehabilitation. We maintain a parrot population as well as raptors, and have an Adoption Program, where GPC might adopt several parrots, thereby focusing a donation. WBS website | | AAV Research Association of Avian Veterinarians | AAV is the American branch of an international organization devoted to, "Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship." We would donate to their Research Fund. The AAV then allocates funds to individual projects as they see fit. For a list of projects they have funded since 1982, follow this link. | | Wild Bird Rehabilitation | WBR helps over 2,500 birds a year, representing 100 different migratory bird species. WBR receives referrals from St. Louis city, county and state animal agencies as well as many veterinarians and other animal welfare organizations. Their website. |
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