Avian Welfare Resource Center from the The Avian Welfare Coalition (AWC) is a grassroots network of representatives from avian welfare, animal protection, and humane organizations dedicated to the ethical treatment and protection of birds living in captivity and in their natural habitats. The mission of the AWC is to prevent the abuse, exploitation, and suffering of captive birds, and to address the crucial issues of rescue, placement, and sanctuary for displaced birds. The AWC also supports efforts to insure the survival of wild birds and the conservation of their natural habitats.
 

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The AWC News Center

The AWC News Center is designed to help bird advocates stay informed about significant campaigns and developments impacting birds in captivity and in the wild and to keep abreast of the AWC and its’ participating organizations in the media.

For helpful avian news resources, video clips, and interesting articles on a variety of avian topics that are making headlines around the globe, visit the links below:

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AWC Hot Topics!

NEW - Rescued! Rehabilitated! Returned?
Mad Macaws - The Source for the 31 Virginia Macaws

New - UCSF researchers identify virus behind mysterious parrot disease
Press Release: University of California, San Francisco July 29, 2008

Man’s Death Caused by Diseased Cockatiel; Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against PetSmart, Business Wire, June 16, 2008

Salmon-crested cockatoo finally protected under Endangered Species Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FDA Requests Seizure of Animal Food Products at PETCO Distribution Center, June 19, 2008

Help ProFauna Stop Parrot Smuggling in Indonesia

PetSmart Cruelty Exposed: A PETA Investigation

Avian Rescue Organizations: What you need to know!
By the Avian Welfare Coalition

Birds in Real Time!
YouTube, selected videos and DVD’s featuring AWC participating organizations.

WPRI EyeWitness News-Video of Foster Parrots Grand Opening Ceremony w/ Dr. Jane Goodall A Bird Mill Exposed – Part II
By Project Perry 		A Bird Mill Exposed – Part I
By Project Perry
     
Little Shops of Sorrow: An Undercover Investigation of Pet Shops The Indonesian Parrot Project – A Video Stalking the Wild Amazons
A film by Harvard biologist Michael Schindlinger


AWC in the News!
Recent articles and press coverage about the AWC.

Giving feathered friends a lift
By Amy Sacks, The New York Daily News, January 12, 2008

The AWC Takes Flight at HSUS EXPO 2007!

Bird Auction Has Welfare Proponents in a Flap
By Kelli Ohrtman, Best Friends Network, March 28, 2007

Mayor's Alliance Efforts Spotlight Education Around National Bird Day
by Denise Kelly, President, The Avian Welfare Coalition
Out of the Cage, The E-newsletter of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Holiday 2006

A Breed Apart
AWC Seeks Improved Care for Exotic Birds in Shelters
Out of the Cage, the E-newsletter of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals 

“Squawk Box”
 The AWC and its participating organizations in the media.  
Events, campaigns, press releases, action alerts, articles, and more. 

NEW - Louisan rescues exotic species
By Bryan McKenzie, The Daily Progress, May 26, 2008

Dr. Goodall christens sanctuary: home for abandoned parrots
By Paul Pence, The Westerly Sun, May 10, 2008

Jane Goodall attends opening of bird sanctuary
By Maria Armental, The Providence Journal, May 8, 2008

Indonesian Parrot Project new releases of parrots back into the wild
PR Web Newswire, April 9, 2008

Behavioural Problems in Companion Parrots
By Greg Glendell, Veterinary Times (UK), February 18, 22008

Humane Education Events Highlight National Bird Day Message!
Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART) in New York City and Project Perry, Inc. in Salem, Virginia  

Building Artificial Nests to save Monk Parakeets
By Dwight G. Smith & Marc Johnson, Friends of Animals, Winter 2007-08

For the Birds: Celebrating Adopt a Rescue Bird Month…with awareness
Charlene Arsenault, Best Friends Network

Midwest Avian & Adoption Rescue Services (MAARS) to facilitate groundbreaking in-store adoption program

New Shelter Book: It’s for the Birds
By Carrie Allen, Animal Sheltering Magazine, Mar/Apr 07 Issue

Parrot Therapy
By Mira Tweti, Parrot Chronicles.Com, 2007

Indonesia's Parrot Rescue Centre: Rehabilitating the Caged Bird

AWC’s Shelter Outreach Program
Assisting Shelter and Animal Control Organizations in Serving the Needs of Captive Exotic Birds

The Indonesian Parrot Project: Problems and Solutions
By Dr. Stewart Metz, Director of the Indonesian Parrot Project, Parrots, Dec 2006

The welfare and suitability of parrots as companion animals: a review
by Monica Engebretson, The Animal Protection Institute
The Journal of Animal Welfare, published by Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)

Not doing enough for your parrot?  Get creative!
by Karen Windsor, Foster Parrots, Ltd., PsittaScene, Vol. 18, No 4, November 2006

For Immediate Release: First-ever Release of Endangered Salmon-Crested Cockatoos Back into the Wild Following Their Confiscation from Smugglers
By Project Bird Watch/The Indonesian Parrot Project, April 7, 2006

Bird Watch!
News resources for bird advocates

For Parrots Only

Free Parrots.Net

Brooklyn Parrots.Com-News about Quaker Parakeets and other Naturalized Parrots

New Scientist – Parrot Reference Library

Parrot News - Living the Scientific Life (Scientist Interrupted)

Psittacine Magazine

Parrots in the Land of OZ - A PBS Special Presentation


For More on birds in the News, visit:

Audubon Society

Birds in the News at Science Blogs

New Scientist – Bird Reference Library

Bird Conservation International

Bird Conservation Alliance

Bird Life International

Wildlife Extra

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