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| Vogelburg is meant to arouse a consciousness of species-oriented housing and keeping of these highly sensitive birds among the numerous private owners of parrots. "Vogelburg" helps such people with all sorts of advice. | |
| In addition "Vogelburg" enables parrots to experience - perhaps for the very first time - a sort of housing which complies with their specific needs because here they can find a suitable partner and the freedom of movement they require. |  |
| In the course of time "Vogelburg" has become more and more an asylum for parrots, a place of shelter and refuge in old age for these beautiful birds. Here they can lead a life of fulfilment to the end of their days, find a partner and rear young ones of their own. | |
| Everybody who has handed in his bird has shown confidence in our institution and sustenance and has thus contributed to the kind of asylum for birds Vogelburg is today. This
institution is sustained not only by the entrance fees of visitors but also by the monthly payment for those parrots which have been handed over to Vogelburg for either a certain amount of time or
permanently. |
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| Usually private persons keep parrots in small cages and one bird only. Thus the bird is completely dependent on its owner and hardly able to move. The consequence is that such an animal feels lonely and suffers from boredom. |
| Since these beautiful and highly intelligent birds are able to make contact with their human partners and show signs of affection, man often draws the misleading conclusion that his way of keeping the parrot is appropriate and cannot be found fault with. |
| In the course of time the pet is neglected in one way or other which may lead to all sorts of behavioural disorder, for instance: picking out of feathers, self-mutilation, stereotypical movements, uncontrolled laying of eggs etc. to mention only a few. There is a wide range of behavioural disorders. |
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Furthermore, the way a parrot is kept changes several times in its life which may span 50 to 80 years. The bird is given from one owner to the next, is kept in a different cage surrounded by different people and is frequently confronted with indifference, lack of interest and the like. As a consequence the animal which requires a single partner and a permanent relationship will suffer from stress all the time. |
| In order to avoid psychic pain and degeneration a parrot needs affectionate treatment by its owner for up to eight hours each day if kept alone. This fact quite clearly shows us how difficult it is to really meet the requirements of such highly developed and intelligent creatures. | |
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| Parrots have got used to our climate because they have been bred for many generations in prison. Because of their private keeping they more and more assume the character of a normal pet used to a human being. This unnatural way of keeping parrots adds new needs to those innate in them. In addition to their longing for | |
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| they need a direct address and affection by and constant contact with a human being. |
| The latter needs of parrots are often fulfilled in private homes whereas the inborn and natural requirements can hardly be met which is not surprising because this is hard to realize in an average household. |  |
| Fortunately enough, more and more owners of parrots take these facts into consideration and are sensitive as to the way these animals live. Their living conditions are the basis for the aims of VOGELBURG. | |
| In case you want to financially support our efforts and help us to further build and develop our institution, please, contact us and inform us in which way you would like to support us. We would like to thank you very much for your help in advance. |
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