UPDATE: August 30, 2023 - we have just learned that scammers have created a website named www.birdsandbeakshaven.com to try to scam people or birds. They are using birdsandbeaks@gmail.com - that’s a scam and not us. They are using something called PhoenixFreighting.com which is a fake freight company.

We do NOT ship birds.

This lady is now out $480.00 from sending money to scammers.

If you are not required to meet IN PERSON, to both meet the animal and adopt the animal, and you can’t physically go to a location (with someone! Never go alone!) it’s not real. They can be persuasive, Even if you are able to talk to them on the phone - unless you can go there, in person - it’s not real.



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We just received yet another call that a person is trying to “Adopt a Bird” out to another human being using our rescue’s name. She was asked to get a card to send to the person, and then the person would ship her the bird. This time a cockatiel.

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a hundred times. Hear us again:

DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY OVER THE INTERNET FOR ANIMALS YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE IN YOUR HANDS FOR ANY REASON.

No one is shipping animals to anyone, especially in this heat. If you have not met that animal, in person, and put your hands on them, you are about to be scammed.

We won’t ship, and we don’t know anyone else shipping animals that is reputable.

Not dogs, not birds, not cats, not anything.

99 out of 100 times - that’s a scam.

And not worth your time. Please don’t send money over the internet to adopt animals, no matter how big the sob story is or how desperate they sound.

It’s just not real.

We’re in Battle Creek, Michigan. We have an adoption radius of 350 miles - and we usually stick pretty close to it. For us to break that radius rule, every single thing in your application has to be pretty much spot on perfect for what we’re looking for, and you’ll have to agree to drive to Battle Creek, Michigan both to adopt, and you’ll be signing a legally binding agreement that you’ll come here to surrender if for any reason it doesn’t work out.

If you want to adopt a bird and you’re far outside of our adoption radius, search “Parrot Rescue” along with your state on Google, and then look at the reviews for said rescue. If there’s only a few reviews - be wary. If the reviews are horrible for the most part - be wary.

Be prepared to drive a distance to meet in person with the birds you’re interested in, and be prepared to pay a fair and reasonable adoption fee. Sometimes cages/etc. are included, and sometimes they’ll charge you for them.

If the rescue isn’t concerned if you have the necessary resources for cages, food, etc - BE WARY. If the rescue isn’t asking about those things for a bird before it goes home - they don’t care about that bird. It’s a giant red flag.

Be wary, be inquisitive, be alert, and don’t lose your money to a scam!

XOXO - We love you guys, and we consider you our Birds and Beaks Nation Family - even if you can’t adopt from us - and we want to protect you. Don’t fall victim to scams!