“It’s time for a new generation of bird clubs to end the suffering!”

CBBC: Make the switch to a Compassion Based Bird Club…

…and make a difference for companion birds worldwide!

Bird Clubs provide the perfect place where people who love birds can share stories, receive the latest, up-to-date avian health care tips, hear avian expert guest speakers such as veterinarians and behavior specialists, and it can even reignite stale relationships between birds and their caretakers.

What is a CBBC?

CBBC stands for Compassion Based Bird Club, a club that does not advocate breeding, selling, or using birds as door prizes in drawings or using birds in any exploitive way. Compassion Based Bird Clubs promote rescue and adoption rather than breeding and buying.

CBBC members understand that parrots and other exotic birds possess inherent wild traits that make them undesirable pets for most people. They also understand that most people cannot provide exotic birds the type of emotional and physical stimulation that all exotic birds require. CBBC members are motivated to end the suffering and exploitation of exotic birds.

Why is it time for no breed, no sell bird clubs?

CBBC members understand the loving bond that can develop between companion birds and their guardians and they recognize that many bird club attendees and members provide their birds’ excellent care and are responsible caretakers of their birds.

However, they also acknowledge that although many companion birds are loved and well cared for, many more companion birds become unwanted and they die prematurely from neglect, disease, starvation, and/or endure an existence in miserable and lonely conditions their entire lives. Nearly all bird club members have a tragic bird story to tell or have heard one. CBBC members believe it is time to end the cycle of abuse, neglect, and homelessness of companion birds.

Many traditional bird clubs encourage breeding and selling of companion birds as a form of hobby, recreation, or home business profit. While those practices may be fun and entertaining, or even profitable for the breeder, they are adding to the number of companion birds that are reaching unprecedented numbers of homelessness and contributing to their suffering. In addition, although many breeders claim to only sell their birds to responsible people it is impossible to know how responsible or committed a stranger or even friend is going to be.

No Breed. No sell. CBBC’s can play an integral role in preventing the plight of abused, neglected, unwanted captive birds worldwide, while at the same time, encouraging bird caregivers and guardians to provide the best possible care for their birds, plus, provide camaraderie, entertainment and education for bird club members.

Here’s What You Can Do!

• If you are already a member of an existing bird club, present the CBBC concept to your bird club members. It could be that your members are also ready for a compassionate change.
• Learn more about the plight of captive birds, encourage adoption, and rescue rather than breeding and buying.
• Start your own bird club with a small group. Watch it grow as more and more organizations adopt the idea of CBBC.
• Encourage animal shelters to include information regarding the suffering of captive parrots in their literature along with dogs and cats.
• Speak out and become a voice for abused and neglected companion birds.