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Sponsorships for animalsOur birds
Most of the birds at our animal welfare center have been confiscated by the responsible
authorities for reasons of animal and species protection. Police or
customs authorities have to confiscate animals that have been illegally imported into Germany time and again. We can accommodate 20-25 parrots in spacious and well-structured outdoor aviaries at the Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center.
Check out our German-language website to become a sponsor
Our five feathered sponsored animals are introduced in more detail here:
AdeleCongo gray parrot
Our Congo grey parrot Adele was born in 2007 and has lived at the Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center since 2014. Because their owner was seriously ill, Adele and her companion Helene were looking for a new home - and the two gray parrots found it with us. Since then, they have been enjoying life with other parrots in a spacious aviary.
Adele is a little more trusting than Helene: she prefers to sit on her keepers' shoulders during the daily cleaning of the aviary and supervise the cleaning
and feeding. Sometimes Adele also tries to clean
or feed her keepers herself.
Adele is happy to receive attention from visitors who pass by her aviary, but here she lets Helene and the other parrots go first until she dares to come a little closer to the bars.
Support our gray parrot lady Adele with a sponsorship.
EddyPeacock
Eddy is one of three peacock brothers that were found running free in a cemetery. As no owner could be identified, we assume that the animals were abandoned. In the rural regions of Schleswig-Holstein, it is not uncommon for peacocks to be kept as pets. Because they are loyal to their habitat, they are easy to let run free.
The brothers have been living at our Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center on the Baltic Sea since 2019. Eddy has settled in well and enjoys running around freely on the grounds of the center and being spoiled with treats by the animal keepers.
Occasionally he admires his own reflection in the window panes and then does a cartwheel in delight. His favorite place to sleep is the roof of the Weidefelder reptile house. The fox is guaranteed not to come here.
In the morning, Eddy wakes people and animals with his cry - if you've ever been woken up by a peacock, a cockerel can no longer scare you.
Eddy is always happy to have new sponsors - support Eddy with a sponsorship.
MarieBlue-fronted Amazon
Even if the name suggests otherwise - our blue-fronted amazon Marie is actually a male parrot. The beautiful bird with the grass-green plumage was born in 1996 and came to us as a surrender in 2004. His original owners had moved abroad.
Since then, Marie has been enjoying his parrot's life in a spacious indoor aviary, which he has been sharing with female Amazon Nanni for some time. The two parrots can slip out through two hatches into their spacious outdoor aviary. There they like to let the sun shine on their feathers in good weather.
When yellow-breasted macaw Louis died unexpectedly in May 2021, it was a big shock for Marie. Louis had been Marie's closest ally for years. In the meantime, however, Marie has found a loyal companion again in Nanni. Nanni does her best to help Marie get over the loss of her friend.
Marie would be delighted if you would support him with a sponsorship.
PinkertonCongo gray parrot
Our Congo gray parrot Pinkerton is a bright and talkative little fellow. Like many of his fellow parrots, he can imitate human speech. Pinkerton came to us at the Weidefeld Animal Welfare Center in 2017 after his owner died unexpectedly. The sociable flock bird now shares a spacious aviary with other gray parrots in the parrot house.
Pinkerton enjoys his life with the other greys, but he also has great fun with our keepers. When they come to clean the indoor aviary every day, he spreads his wings and demands a shower. The spray must reach every single feather! Afterwards, he shakes himself dry. Pinkerton loves to hunt for the scrubbing brush or to puncture the rubber boots of his caretakers.
To make sure the intelligent bird doesn't get bored, our carers keep him busy with brain games. Which drawer do you think the food is hidden in? Pinkerton also enjoys exercises with the so-called clicker: if he executes small commands correctly, a click sounds and he gets a tasty treat.
Support Pinkerton with a sponsorship.
ScottyRed macaw
Scotty the red macaw came to us in Weidefeld from the Leverkusen Animal Welfare Association in 2018. Here he quickly became friends with the two female macaws Talia and Hera. Concerns about the three parrots being reunited proved to be unfounded. The animals were reunited without any problems.
When the weather is nice, Scotty prefers to stay in the outdoor aviary and enjoy the sun, while Hera and Talia prefer to stay in the heated indoor area. Due to their previous very poor husbandry, the two are plucked and therefore do not have the same warming plumage as Scotty. Scotty remains reluctant to fly. The trauma of his previous years of being kept in an extremely cramped cage is too deep-seated.
Support Scotty with a sponsorship.