Get INKED To Support The BIRDS - Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary

Start: Sept. 23, 2017, 5 p.m.

End: Sept. 25, 2017, 12:30 a.m.

This fundraiser is very near & dear to our hearts at Decadent Ink! This year we adopted 3 beautiful parrots from Greyhaven, all 3 of our birds are former World Parrot Refuge birds! Greyhaven stepped in when the birds needed them the most and now we want to give back!

On Saturday Sept 23 and Sunday Sept 24th from 10am to 5:30pm, Decadent Ink will open its doors to support an excellent cause. Come in and GET INKED for the BIRDS! Small template tattoos $80.00, medium template tattoos $90.00 and custom designed (your choice, 1 hour and under) $110.00 a portion of the proceeds will go to Greyhaven to help with the cost of their rescue efforts last year of 584 birds. Come by, meet some of the birds, enjoy some refreshments and support an excellent cause!

One Year Later And The Parrots Still Need Your Help!
Perhaps the Largest Animal Rescue in North America
In June 2016, Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary and teams of kind-hearted volunteers became involved in
what may be the largest animal rescue in North America. We saved 584 parrots from deplorable
conditions at the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs, BC. The
news made national headlines.
The charity that had supported the refuge collapsed
after the illness and death of its founder and the
resignation of several board members. Conditions at the
refuge were truly appalling. The birds were living in dark,
dirty, rat-infested enclosures. Many of the birds were ill,
underweight, mutilated, or injured due to fighting and
self-harm. The SPCA ordered extensive renovations, along
with veterinary care for the birds, but did not provide
funding to make this happen.
Greyhaven Steps in
Everyone agreed that the situation at the refuge was untenable, and the unasked question was “What
will happen if we don’t do something?” The “we” in question was Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary, a
small, volunteer-run parrot rescue that normally takes in, and adopts out, about 200 birds a year. The
challenge of rescuing, relocating, and rehoming almost 600 birds was overwhelming; even more
overwhelming was the fear of what would happen if we didn’t step in.
The Urgent Need for Your Support
Between the beginning of June and the end of July all of the birds were removed from the World Parrot
Refuge and dispersed to several safe, temporary locations. During the relocation process Greyhaven
paid staff wages at the refuge, along with operating expenses, and veterinary costs began to mount.
With the removal of the birds these costs continued to climb as the organization paid rent, food, medical
costs, and sundry expenses for the care of the birds. While adoptions have been moving along well, it is
anticipated that wrapping up the entire endeavour will not be possible before at least the fall of 2017.