Vocalisations are just one way in which birds communicate. Your bird will also use body language to tell you how she’s feeling. Be sure to learn the signs that your bird is agitated. They might flare their tail feathers, open her beak, or lean away from you to indicate that they want to be alone.Â
If you feel as though you are ready to adopt a bird, consider adopting a feathered friend from RSPCA NSW.Â
RSPCA NSW Veterinary Hospitals can help provide your wonderful, feathered friend with life-changing care and emergency support.
From routine health checks to specialised veterinary surgeries, our team can help you ensure your animal receives the treatment and support they deserve.
Including your bird in your household’s emergency and evacuation plans is essential to ensuring the safety of your beloved feathered friend. In fact, emergency preparedness can make all the difference in the world, especially for birds, who have specific needs regarding shelter and transportation. Â
Planning is a vital part of being a responsible animal carer, significantly increasing the chances of safely evacuating your animals during stressful events like floods or bushfires. RSPCA NSW’s Ready Pet Go Emergency Pack includes a step-by-step guide to help you prepare for crisis situations with your animals’ safety in mind. Â
Here are some useful tips to help you prepare your feathered forever friend for emergency situations, such as bushfires and floods.Â
RSPCA NSW rehomes a range of adorable animals, including dogs, cats, birds, horses, pocket pets, and more! We can help you find the bird of your dreams at one of our shelters and adoption centres. Thanks to our ongoing partnership with Petbarn, you can also adopt RSPCA NSW animals from select Petbarn Adoption Centres. Â
Please note that although we update our online lists of available animals every day, there is a chance that the animal you are interested in will have found a home prior to your arrival. 
When deciding whether to adopt an animal companion of your own, remember to first consider the potential cost of caring for a pet. While there are no universal requirements when adopting a forever friend, different animals will require suitable homes to meet their behavioural or breed-dependent needs. As such, it’s important to ensure your lifestyle and living situation can accommodate for an animal companion. Â
When you’ve finally decided to adopt, don’t forget to arrive at our facilities with a photographic identity document, complete with your name and current address. If you already have a dog, you may need bring them in for a meet and greet to ensure they’ll get along with the newest member of the family. 
After every canine or feline adoption, we promptly reach out to new pet parents to offer support via phone or email, offering advice, referrals to our teams, or access to additional helpful resources. Whether we continue to follow up is entirely up to you, and whether you’d like us to keep checking in to provide advice to help you and your new pet. Â
Though we strive to ensure that new adopters feel supported when adjusting to life with their animal companions, our support channels are always open to any animal lovers in need of assistance. From general over-the-phone advice to referrals to our behaviour or veterinary teams, we have plenty of options available to animal guardians looking for support. Â
If you’d like some help with your animal companion and need to reach out to our teams, feel free to contact us at (02) 9770 7555.
To ensure your animals are ready to be transported in emergency situations, make sure that you’ve adequately prepared your animals and travelling equipment. Having an emergency kit prepared will greatly increase the likelihood of safely evacuating your animals during crisis situations. Your emergency kit should include any items that will help you transport and care for your animal should the need to evacuate arise. This includes: Â
During emergency situations, access to veterinary care may be severely limited. That’s why preparing an animal first aid kit to accompany your evacuation kit is essential to ensuring you’re ready for any injuries or health emergencies that may arise. Â
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we live and work. We recognise and respect the enduring relationship they have with their lands and waterways, and particularly acknowledge the vital role animals have played in Indigenous life, stories and culture for tens of thousands of years.
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