Southern Nevada Parrot Education Rescue & Rehoming Society
About Southern Nevada Parrot Education Rescue & Rehoming Society
SNPERRS helps exotic companion birds, especially parrots, move from surrender to a better fit through rescue, fostering, adoption, and education. Based in Las Vegas and run by volunteers, the organization keeps the focus on finding loving, permanent homes for each bird. If you care about what happens after a bird can no longer stay where it is, this is the kind of hands-on work that matters.
SNPERRS works only with exotic companion birds, with a particular focus on parrots, so its support stays centered on one very specific need. Along with rehoming, it also offers bird care education and behavioral counseling, which helps people make smarter decisions before and during the transition to a new home.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Parrot rescue and rehoming
Accepts owner-surrendered exotic companion birds, especially parrots, and works to place them in new homes through a rehoming process.
Bird adoption
Matches approved adopters with parrots after membership, an adoption application, and a home visit.
Foster homes
Places parrots with volunteer foster homes while they wait for permanent placement.
Avian education classes
Provides bird care and husbandry education, including Bird Care 101 and related avian educational programs.
Avian behavioral counseling
Offers behavioral counseling and help with bird behavior issues when rehoming is being considered.
Volunteer and community outreach support
Relies on volunteers for transporting birds and donated items, cage cleaning and refurbishing, and staffing outreach booths.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
SNPERRS helps find loving homes for exotic companion birds in need, with a focus on parrots only, through rescue, rehoming, fostering, adoption, and education.
Who they serve
Exotic companion birds, especially parrots, and the people in Southern Nevada who own, foster, adopt, or rehome them.
How your donation helps
- Veterinary examinations for birds admitted into the program
- Follow-up veterinary care
- Medical needs of parrots in care
- Daily care and feeding expenses
- Keeping adoption fees low
Our story
Founded in 2008, SNPERRS is a 501(c)(3) run by volunteers who give their time and resources to help exotic companion birds find loving homes. Its Bird Care 101 education work was developed by founding members Mark Romansky and Madeleine Franco, who together bring nearly 50 years of birdkeeping experience.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Southern Nevada Parrot Education Rescue & Rehoming Society’s services.
People who need to rehome a bird can complete the bird donation form with the owner's full written consent, and the rehoming committee can help with the process. People who want to adopt or foster a bird should become members, submit the appropriate application, and complete a home visit before being considered for placement.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
"This class was very informational-not just for beginners, I strongly urge anyone that has a bird to brush up on basic care."
"Most of the room she will need is in your heart."
Events
Bird Care 101
September 12, 2015A bird care class for pet parrot owners of every experience level.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Southern Nevada Parrot Education Rescue & Rehoming Society has shared.
Current needs
- Monetary donations
- Volunteers
- Foster homes
- Items from the Amazon wish list
Volunteer opportunities
- Become a foster home
- Volunteer to care for parrots waiting to be adopted
- Transport donated items
- Take birds to veterinary visits
- Pick up birds being donated
- Clean and refurbish donated cages
- Staff a community outreach booth
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How does someone surrender a bird to SNPERRS?
The owner fills out a bird donation form, and the bird is accepted only with the owner’s full written consent.
What birds does SNPERRS accept?
The rehoming program works with exotic pet birds, especially parrots. It does not rescue or rehome protected native species or introduced birds.
What is required to adopt a bird?
A prospective adopter becomes a member, submits an adoption application, and then has a home visit before being considered for placement.
Can someone help if they cannot foster a bird?
Yes. Volunteers can help with transportation, veterinary visits, picking up donated birds, cleaning and refurbishing cages, and staffing outreach booths.
What kinds of education does SNPERRS provide?
The organization offers bird husbandry information, Bird Care 101 classes, and avian behavioral counseling.
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