New Adoption Form

Please Note

In order to be considered for adoption through NEAR, you must first fill out an adoption application.

No adoptions will be considered without a completed adoption application on file.

We reserve the right to refuse any application, for any reason, at our sole discretion, with or without notification to the applicant.

Incomplete or ridiculous applications will be denied out of hand, with or without notification to the applicant.

Most medium birds and all large birds require breed-specific experience. Amazons, Cockatoos and Macaws in particular will typically require two to three years of experience for adoption consideration. Some may require more, some less, all at the discretion of NEAR staff.

We receive 5 to 10 adoption applications per day and all adoption applications are regularly reviewed by an adoption panel. It may take us several weeks to get back to you.

The shelter is open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. We are not open for walk-ins.

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Personal Information

First, we need to collect a little bit of information so that a NEAR representative can contact you:

First Name*

Last Name*

Address (Physical ONLY, no PO Boxes)*

City*

State*

zip code*

Telephone*

Email Address*

Are you over the age of 18?* Yes No

Experience

Depending on the type of bird you're interested in, there are varying levels of experience required. Larger or behaviorally challenged birds can be dangerous. Lack of familiarity and experience with certain breeds will virtually guarantee the adoption will fail. Adoption failure happens occasionally, no matter how hard we try to avoid it, but it is no good for you, the shelter and it is especially bad for the well-being of the bird.

While it may not seem that way sometimes, our goal is to find reasons to create adoptions, not reject them. We will do everything in our power to make the right match, but remember ... at the end of the day it's often the bird that picks the person, not the other way around!

Have you ever personally owned a bird(s) before?* Yes No

PLEASE BE DETAILED & SPECIFIC!! Provide details of the birds you have had (what species, how many, how long you had them, what happened to them)?

Do you currently have a bird(s)?* Yes No

PLEASE BE DETAILED AND SPECIFIC!! If the bird(s) you have now are different from the ones you had previously, please list how many, what species, how long you have had them, etc.*

What happened to your bird(s)?*

Why do you want a bird?

What kind of bird(s) are you looking for?

All of the birds we currently have available for adoption are listed on our website. Please list in the box below the bird(s) you would be potentially interested in adopting.

Which birds are you interested in?*

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Please Note

In order to adopt from NEAR, you must first fill out an adoption application.

No adoptions will be considered without an adoption application on file.

Due to the number of applications we receive on a daily basis, there may be long delays in hearing back from us. If you are concerned about your application, please feel free to email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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We make every effort to respond as quickly as possible, but we are often dealing with significant backlogs of applications.

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Thank you for your application!