Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Goodnews

~ John W. Howell
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Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network. Here it is in its entirety.

275 Rare Parrots Saved From Hurricane at Florida Sanctuary: ‘They’re Family.’

By

Andy Corbley

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275 exotic parrots are now on their way to a new wildlife sanctuary after their heroic caretaker pulled all of them up into his stilted house like Noah’s Ark to ride out Hurricane Ian.

There’s no question in Will Peratino’s mind that if he had not done so, the waves which crested his 5-foot high fencing around Malama Manu Sanctuary on Pine Island would have drowned all of them.

After the devastation, a full-scale volunteer effort transported all 275 parrots by boat through flooded canals to solid ground, where they will be taken to another wildlife sanctuary.

The efforts were led by Project Dynamo, a volunteer rescue operation from Tampa that heard about Peratino’s plight. They put together a team and four boats to put all the parrots into cat-sized pet carriers and bring them off the ravaged Pine Island.

One of the volunteers from the new sanctuary said they are likely to take the birds in for 6 months to a year.

“It’s been a long week,” Peratino said once all his birds were safely on their way. “This represents us being able to accomplish what we wanted to do, which was to save all these birds. We heard other people just abandoned their pets, and there’s no way we could do that.”

There is a lot of work ahead for this parrot-loving man, to build a new home for the flock, which includes breeding pairs meant to safeguard populations of endangered animals from becoming extinct.

It’s as close to a modern reproduction of the story of Noah as one can find.

Here is a video of the rescue.

The good news here is that even though human life was not at risk, preserving an animal species raised a call to action and response. Today’s JohnKu talks about priorities. I hope you all have a super weekend.

Rescue by John W. Howell © 2022

When the call goes out,

To rescue a troubled soul . . .

No questions are asked.

 

90 thoughts on “Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Goodnews”

      1. Thank you, kind sir! One more till the weekend! I have a Guinness Extra Stout with my name on it. Last one saved from my vacay (coz I cannot for the life of me find it here!)

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  14. I can’t even fathom leaving my pet behind. The cruelty of some people never ceases to amaze me. I need stories like this to show me there are still people out there taking care of pets.

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  17. A wonderful story, John. What an effort! People jump right in to do the right thing. Can’t we replace the stories we hear on the news with these stories? I wish!

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  18. Your words are perfect John. It may be that we will be judged on how we treat those less fortunate. This man has nothing to worry about and all the people that helped him.

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  24. That’s a wonderful story with a great ending for those parrots and birds! I hope they the do well in their temporary home and it doesn’t take too long before they can get back to their own home. The people who made this happen are amazing it warms the heart and soul.

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  25. So Will how did you ride out hurricane Ian ? Well once I got the 275 parrots in my house it was a piece of cake… until we ran out of crackers. I can see the movie trailers now. Good story John.

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  27. I have a friend who rescued birds. The 3rd floor of their home is an aviary. At any one time, she has 25 magnificent birds in the aviary! She has had to make arrangements with the local zoo should any of the birds outlive her.

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  28. This turned up in one of my news feeds earlier in the week, and it gave me such a warm feeling to know how these rescuers came together to help out Mr. Peratino. You can tell by his emotion in the video how much all those birds mean to him. I couldn’t imagine abandoning my pet. I’m so glad these parrots (and the 2 lemurs) got a happily ever after.
    Wonderful share, John. Happy Fri-Yay!

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  31. We have a fairly large shelter in our area that usually gets called upon to take in animals displaced by weather events in the South. I always marvel at their dedication and determination to not only save the animals, but find them forever homes. Great story, John. Thanks for sharing.

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  35. Beautiful story!
    It’s tough to think people abandoned pets.
    I couldn’t live with myself if I did that. I’d have to go down with the litter box!
    Lovely JohnKu!
    It’s great to hear a good story…. of sorts….. after Ian!
    🦜xo🦜xo🦜xo

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