06/23/2026
EDIT: CPA has denied necropsy of Grady aka Greyson even with proof of allowing someone else to take him in for whatever vet care needed as well as it already being paid for by WTF. She had sent me a message this morning threatening to sue me and the Vet that treated him. In the end she gave proof of ownership despite asking our friend to take him to any vet for care needed. they had to respect that in the end. Something is just no adding up here…. Be very careful who you trust out there! I’m so sorry 😞 we really tried to help him and get necessary answers. 
I had a line of happy post scheduled this week as we lead into our event on Saturday.. However we had a heavy heart day yesterday that I can’t move on from I am tired of hiding things I know to be true because I am not a dramatic person. But now I have cops calling me asking questions and our vet now being involved all because Counterpart Aviary/ Idaho parrot rescue.
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As some of you know there is a rescue who popped up at that time she had sent me hateful messages harassing me and making untrue accusations about WTFR being not reputable. Shortly after she had claims of abuse made which got animal control involved. They disappeared for awhile and then rebranded to Counterpart Aviary/ Idahos parrot rescue (she has since deleted everything). She had a bird named Grady in her care who was very ill (was healthy when he arrived) she had been saying he was being taken to the vet but there are no records we were able to find or willingness from CP to provide them to our vet during this all. After my past experience with her and how she harassed me months ago I can’t stay quiet and I’m sorry if this is disappointing to some of you. I HATE drama but this is now for the safety of the birds and the situation at hand.
The story
The most genuine kindhearted human reached out yesterday morning asking what vet we used. She had mentioned she had a very sick African Grey that she picked up from Counterpart Aviary/ Rescue (with permission to vet him on her own dime since it didn’t seem CP was able to) He needed immediate emergency care. I quickly called our vet to get him scheduled for urgent care visit. He had been pooping blood, and lethargic, she was able to hold him to her chest for a few kisses but ultimately he was far too weak to hold himself up. She rushed him in and got him back to an O2 tank quickly. From there the veterinarian team said he is so weak and sick they worried any type of exam at that time would kill him. They had hopes he would get oxygen and start to get some strength back, sadly he passed shortly after arriving 😞. His human who had loved him like she knew him his whole life even if it was only for a short hour was able to give him his last snuggles and kisses. She spoke positive words to him and even prayed. Her heart is so genuine and loving, he passed feeling that love.
She was fully dedicated and prepared to pay for whatever he needed out of her own pocket. I felt this should not be her responsibility given the circumstances, being a rescue it’s our duty to help these birds no matter where they came from or whether or not they are with WTF or not. It’s thanks to our community for supporting us that we are able to help no questions asked in these situations. Hearts were broken yesterday, questions were asked many unanswered.
I messaged CP yesterday to let her know what happened. All was respectful but her main concern was saving face not Grady. We were unable to locate any vet records on him that she claimed she had. There was no record of him being seen, this bird needed help and he was not getting it! It became more clear how this may not be about the birds for her when I woke up to a text “the police are involved”. I then got a call from an officer who asked questions and ultimately the. questioned why CP was so upset about us trying to get Grady Care in the end. CP is now trying to call the vet to refuse the necropsy we ordered and paid for (which as a rescue needs to be done when a bird passes). The fact that she has gone as far as to get police involved as well as drag our incredible vet team into it because she doesn’t want the answers to the necropsy. This is a civil situation over getting Grady emergency care when she couldn’t! There have been far too many illnesses and deaths in that place for me to just stay silent especially now since she’s wanting to refuse necropsy.
I am not worried as we did exactly what we needed to do however I feel the public needs to know what goes on behind closed doors. It’s time I speak up for the safety of the birds and our avian community.
In the end
We were able to cover the whole visit yesterday, however our friend (she’s more than welcome to announce who she is in the comments if she feels comfortable) paid for him to be sent home afterwards. If you feel it in your heart to help cover the costs of his memorial I would love to be able to send her those funds the total for that was $131.75 . She stepped up when no one else would, she did everything she could to get him in as fast as possible. I am so sorry to those involved in the heartbreak of yesterday and I thank all those involved who helped and those who support us for these very situations. I’m sorry to those who are having to deal with the after math of something that should have been done in the first place.
