Auction Raises $3,700 for Avian Causes
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An auction of princess parrots, cockatiels and other birds in Sherman Oaks last weekend raised $3,700 that will be donated for three avian causes.
The fourth annual benefit auction by the West Valley Bird Society brought in fewer patrons and less money than prior years’ events. Organizers blamed the decreases on the weekend’s scorching heat.
“We were pleased, considering the circumstances,” said Kathleen Baker, vice president of the group.
The Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Community Center, where the auction was held, “was cool inside,” Baker said. “You walked outside and it was like a blast furnace.”
Proceeds will be donated to the American Federation of Aviculture, the Raptor Rehabilitation and Release Program in Simi Valley and ongoing medical research at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.
Researchers at the college are working on a vaccine for psittacine beak and feather disease, an AIDS-like virus among birds that is transmitted through feather dust.
Auction items were donated by businesses and individuals. Last year’s auction raised about $5,500.
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