Third Zoom Meeting 7/1/25 (Part One)
Summary The 7/1/25 zoom meeting about Mickaboo’s management of wild flock conures offered little transparency nor revealed any efforts at meaningful reform. Leadership downplayed the cost of boarding these birds at For the Birds (FTB), though data show wild conures are three times more expensive than other birds at FTB and over ten times costlier […]
Bulk Email Sent Out on 6/13/25
On June 13, 2025, Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue sent a mass email to more than 6,000 recipients. This message reached virtually everyone who has interacted with the organization over the past two decades, including many who are no longer active supporters but had not opted out of communications. Among general updates, the email included a […]
Letters From Leadership to Discuss 5/29-6/1 and the 6/1 Zoom Meeting
This statement addresses two emails sent by Mickaboo leadership to the Discuss list regarding the June 1 Zoom meeting—the second such meeting convened to address concerns raised by volunteers. The first email, dated May 29, 2025, reflected on the previous meeting held May 24 and outlined expectations for the upcoming session. The second email was […]
Letter from Mickaboo’s Lawyer 6/1/25 and Our Response
On June 1st, Vincent and Melaine received a so-called “cease and desist” letter via email. This was clearly intended to intimidate, rather than serve as a legitimate legal notice, which, if genuine, would have been delivered via certified mail with proof of both mailing and receipt. For the record, should Mickaboo choose to pursue legal […]
Our Response to Mickaboo’s 5/24 Zoom Meeting
The explanations that leadership provides in this meeting are similar to those they gave the journalist in response to our questions. Why won’t leadership answer the points in our “rebuttal” to their response? We are happy to post their response here. Taking Things Out of Context We’re not sure what they mean when they say […]
Mickaboo’s 5/24 Zoom Meeting: Sarah’s Summary
Hi everyone, Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to join us yesterday. We really appreciated everyone’s engagement, all of the questions, and how constructive and patient you all were in giving everyone an opportunity to speak and ask in turn. For those of you who could not attend, I know a […]
Mickaboo 5/24 Zoom Meeting Transcript
Leadership made a point of prohibiting any recordings during this meeting—and even asked attendees not to take notes. That’s not how we operate. Transparency matters. This is a transcript of that meeting. We have removed the names of participants other than leadership. Edit 6/13/25: Leadership accused us (falsely) of recording this session. We did not. […]