Setting the Record Straight. Again.
We recently sent out a newsletter response to Mickaboo’s August newsletter. We’re posting it here. Looking Past the Spin Mickaboo’s August 2025 newsletter repeats the same rhetoric, falsehoods and we’ve already addressed, and we’ll continue to answer them as long as they keep resurfacing. It starts with an invocation of Mickaboo’s origin story. However, the […]
Evidence Points to Retaliation Behind Volunteer Dismissals
Summary Mickaboo leadership’s claim that Vincent and Melaine were removed for refusing to provide edits to the Basic Bird Care Class doesn’t hold up to the documented record. They developed the class openly, with broad volunteer input, and had it ready for rollout by December 2024. Delays came from leadership’s own inaction and added non-essential […]
Is Mickaboo Hatching Eggs?
Summary Mickaboo leadership claims to value transparency and respectful dialogue, but internal communications show a pattern of hostility toward volunteers who raise legitimate concerns. When one volunteer questioned the rationale for hatching eggs—despite the organization’s stated opposition to breeding—leadership responded with personal attacks rather than policy clarification. Evidence from Slack messages and firsthand accounts indicates […]