Your Healthy Pet, 61 Church Hill Road, hosted its first bird adoption event on Saturday, January 28, from noon to 2 pm.

Connecticut Parrot Rescue of Stratford brought in Madison, a 15-year old female cockatoo, to help her find a home. Madison is a sweet bird who has overcome self-inflicted feather plucking and has already doubled her fluff and grown back her tail feathers. She is looking for a quiet household with a female caregiver who has previous experience owning a bird. Madison's breed is native to Indonesia and can live to be from 60 to 100 years old.

In 2016, Connecticut Parrot Rescue adopted out a total of 45 birds, and currently has 16 birds available for adoption. To learn more about adopting, visit

ctparrotrescue.org  or e-mail info@ctparrotrescue.com.