Flying Hope Companion Bird Rescue

06/12/2024

Due to illness, Flying Hope is temperately closed. Thank you for your understanding

01/12/2024

20/01/2024

Miss you Billy

19/11/2023

Flying Hope is closed for intake for the time it takes to build our new home. It will be a wonderfful rescue hoping for the end of June!!

11/08/2023

Thank you Jared for the nutriberries!! Always a hit with the birds.

04/08/2023

I really need toys and perches (not the dowel type) rope or otherwise. I'm okay for food right now. As I posted before I can take in birds at my spacious motel room but only 2 or 3 at a time and I will be adopting them out from here. Located in Trenton, Ont.

27/07/2023

It's been a long time coming but I'm finally able to talk about it. Flying Hope Companion Bird Rescue had a devastating fire June 8th. I lost all 15 of my birds and my dog, Hayden. I want to thank everybody for their prayers, cards, donations and more. I really want to thank everyone that donated to my GoFundMe. It's been a huge help. I also want to thank Sonyia and Nathan for taking over the page while I was in the hospital.
We will be reopening after the house is rebuilt. In the meantime the owner of the motel we are staying at has allowed me to take in 2 or 3 birds at a time for those who have birds that need rehoming. You can DM me here or call me at 613-813-4692. Thank you everybirdie.

27/07/2023

Hello peeps.
Because of the fire we are staying at a motel in Trenton. The owner is allowing me to take in 2 or 3 birds if needed. It's a large motel room, more like an apartment, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and a full kitchen so there is room. You can contact me by dm here on this page or call me at 613-813-4692 if you have a bird to rehome. Donna

10/06/2023

Hi everyone,

I'm happy to see all of the support.

Some people have asked about alternatives to donating through Go Fund Me, their concern being that Go Fund Me takes a cut of the donations. This is true, Go Fund Me takes about 3% of the donation. Currently the only alternative is to write a cheque out to Rick Short. We may have other alternatives in the coming week if you do not wish to donate through Go Fund Me.

Please keep in mind that the easiest and safest way to donate is through Go Fund Me. It is not advised that you send any donations through sources that have not been posted by Flying Hope on this page.

Anything you'd like to send to Rick and Donna via mail can be sent to:

Rick Short & Donna Johnstone
PO Box 275
281 Trent St. N.
Frankford, ON
K0k 2C0

Thank you.
-Nathan

09/06/2023

Hi everyone, Sonyia here again. We have been notified of a couple scam Go Fund Me pages going around - they have been reported and disabled. The Go Fund Me page that is listed here on our page has been verified, it is set up by Donna's family.

Nathan & I we want to Thank most of you for the good wishes & prayers. To the trolls out there who have been saying terrible things, your posts have been removed, and you will be banned from the page if you continue. JUST BE NICE, this is not the place

09/06/2023

Update

Donna is going to be okay, but she is still recovering in the hospital. Unfortunately, all of the birds, and her dog Hayden have passed. Donna's family have created a Go Fund Me which includes some more information about the event. I am sure that any support you can give, be it financial or emotional will be appreciated.

Anybody that knows Donna will know how much the birds meant to her. Her most recent messages on the page involve a conversation with someone about rescuing animals. She said "I love what I do. My birds mean the world to me." and in a successive message "Yes, it's rewarding, but there's sad moments too."

Thank you for your support.

Dear family, friends, and Flying Hope Bird Rescue supporters, We are reaching out… Melanie Fiscaletti needs your support for Donna & Rick - Fire Relief Fund

09/06/2023

This is Sonyia, and I'm a volunteer with Donna & Rick at Flying Hope. I am very sorry to tell you that there was a fire last night at the house. Donna and Rick are ok. We will be closed for the foreseeable future. I will try and update when I can

06/06/2023

This handsome dude is Eddie,EDDIE HAS BEEN ADOPTED!! and he is STILL looking for a new place to roost. He is a Linnie, and is 7yrs old. He is a DNA'ed male. He was surrendered due to no fault of his own.
Eddie has mildly elevated liver levels. He is been to the vet, and they feel no intervention is needed. This is common with Linnies. He does however need monthly beak & nail trims. And needs to stay on a diet of pellets.
Eddie is a very social guy, and enjoys his people very much. He needs a home where he will get lots of attention, and lots of out of cage time. He will step up and cuddle, but doesn't like to be touched or stroked. He needs someone with bird experience, who can understand his cues.
Eddie comes with his cage, toys and food.
If you think you can give him a new home, please private message us - don't post here - we don't want to miss you