Feathered Follies

12/31/2024

Happy New Year’s Eve! Our store will be closed tomorrow but will be back Friday!

12/22/2024

Thank you to those who came out yesterday!!! We had a great time and we hope you did too! More pictures to come❤️

12/21/2024

FINAL REMINDER: Come support Feathered Follies Foundations first fundraiser tomorrow from 2-4pm! Proceeds will be going towards helping our feathered friends including rescue, rehabilitation, education, and supporting the effort to find Plato! Can't make it tomorrow but want to donate? Click the link below!
https://givebutter.com/kdY378

12/14/2024

Tofu says hi to all his adoring fans!!! Please help support him and all other birds in need next Saturday with our first ever fundraiser for the Feathered Follies Foundation from 2-4pm!

12/06/2024

Join us at Feathered Follies December 21st from 2-4pm! Bring your birds to meet Santa! Rest assured our Santa is a fellow bird lover and has some of his own.

12/01/2024

Exciting announcement coming soon! Be ready to clear some time mid December❄️

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11/22/2024

🚨 **Still Searching for Plato the African Red Belly!** 🚨

We’re *still* on the lookout for our beloved Plato, the African Red Belly. He's missing, and the reward for his safe return is still up for grabs! If you have any information or have seen him, please reach out. Plato was last known to be with a woman named Sonia Perez who is a transient in the Fremont, Oakland, & Hayward areas. She also has contacts in Modesto and family in Fremont.

Every lead counts, and we are desperate to bring him home. Please share this post and help us spread the word. Let’s get Plato back to where he belongs. ❤️

Thank you for your support! 🙏

10/19/2024

HELP FIND PLATO!

Plato, the African Red Belly, is still missing! Please help us find him!
There is a Large Cash Reward for his return!

There are only two people who may know where he has gone: Eric Stabile (the criminal who stole the bird and is currently in Hawaii with a warrant out for his arrest) and Sonya (the transient woman around Fremont who Eric sold Tofu to). We do not know if she ever purchased Plato or not, but getting any information from her would help the search immensely.

Please, if you know either of these two people or their families, we are begging for any information that may lead to Plato's rescue. We are devastated by his loss and need to return him to his loving home.

Plato makes the sound of a fire alarm beeping, a yowling cat, says "night night" and "hello" when he hears a telephone ring.
He has some red on his chest, and bright green abdomen. Please keep an eye out for any and all African Red Bellies- they are not common, and we would know him immediately!

10/17/2024

ABC7 has put together a perfect piece on our story! Their piece includes and interview with our amazing Detective, Dylan Luciano, and our announcement of our official non-profit partner: Feathered Follies Foundation! With this, we will be able to help more birds, more people, and can spread education far and wide!

Throughout October we will be getting everything in place and letting you all know how you can get involved in the Foundation!
In the mean time, donations can be made through the store, and we will be setting up a program for volunteers! You are encouraged to reach out if you are interested in taking part, or have creative ideas for raising awareness, funds, or have a talent you might like to lend to our cause! Art, photography, video production, woodworking- whatever! With creativity and a passion to help, we can make the world a better place for birds!

Extra love to Tim Johns from ABC7 for his compassion and genuine care for our case. He's a Feathered Follies Friend and welcome by us anytime!
Extra love to Janet Nolan and Julie Dockham for their surprise cameo on the news! I know y'all weren't ready for THAT when you walked in, but your candid joy warms our souls.
Extra love to Detective Luciano who kept us calm and informed the entire time, and brought our boy back to us.
Extra love to the Linna / Johnson family for the selfless drive to turn dreams into reality. The Feathered Follies Foundation only exists because of you.

After initially running cold, the Concord police say additional evidence uncovered by the Union City police ultimately led them to Tofu - who had been sold at least four times and was down in Los Angeles.

10/16/2024

Where did Tofu go and how did he get back to us? Here is the wild trail that Concord PD followed to get him home! Check out this youtube video for the heartwarming reunion!

Saturday September 7th, two men broke into Feathered Follies through a window around 3:00am, and kidnapped Tofu and Plato. Edward Casey, 45, of San Jose has been arrested and is in police custody. Erick Stabile, 44, a transient of Fremont fled to Hawaii and is still at large with a warrant out for his arrest.

How do we even know they did it? These two men were involved in burglaries across the bay area, and while the Union City police were investigating them, they noticed a large white bird in Casey's home through the window. The PD also had custody of Edward and Eric's phones full of photographic evidence of both Plato and Tofu in their possession. Union City PD informed our detective, and after a bit of digging, our detective found evidence of the two men discussing stealing exotic birds, their google search for "exotic bird stores," and he was able to view their vehicle license plate and ping their phones in our area the night they committed the theft. These two criminals from San Jose drove to our location with the sole intent of stealing and selling exotic birds for money. It was a massive break in the case, and from there, the ball kept rolling!

The case was very hot with all the media coverage, so Eric ghosted Edward, took the birds, and ran. After following the trail, it turned out that Erick sold Tofu to a woman named Sonya, so the police began the search for her. Who they found was her mother: she informed them that Sonya was transient and hadn't been around for a week, but they did have a family friend in Modesto who bought/sold birds, so it's possible that Sonya went to him.

The PD went to this man in Modesto, and he had indeed purchased an Umbrella Cockatoo from Sonya! He had intended to keep it as a pet, but the bird was too loud and his family wanted him to get rid of it. He sold the bird to a couple who were branching off from a pet store in Modesto and looking to start their own business.

The police found this couple, and they confirmed that they had purchased an Umbrella Cockatoo from this man. However, they had already sold him to a man in LA.

Upon learning that tofu was the victim of a bird-napping, they immediately sought to explain the situation to their customer, refund their buyer, and return Tofu to his rightful family. They drove down to LA that night, and brought Tofu back in the morning where we met up, and captured a remarkable reunion.

Soon we will be able to honor the amazing people who got our boy back to us.

What about Plato? The man in Modesto who purchased Tofu from Sonya had never heard about him or seen him. That is where his trail stops. Either Sonya still has him, sold him elsewhere, OR Eric Stabile sold him to someone else entirely. Once he is in custody the answers may be more forthcoming. The police continue their investigation regardless.

On Saturday September 7th 2024, Feathered Follies was broken into, and two birds were kidnapped. Plato the African Ref Belly, and Tofu the Umbrella Cockatoo ...

10/15/2024

The war is not over, but a battle has been won.

Plato the African Red belly is still missing.
BUT
Tofu the Umbrella Cockatoo is finally home!

Thanks to the INCREDIBLE work and dedication of the Concord City PD, awareness of the Union City PD, and the compassion of the individuals who made sure Tofu came back to us, our boy is now home with his loving family at Feathered Follies. He is very tired, but in far better condition than we could have hoped for after all he has been through. He had been on a wild adventure, and soon we hope to share his experience in more detail. For now, we wish to celebrate our reunion.

It is a bittersweet victory, as this tragedy will not end until Plato is returned home too, but there is direction, hope, and an incredible police force working to make things right.

Congratulations Tofu!
Welcome home buddy!!!

10/06/2024

*CASE UPDATE*

The individuals who committed the crimes against us and our feathered family have come under investigation: Edward Casey, 45, of San Jose, and Erick Stabile, 44, Fremont. These men were involved in a string of burglaries across the bay area, and Tofu and Plato were seen in Casey's San Jose home. Pictures of the birds were also found on Casey's phone- as well as a search history for exotic bird stores, and directions to our location. Phone records and traffic cameras put him on rout to, and from, our store at the time of the burglary.

In short, Feathered Follies was a random target by criminals who wanted to steal exotic birds. Our feather children have been kidnapped for no reason other than greed.

A search warrant was obtained and executed by the police, but the birds were no longer in the San Jose home. They are still missing, and were last reported in the custody of the second man- Erick Stabile, who is considered a transient of Fremont. He is a white male with tattoos all across his neck.

Please, friends in Fremont and the surrounding areas, please keep your eyes and ears peeled for our birds! We need to get Tofu and Plato home! If you are able to share photos or information with any of the homeless there too, the reward for the bird's return still stands! Someone could benefit greatly from doing the right thing. We just want our boys back!

09/18/2024

Dear friends and supporters,

We want to take a moment to update you on the heartbreaking situation regarding the birds that were stolen from our business. Tofu the Umbrella Cockatoo and Plato the African Red Belly are still missing.
As of right now, there are no new leads or updates on their whereabouts. We look into every tip that comes our way and forward them to concord PD, while our Detective continues to search for clues and investigate every possible avenue. We remain hopeful that Tofu and Plato will be found safe.

At the time of writing this update, the reward for the return of Tofu and Plato is $4,000+, no questions asked. We just want our feather-babies home safe.

Your support means the world to us during this difficult time. The outpouring of effort, compassion, and aid has humbled us all. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

If you have any information or see anything unusual, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Together, we can keep spreading the word and increase the chances of bringing our beloved birds back home. If you would like to donate to increase the reward further, you can
do so via

We are a small family-owned business that specializes in the care of exotic birds. … Jennifer Notman needs your support for Help Bring Tofu and Plato Home

09/15/2024

Hey folks, just wanted to let everyone know that we are trying to get to every email & voicemail as soon as we can, as I’m sure you can imagine we are far behind due to recent incidents. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

09/12/2024

Property management has given us permission to install interior window bars. Can anyone recommend a person or place that does this type of installation? 

09/11/2024

09/09/2024

We will be featured on the local news for the coming days. We are beyond grateful for the support we have received from our community and will continue to tirelessly search for these birds.

A pet shop owner in Concord is hoping for the safe return of two exotic birds who were stolen over the weekend.