09/29/2026
🦜💚 When “a couple of bags” turns into an ENTIRE PALLET! 😂
On September 2nd, Parrots Haven received an incredible blessing, and the story actually began with another rescue simply thinking of us. ❤️
The Director of Saving Sage Animal Rescue Foundation, an organization we admire and support, reached out and asked if we could use a couple of bags of bird food. She showed me some of the bags and, of course, I said absolutely! We appreciate any kind donation that helps us care for the parrots entrusted to us.
We were supposed to coordinate a time to meet, but then my phone rang.
It was Edward from Pet Supermarket.❤️
I recognized him immediately because about a year earlier, Edward had contacted us with a smaller donation for our birds. I was so surprised and grateful that he was thinking of Parrots Haven again, especially at a time when we truly needed the help.
Edward sent me a picture of the food waiting for us at Pet Supermarket’s Corporate Headquarters in Sunrise. I saw an open box of Higgins inTune Harmony sitting on top of a pallet and thought, Wow, how incredibly generous! 🥹
Then Jorge asked me how much he needed to pick up so he could make sure he had enough room in the car.
I very confidently circled the open box on top and sent him the picture. 😂
Well…
Jorge and Sophia arrived, and Sophia sent me the picture back with THE ENTIRE PALLET circled.
Apparently, Mom had misunderstood the assignment. 😳😂
The donation wasn’t the box I circled. IT WAS THE WHOLE PALLET!!! 😮💨🦜❤️
There was just one tiny logistical problem…
They had a RAV4. Pet Supermarket had a PALLET. 😂
So Jorge and Sophia started playing a very serious game of parrot-food Tetris. They loaded boxes everywhere they could and even had to open some of them and squeeze individual bags into every available space in the RAV4 to get it all home.
When they arrived and we began unloading box after box of Higgins inTune Harmony, I was honestly overwhelmed with gratitude.
And a blessing this big is meant to be shared. ❤️
In addition to helping feed parrots in our care, we will be sharing this generous donation with other nonprofit organizations caring for birds and parrot families in our community who may be going through a difficult time and need a little help keeping their birds fed. We also plan to reach out to our local Humane Unit to see if we can make food available when they receive a bird or encounter a family who needs assistance.
One of the missions closest to our hearts at Parrots Haven is prevention. Rescue isn’t always about taking an animal out of a home. Sometimes rescue means helping a loving family through a difficult period so their beloved bird can remain right where they belong, at home with the people who love them. 🏡🦜❤️
This is also such a beautiful example of what can happen when organizations support one another. Saving Sage thought of Parrots Haven. Pet Supermarket blessed us with far more than we ever expected. And now we have the privilege of passing that kindness forward to others.
To the wonderful people at Saving Sage Animal Rescue Foundation, thank you for thinking of us and helping make this connection. ❤️
And to Edward and everyone at Pet Supermarket, THANK YOU for remembering Parrots Haven, for trusting us with this incredible donation, and for giving us the opportunity to spread your generosity throughout our community.
You didn’t just give us a pallet of parrot food.
You gave us the opportunity to help a whole lot of birds and the people who love them. 🦜💚🙏🏼
With tremendous gratitude,
Parrots Haven Rescue and Sanctuary, Inc.
