Adopting 3 macaws from another country?

Question

would anybody know How Birds are transported from one country to another dont they have to be healthy I guess alot of paper is required .how much does the shipping cost ? woul the birds be ok .what about the custom part ? Please help.

Iwould also add that these macaws are comming with their vet papers and documents they are very healthy this lady is very nice Ive seen pictures of her and the macaws they were not capture illigal they are some pet they will be comming from west Africa does any body know how much it would cost to ship them ..

Opps sorry everyone, they will be comming from cameroon west Africa to Canada.

Answer 1

Not sure but the last I had heard was importing from another country was very difficult, maybe impossible due to avian flu. they would need to be healthy as they would be kept in quarantine for a certain amount of time, shipping i would say would be very costly and the weather is also a factor as there are airlines who won't ship in certain weather......there are many birds in our own country needing homes so in my opinion i'm not sure why someone would want to adopt out of country birds anyway unless they are being scammed which is huge right now........anyhow good luck with whatever you choose to do........

Edited: If it's from Camaroon you can bet your life it's a scam!

Answer 2

Be very wary of any monetary exchanges with individuals in Africa. Africans are scamming all over the internet, and have been targeting bird people for some time now.

Even getting a bird from the US into Canada is alot of time, effort, and paperwork. It is so cumbersome, you will likely run out of energy. Even US bird breeders looking to import extremely rare stock from Europe, are often dissuaded by the paperwork.

Quarantine is long and expensive. A pet bird would probably not take well to the experience. Try shopping around in Canada-would be my advice.

Answer 3

I wouldn't do it. Most birds imported don't survive the quarantine period. There is also a ban on the importation of birds from certain countries. As I don't know where you are getting these Macaws I can't say whether it would be legal or not.
If you haven't seen them, you don't know what you are getting. If they are wild-caught, you would be doing the birds and yourself a disservice. You'd have a hell of a time training them, if you were successful at all.
Aside from this, why would you want to? There are thousands and thousands of Macaws needing homes right here in the States as well as England.
Check out these websites for parrot adoption organizations:
http://www.phoenixlanding.org/

http://www.thegabrielfoundation.org/Home/

http://www.fosterparrots.com/

http://www.aeras-parrots.org/index.html

http://www.clevelandpeac.org/CMS/

http://www.maars.org/index.php

http://www.parrothelp.org/

These are reputable organizations that will accept an adoption application and would love to place a parrot with you. They also have education programs to assist you in learning more about how to care for your bird.
Please reconsider this and think about the option of adopting from closer to home.

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Another Note:
I don't know what the import restrictions are in Canada, but I did check with the USDA of the U.S. and it's illegal to import any bird products including live birds from Cameroon right now. You are going to have to check with the Health Department of Canada to find out what's going on with this up there. I'll see what I can find out.

I found this link:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/regional/regional_1170.html

It states you can bring pet birds into Canada, but you must accompany them:

Here's is the Quote:

BIRDS: For import purposes, a "pet bird" is a personally owned and cared for bird, and applies only to species commonly known as "caged" birds such as psittacines, love birds, song birds, toucans, canaries, finches, cardinals, etc. This does not apply to pigeons, doves, species of wild or domesticated fowl or game birds.

It is possible to import pet birds under the following conditions:

The birds must accompany the owner to Canada.
The birds must be found to be healthy when inspected at the port of entry.
The owner must sign a declaration stating that the birds have been in his/her possession for the (90) ninety-day period preceding the date of importation and have not been in contact with any other birds during that time.
The owner must sign a declaration stating that the birds are the owner’s personal pets and are not being imported for the purpose of re-sale.
The owner or any member of the family must not have imported birds into Canada under this pet bird provision during the preceding 90 day period.
The necessary certification to clear Customs will be made by filling out the form, available at Customs. Under the above arrangement, no import permit or quarantine period is required. If these conditions cannot be met, it will be necessary for you to obtain an import permit from the appropriate Canadian Food Inspection Agency regional office in the province into which you will be entering.

Answer 4

What country are you in, and what country are the birds coming from? That would help. Assuming you are importing the birds to the US, there's a few links below that will help you. One suggestion though: don't import wild-caught birds. Many pet bird species are threatened in the wild, and encouraging the illegal capture and trade of these birds will drive them into extinction.

Answer 5

It is hard toimport birds to the usa from another country because of the bird flu. Be careful because there are alot of people out there scamming people. They say that they are willing to give you their bird and ship it to you all free. It's a scam. Just Be careful..