A documentary series

Store:      A Parrot’s Cove
Location: 10514 FM 1960 West, Houston, Texas 77070
Phone:    281-469-5455
Website:  www.aparrotscove.com/

STORE QUESTIONNAIRE FILLED OUT ON SITE ON JULY 22ND, 2013

 

1. Does the store sell birds? Yes

2. Does the store have a quarantine area? Yes

3. Does the store sell unweaned babies? Yes

4. Does the store breed their own birds, or do they purchase babies from outside sources? Purchases from local breeders

5. Does the store board birds? Yes

6. If yes, are the boarded birds kept separately from birds in the shop? Yes

7. What are the requirements for boarding? Preferred recent vet checkup

8. If the store does grooming or training, are the birds in a separate area than any in the store or boarded birds? Yes

9. Are customers allowed to interact with birds in the store? *Yes

10. Is food sold in bulk? No

11. Does the facility work with or support a rescue in any way? No

12. Are potential owners given access to educational material before the purchase of a bird? Yes

13. Are staff members trained to assist with issues such as behavior, diet and caging questions that clients may bring up? Not all staff is

14. Does the store staff take part in continuing education? Yes

15. Does the staff readily answer customer questions? Yes

16. Does the store do pre purchase screening prior to selling a bird to an individual? No

17. Does the store sell ‘custom blended’ mixes? Yes

18. Is the store well lit? Yes

19. How often do cages get cleaned? 1 x daily

20. Is there a safe area where birds are allowed out of their cages in the store? Yes

21. What brands of food are sold? (Foods listed were foods available on store shelves at the time of the visit)

• Higgins
• Kaytee
• Lafaber
• Roudybush
• Harrisons
• Zupreem

22. What services does the store offer?

• Boarding
• Grooming

 

Notes: 

No pictures were allowed to be taken inside of the store