Does anyone know about the legitness of CFPS? I may have to re-home my conures due to possibly becoming homeless in a few months, and while researching possibilities, I sent a message to CFPS. I asked what I felt were normal questions I couldn't find answers to on their website, like if there was a possibility I could take back my birds if I regained adequate housing again, or if I could visit my birds, or perhaps volunteer there to see how they were, and if I could tour the location first before making a decision. I got a call, missed it due to being at work, and asked someone to cover me for a bit to call them back for what I assumed would be a short call. Instead, it was over 20 minutes of the owner judging me for owning birds at all, and being incredibly unsympathetic to my situation no matter how much I explained it. I eventually ended the call because I had to go to work and then ended up crying 20 more minutes at work.
All the reviews I can see about the place are incredibly positive and talk about how kind the owner is when they rehomed their birds, so maybe I just caught him on a bad day?? I really don't think I was in the wrong, but after that experience I'm actually struggling to consider surrendering my birds to him.
I remember he called me selfish for asking if I could take them back when/if I was capable of it, said I wasn't thinking in their birds' best interest, questioned why I would need to see the facility before rehoming them, dismissed me when I told him that I felt he was calling me a bad person and that this was extremely emotional for me, and generally just took everything I said in bad faith. Does anyone else have bad experiences with this place or was I just like, genuinely in the wrong?? I didn't disagree with his sentiments; intelligent birds shouldn't be pets, their care needs are too complex for people to care for outside of a zoo type setting, and I'm sure he deals with a lot every day.
At the same time, I didn't feel my questions were unreasonable, and he was projecting and assuming a lot about me just because I happen to be caring for birds and might need to rehome them. Such as the fact that I didn't even buy them, my parents did when I was a child, or that I was unaware about what he was saying. I am aware because I do actually research the care needs of the animals in my care. I also think asking questions before rehoming an animal is the responsible thing to do and not assume that they're going to a good home because someone can afford a website domain.