Join The Parrot Club on Tuesday, March 10 at 7 pm ET for an exciting talk by Jasmine Raymond about Bird Toy Injuries. Jasmine is a veterinary technician, bird behaviorist, and co-founder of RAAM Mobile Veterinary Care. She is the vice president, hospital manager and lead technician for RAAM. She will be talking about the importance of toys and how they provide mental enrichment and behavior modification, unsafe toy materials versus safe toy materials, homemade versus store bought toys and the differences between them, proper cage set-up for new/added toys, and injury cases seen often in the clinic. While some parrot will always find a way to get injured by the safest of toys, this talk will help us make the best decisions when giving our birds toys.

Jasmine has been working in the veterinary profession since 2007, starting her career as an animal care technician working primarily with exotic animals and then later with dogs and cats. In 2019, Jasmine partnered in the founding of RAAM, where there is a strong emphasis on education, compassion and client experience. She started the Bird Behavior Academy, designed for bird owners who want to nurture a trusting bond, healthy environment, and happy lifestyle for their birds. She is an Avian Fear Free Certified professional and member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Jasmine provides lectures on avian behavior and handling for Tufts University, various bird clubs, and many avian social media groups. These are veterinary approved programs that are tailored to training bird behavior through education. The goal of these programs is to provide you with all the necessary training tools for success, and for you and your bird to have a healthy and flourishing means of communication that will foster a rewarding lifelong friendship.

RAAM is located in Pepperell, MA and provides both in-office care and mobile care, especially for exotic animals. While they don’t currently come to CT, that is a possibility for the future and we’ll hear more about RAAM at this meeting! 

Contact info@theparrotclub.org for a Zoom link.