WELCOME TO THE OASIS!

The Oasis Sanctuary is a life-care facility for captive Exotic birds. In particular we are a refuge for parrots, cockatoos, macaws and other Psittacine birds (predominantly CITES I and II endangered birds), although we do accept Passerines (finches and canaries), Columbiformes (doves and "fancy" or racing pigeons), and other captive avian species. In some instances it is not appropriate — or desirable — to place a bird into a private home through adoption. In these cases, sanctuary placement insures a permanent, stable, long term home. We offer birds a stable and loving home for the duration of their natural lives.They are given every opportunity to behave naturally in a wonderfully loving environment. At our sanctuary we always put the animal’s best interests before our own and always remember they are the reason why we are here.

As a true sanctuary, we do not offer birds for adoption, however we work with and refer birds requiring re-homing to bona fide adoption programs around the country.

Many of The Oasis birds come from other rehabilitation and/or adoption programs where qualified personnel have determined that it is not in the bird's best interests to be placed in private homes. Some of our birds have "special needs", are physically handicapped or challenged requiring unique living or feeding situations. Others have been bounced from home to home, often being physically and/or emotionally abused and have simply become too fearful of people to be companions to people any longer.

Building and operating a sanctuary is not easy and is definitely not cheap. However to give the animals the very best environment possible, we are committed to doing whatever it takes to accomplish this goal.

The Oasis Sanctuary is proud to be the first exotic bird sanctuary to have received dual accreditation from the American Sanctuary Association (ASA) and the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS).

The Oasis Sanctuary was incorporated in the State of Arizona on May 22, 1997. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our Federal EIN number is 86-0885646. We are also registered with the Secretary of State in Arizona as a recognized charity.      

Phoebe Aviary Inhabited (Female Cockatoos)

New Friends

In October 2009, we moved the cockatoo females into the Phoebe Aviary, funded and named in honor of Neal & Pat Rudikoff's beloved Moluccan Cockatoo, Phoebe, who passed on to the rainbow bridge in March of 2006. It was an exciting and emotional experience for all of us. We moved a total of 15 females in at this time, and are carefully monitoring their behavior and adjustment. Most were definitely awed by the move and unsure of how exactly they came to suddenly have so much freedom, and so many friends to suddenly choose from. It will be interesting to observe how their interactions evolve. (Click Here for More Photos!)