Gabriel Foundation

Mykayla Ranta · 5★ · 2025-03-23

I just adopted a Cockatiel today. The experience was so amazing you can truly tell how much this organization cares about avian life. Their facilities are so magnificent and spacious caring for hundreds of different birds. They care about where their birds end up and genuinely set the adopters up for success with all the resources and knowledge they have at your disposal. I could not be happier with my lil friend 🦜🩶

Mandy Y · 1★ · 2025-12-01

They make adoption process extra hard so people wouldn't adopt and they don't actually let you adopt the bird you want or any bird after all of that process. They choose specific people to adopt certain birds so they can post it on social media for appearances. This place exist so the owner can keep all the birds and money and run the place with volunteers.

Jenni Kossack · 5★ · 2019-11-20

Amazing. They spoil their birds...very clean facilities and the birds are well taken care of. I adopted my parrot from them and am glad they really make sure a person is a good fit before you bring one home.

Hayden Valadez · 1★ · 2025-08-06

I want to start by saying I don’t typically leave negative reviews, and I truly admire the mission of The Gabriel Foundation. I’m writing this only to share my personal experience.\n\nAfter visiting the foundation, I connected deeply with an African Grey and was hopeful about the possibility of adoption. I came prepared with a list of thoughtful questions, took notes throughout, brought a donation, and even shared a video tour of my home — showing a bird-safe setup with two air purifiers, a large play stand, and a lifestyle where the bird would rarely (if ever) be caged. I work from home full time, don’t travel, and was excited about providing a stable, enriched environment for the bird.\n\nI had some communication with Julie, the CEO, during the process and appreciated the opportunity to engage with her. However, after TGF Adoptions sent an unexpected email saying the foundation would not be moving forward with my application — with no explanation — I followed up with a kind and respectful message asking for clarification. Julie read my message but never responded, which left me confused and disheartened after investing so much care and effort.\n\nI absolutely understand and respect that adoption is a selective process and not every candidate is the right fit. But the lack of communication at the end was difficult, especially after how much I had put into the process.\n\nThat said, I’m not writing this out of frustration or anger — only with genuine disappointment. If there’s ever an opportunity to revisit things in the future or be considered fairly for another bird, I would welcome it with an open heart.

Teresa Dimauro · 5★ · 2024-03-30

Today was our first trip there and we met a lot of wonderful amazing birds. We didn't really meet.\nAny humans which is okay because we were just checking the place out next time.We would probably pursue talking to somebody. All the birds look healthy and happy. There was one bird that seemed a little bit chilly.So I snuck over and close to the window.Hope I didn't make anyone mad. Noah looked to be shaking. Can't wait.\nTo go back