
Sandi Madsen, the owner of Ollie's Parrot's Perch, has been a resident of Dekalb, Illinois for more than 10 years. The family moved to Dekalb for its quiet, country atmosphere.
An avid animal lover, Sandi decided to make a career change and worked at the Genoa Animal Hospital for a year, while taking classes at Kishwaukee College to prepare for a career in veterinary technology.
After acquiring an amazon parrot named Ollie who had behavior "issues," however, she became interested in avian behavior and decided to go in that direction. Along with boarding and grooming birds and educational outreach, Sandi also runs a foster care facility for rescued parrots. A Place to Call Home is an Illinois licensed, not for profit organization that takes in unwanted pet parrots and finds loving homes for them. She is a member of the Northern Illinois Parrot Society, the West Suburban Caged Bird Club, The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council and PEAC.
CALLING ALL PARROTS AND THEIR OWNERS!
Ollie's now has a retail store just for your parrot
at 114 Main Street in Creston, IL.! We have a great selection of toys for all sizes of birds, Hagen pelleted diet and many other items as well. Also, you can check out our e-store, where we sell George's Aloe Liquid, Orange TKO Cleaner and parrot giftware like hand painted Christmas ornaments. A
percentage of the profits from the store go to support the birds at A PLACE TO CALL HOME, a parrot rescue facility (and our sister organization).
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