TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lindner,Lorin
AU  - Butler-Witter,Elizabeth
TI  - Birds of a feather: a true story of hope and the healing power of animals 
SN  - 9781250132635
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - New York
PB  - St. Martin's Press
KW  - Parrots
KW  - Therapeutic use
KW  - Anecdotes
KW  - Veterans
KW  - Mental health
KW  - Post-traumatic stress disorder
KW  - Treatment
N1  - A promise is made -- Penance for Melody -- Mango -- Houseless, not homeless -- New directions -- Finding sanctuary -- A sailor's story -- A sanctuary opens at the VA -- The parrot whisperer -- Finding forgiveness -- Being chosen -- A blessed baby -- Grand opening -- Building a flock -- Warriors and wolves
N2  - The author traces her unlikely founding of Serenity Park, a sanctuary for rescued parrots and veterans with PTSD, describing how her observation of the deep bonds that birds are capable of forming gave her the idea to establish a beneficial therapy practice for traumatized veterans
ER  -