The first thing I learned at the Mansion is that almost every resident (except two) love animals. They love dogs, cats, stuffed animals, Red, Bud. There have been three animals at the Mansion in recent months.

Ellen chose a stuffed Llama for her Bingo prize tonight, she could not be happier.

One of the animals is summer the cat, who the Army Of Good helped get her shots, treatment,  and doctors approvals to live there. The other two are parakeets, both named by the Army Of Good.

She manages to get into Winnie’s room every night, Minnie leaves the door open a crack and always has food out for her.

One of the parakeets died a couple of weeks ago, and this has been a sadness for Mary, the resident who cares for the birds and loves them deeply. The surviving bird has been alone and Mary and the residents worry about her.

I talked to Mary tonight at Bingo and she very much wants this parakeet to have some company.  So do some of the other residents. She will care for the bird in the new cage (we bought that a few months ago).

I’ve found a nearby Petco that sells parakeets for $21 and if they have a white or yellow female (female parakeets get along with other parakeets) I’ll go buy one and bring it into the Mansion tomorrow. Mary was crushed when the other bird died, and her eyes lit up when I said I would get another one.

The residents spent a lot of time sitting by the parakeet cage watching the birds, listening to them sing and play. This is important to them.