In addition to the Pet Health Care Library, we have provided the following links to websites that provide some great information on a variety of topics related to veterinary medicine and pet health care. We will update this page frequently, and would love to hear your ideas on links that you would like to see us add to this page to share with other pet owners. Feel free to send us your favorites. If we like them, we will add them to our list!

• Gabriel Foundation These folks are great! Very dedicated to the education of veterinarians and bird owners. Purchases from their store help fund their work!
• Alaska Bird Club holds monthly meetings and periodic seminars to educate bird owners and provide a network for trading knowledge. They also rescue lost pet birds. They are based in Anchorage, Alaska. What a great group!
• Anchorage Chapter of Parrot Education and Adoption Center (PEAC). This organization helps find new homes for pet birds. They also host classes and educational seminars to train new and experienced bird owners. If you live in Anchorage and have a bird, check them out!
• Juneau Pets is a pet grooming and supply business in Juneau, owned and operated by Dayna Robertson. She really has a heart for pets of all kinds including good know-how with birds. She has been very helpful in facilitating my veterinary visits to Juneau. Thank you for supporting this local business!
• Medical Center for Birds An excellent avian-exclusive clinic in Northern California, where Dr. Ford worked for a few years. Drs. Brian Speer, Geoff Olsen, and Brenna Fitzgerald are the compassionate and skilled veterinarians at this clinic.
• Wildcare This is a wildlife care group in San Rafael, California. Dr. Ford has had the privelage of helping with some of their cases, but by-and-large, it is the work of a great group of dedicated volunteers that do the greatest work there. They have a fundraising gala every February so check out their website if you will be in the area!
• Wikipedia A quick reference guide to many species of birds and just about anything else!
• Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement
  We have all experienced the pain of losing a pet. The Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement has set up this site for support during this most difficult time. You will find inspirational stories, grief counselling resources, hotline number and many other resources.
• Wings of Compassion This is a website dedicated specifically to those who have lost their feathered companions. If you are grieving the loss of a bird, please check out this website.
• National Animal Poison Control Center
  This is the website of the National Animal Poison Control Center. It includes a library, links to other sites, and phone numbers for the poison control center.
• Plants Toxic to Animals, Introduction -- Vet Med Library, UIUC
  A lot of information about toxic plants can be found here. You can search under common name or scientific name of the plant. 
• Veterinary Schools in the US  This is a great link to all of the websites of veterinary schools in the United States.
• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service The USDA maintains this website with information on a variety of animal health related topics, including the latest news on such things as Mad Cow Diseases, foot and mouth disease, and many other things. 
• West Nile Virus This site is maintainted by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and has the latest information on the spread of West Nile Virus in the US, as well as information on disease transmission, symptoms, etc.
• American Veterinary Medical Association This site is a good starting point to learn more about a variety of topics, including feline injection-site sarcomas and the latest subjects in veterinary medicine
• Association of Avian Veterinarians The AAV is like the American Medical Association for bird doctors! You can look up avian veterinarians across the US by state and city too.
• American Board of Veterinary Practitioners The ABVP offers board certification for veterinarians in a variety of practice disciplines, including avian medicine. You can look up board certified avian specialists across the US.
• California Hawking Club
• North American Falconers Association
• Alaska Raptor Center
• Juneau Raptor Center
• Bird Treatment and Learning Center
• Southeast Alaska Petroleum Resource Organization
• Southeast Alaska Animal Medical Center (Juneau, AK)
• All Creatures Veterinary Clinic (Wasilla, AK)
• PET Emergency and Treatment (Anchorage, AK)
• Keeping Exotic Pets: Good information on keeping reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates.
• Ketchikan Veterinary Hospital (Ketchikan, AK)
• Veterinary Information NetworkVIN is the world's first and largest online veterinary community
• eVetSite Systems
  makes it easy for veterinarians or their staff to create a professinal and educational veterinary hospital website. eVetSite Systems makes web site design easy and affordable!