MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue had both a very challenging and very promising year. We are getting ever more support and leadership from volunteers and seeing more outreach and placement efforts from Bay Area shelters. In 2012, MickaCoo’s foster volunteers saved more than 200 lives by caring for and housing pigeons and doves when no one else would. We placed more than 100 birds with carefully screened adopters and counseled on behalf of the welfare of hundreds more.
The challenge is meeting the overwhelming demand for our service. We need more adopters, more fosters, more funding. What we are doing is valuable and meaningful and we are committed to becoming even more effective at doing this “impossible” work. We’re closing an historic gap in animal rescue. We are challenging indifference with compassion and changing the world for the better. You make the difference. Thank you.
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- MickaCoo saved more than 200 birds in 2012
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- Their plight & potential are no longer invisible
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- We save shelters’ timed-out birds
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- We save birds shelters deem unadoptable
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- Fancy pigeons like Gem & Haiku are rescued too
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- Chanel, found weak and lost, is safe now
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- Pigeons with string-entanglement need help & release
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- And we help rescue & rehome unreleasable ferals
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- Shelters are doing more to promote pigeon adoption
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- MickaCoo works closely with shelters to save more lives
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- New! Some shelters including pigeons in mobile adoptions!
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- MickaCoo prioritizes intake for injured & sick birds
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- Their lives are no less important to them than ours to us
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- MickaCoo provides avian vet care that most shelters don’t
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- Many were involved in trying to save the life of baby pij Miya
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- Volunteers administer meds to recovering birds
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- Instead of being euthanized, Avery the dove was saved
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- MickaCoo saves sick birds from being euthanised
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- Rescued homer Penny would have died without surgery
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- Your support makes a life & death difference
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- Percy- saved from euthanasia, healed & happy to be alive
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- Working closely with Avian Vets, we prioritize birds’ needs
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- Sasha the dove was rescued from a Sacramento shelter
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- Foster volunteers house, feed & care for our rescues
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- Pigeons are deeply emotional and mate for life
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- Ringneck dove couple Miso & Kishu need a home
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- Tame, lost & starving Lopez flew inside a building seeking help
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- Caring for foster pigeons is lots of fun
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- Real eggs are replaced with fakes for “hatch control”
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- Helpless babies Elliot & Buster barely survived being “set free”
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- Dolly is one of more than 100 MickaCoo foster birds
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- Andy’s (100% Rescue) Pet Shop fosters pigeons for MickaCoo
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- Volunteers like Donna make a profound difference
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- Cheryl reassuring Takla through his first PR event
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- Adopted blind pij Jenny now outreaches for others
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- Rescued homer Little Cloud inspires his adopter
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- No experience required, training is provided
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- Volunteers educate people about who pigeons really are
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- MickaCoo is helping pigeons be included in shelter events
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- We launched our own website: PigeonRescue.org
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- Shelter staff & vols are learning about pigeon rescue
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- RocketDog & other rescues often include MickaCoo in events
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- Previously overlooked birds are gaining visibility
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- MickaCoo volunteers at SFACC’s June Adopt-a-thon
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- Opal & his foster mom made a lot of new pigeon friends!
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- Having a cat doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t adopt pigeons!
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- MickaCoo vols & birds at EB SPCA Adoptathon
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- Shelters are starting to include pigeons in their marketing!
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- MickaCoo article sent to 4 million Care2 subscribers!
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- To meet a pigeon is to love a pigeon
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- Pigeons are Masters of the Leisure Arts
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- People are learning shelters have more than dogs & cats
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- WildCare published a MickaCoo article in their newsletter
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- MickaCoo works hard to develop collaborations
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- MickaCoo continues striving towards sustainability
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- MickaCoo makes new friends for pigeons every day
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- Pigeons in pants are great ambassadors
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- Violet met his adopter at an Adoptathon
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- We participate in humane education programs
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- MHS Campers loved meeting pigeons
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- MickaCoo helped Precious get a mate & Poppy a home
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- pHarmony: We respect pigeons’ complex emotions
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- Volunteers build aviary homes for rescued pigeons
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- Adopters love their simple, beautiful & life-saving aviaries
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- Four king pigeons’ lives saved- they are home at last
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- Adopters love their pigeons!
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- An extra-large dog crate makes a great indoor pij house
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- Doves are wonderful and easy pets- outside or indoors
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- Blind pigeon Lucky & mate Biscuit were adopted by Helen
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- This beautiful aviary houses 14 adopted and 8 foster pigeons
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- It’s not hard to build a safe, beautiful aviary
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- Long-time foster Peppermint has been adopted!
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- DIY: Finding a hurt pij inspired this aviary project
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- A beautiful aviary can be designed for every setting
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- Brilliant: Sharing an aviary-to-home window is fun!
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- This beautiful aviary is home to 6 rescued pigeons
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- Wineries are perfect for gorgeous, life-saving aviaries
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- Assisted living residents love these “big white birds”
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- Lily the dove goes visiting and brings joy
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- Rescued kings won a place in Mickaboo’s Calendar
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- MickaCoo’s Pledge Say No to Squab! 1200 sigs so far
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- Donate $250 to MickaCoo for your My Mutt poster
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- MickaCoo volunteers & pigeons appeared on KRCB TV
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- MickaCoo birds are sometimes hired as models
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- Volunteers’ Garage Sales raised $3K in 2012
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- Volunteers collected, donated, sold & bought
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- We received a gift of pigeon pants & we need more!
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- Volunteers produced our first “big event” in 2012
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- We Can Be Heroes!
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- We mobilize social media to help pigeons & doves
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- Volunteers use all their talents to support MickaCoo
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- Reaching for the Rose by Jaclyn Alderete
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- Mickaboo & ‘Coo celebrated together
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- Volunteers gave & bought generously
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- Auction sales raised $1700 for MickaCoo
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- The MickaCoo team earned 5-star reviews
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- Word is out- pigeons deserve compassion too
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- MickaCoo’s rescue work depends on your support
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- We are working hard to raise awareness & save lives
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- Rescued Gypsy & her mate Milkshake Mike thank you!
Your support makes the life & death difference
Thank you!