October 12, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on How to Replace Real Eggs with Fakes to Prevent Breeding
There are so many domestic (unreleasable) pigeons & doves literally dying for lack of homes that it is essential to prevent breeding. (Please rescue & adopt if you have room for more birds.) And, it’s really important to understand how … Continue reading
October 1, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on How to Care for a Rescued Pet Pigeon (for Newbies)
If I had my way, there would be no pet pigeons, amazing as they are. They would all be wild and free. I don’t believe that birds should be domesticated, bred and used by people for any reason. But, because … Continue reading
September 30, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on How to Choose a Cage for Pigeons or Doves
If I had my way, there would be no pet pigeons or doves. They would all be wild and free. I don’t believe that birds should be domesticated, bred and used by people for any reason. But, because people do … Continue reading
September 16, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on The Story of Elma, Sole Survivor
Guest Post by Xavier Heydt Xavier warms & comforts rescued baby pigeon Elma On Monday, September 7th I received a message from Palomacy’s founder, Elizabeth Young. She was asking for help to find and rescue six baby King Pigeons that had been … Continue reading
September 4, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Life-saving, Game-changing Partnership for King Pigeons
Look at the amazing aviary you helped to create! Remember the crowdfunding campaign that we organized to help Animal Place begin helping King Pigeons? Thanks to your support, our efforts have finally succeeded! Animal Place, one of the oldest … Continue reading
September 2, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Blossom’s Ordeal
On August 12th, I was contacted by WildCare regarding a scalped racing pigeon that had been brought in. (A predator had caught and begun to eat her before she miraculously escaped.) Because she was a banded racing pigeon, she was … Continue reading
September 1, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Baby Lucy: The Joy & the Sorrow
On Saturday August 8th, I was contacted by a radio producer doing a story about the project to bring Passenger Pigeons back from extinction. She wanted to record sounds of pigeons and interview me and was on deadline to do … Continue reading
August 5, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Our Aviary Panels Kit Project!
While our adopters love their pigeons and doves, it is not easy getting the birds adopted. Many people would be thrilled to have a backyard aviary but most don’t know how to go about creating one and buying pre-made enclosures … Continue reading
August 5, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Remembering Gurumina
Hatched ? Rescued 9/7/07 Adopted 10/21/07 Died 7/23/15 Gurumina is the bird that started all this. My first memory of Gurumina is that she was hopping up and down in a stainless steel cage at the San Francisco Animal Care … Continue reading
July 31, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Seeing the Beauty
Please vote for us in GlobalGiving’s 2015 Photo Contest! When Natalia saw the nervous, hungry white pigeon looking so lost on a busy San Francisco sidewalk, she knew that the bird needed help. It wasn’t until after the fact that … Continue reading