August 5, 2015
by Elizabeth
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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
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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 she learned the King Pigeon she rescued and named … Continue reading
July 21, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Why “Dove Releases” Are Cruel
Why “Dove Releases” Are Cruel Warning: Includes graphic photos showing what happens to “released doves”. When you hear about a “dove release” or “wedding doves”, it usually means that Homing Pigeons, selectively bred to be all white, small and dove-like, … Continue reading
July 21, 2015
by Elizabeth
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Warning: Includes graphic photos showing what happens to “released doves”. When you hear about a “dove release” or “wedding doves,” it usually means that Homing pigeons, selectively bred to be all white, small and dove-like, were rented so as to … Continue reading
July 20, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Gentle Kings Need Help to Escape Cruel Fate
Originally published in the Marin Independent Journal on 7/16/2011 By Elizabeth Young There is an epic but almost invisible drama at work in the San Francisco Bay Area. Every week, unbeknown to most, local animal shelters get in a couple … Continue reading
July 14, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Violet (Or What’s Wrong with Roller Pigeons?)
Violet is a strikingly beautiful, gentle, petite Birmingham Roller who is trying really hard to recover from a devastating injury. She was taken to WildCare in January, unable to walk or stand. She still cannot unless she is flapping her … Continue reading
July 13, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Pigeon & Dove Friendly Rescue
Palomacy Facebook Group (Join for help) Pigeon & Dove Friendly Rescues USA (Partial list) What to Do If You Cannot Keep Your Bird(s) The best way Palomacy can help is if you join our Palomacy Facebook Group to crowdsource quick help. (Post a … Continue reading
July 1, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Cher Ami: The Pigeon Who Saved 200 Men
Guest Post by Julia Gneckow Pigeons are completely devoted to their families and most have an extraordinary ability to ‘home’ back to them, a trait we’ve utilized all over the world for thousands of years. Pigeons relayed the results of … Continue reading
June 18, 2015
by Elizabeth
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On 4/1/15, a brown & white Persian High Flyer pigeon with a startling injury approached a kind person in Sacramento who took him to Wildlife Care Association (WCA). The bird’s upper beak was entirely gone, torn from his face. Brianna … Continue reading
June 12, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Life Finds a Way, Guest Post by Jill McMurchy
My small aviary, already at its limit but doing fine, went from eight birds to twelve within the span of two days. How? Oops babies. Two couples, two eggs each = four new beings. Being quite involved in Palomacy since … Continue reading