October 29, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Our No Place Like Home Party!
Wow! We had such a wonderful get together on Saturday for our No Place Like Home party! It was truly a gift to have so many of our amazing supporters together in one place! We work through a lot of … Continue reading
October 29, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Fantastic Aviary Available!
An aviary like this can be yours! Thanks to a very generous donation from Virginia Donohue & Mark Klaiman of Pet Camp, Palomacy has a big, beautiful & safe Palomacy-approved aviary available for sale! (Note: A predator & rodent-proof bottom such … 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 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
July 31, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Seeing the Beauty
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
Comments Off on 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, 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