March 6, 2017
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Cynthia Zhou Many people may have heard about Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) through stories of strange animals on airplane flights, such as pigs or turkeys. Recently, there has been an increase in websites that claim to certify … Continue reading
January 27, 2017
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Olivia Street Verdugo It all began with an unexpected text, one unremarkable day in April, 2015. Little did I know how much answering that text would change my life! It was my friend Alistair, and she had … Continue reading
January 27, 2017
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Ellie Paterson The first representative of the Columbidae family I ever helped was a downed feral pigeon sitting in the middle of a sidewalk in downtown San Rafael in 2001. A lady asked me to help take care … Continue reading
December 15, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Miu was one of more than 40 birds displaced when their person, a San Jose resident, died in November. There were 20 finches, 10 budgies, lovebirds, rosellas, doves and two pigeons. (He had bred and sold birds for many years. … Continue reading
November 28, 2016
by Elizabeth
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On July 28th, two wild, unreleasable pigeons came in to Palomacy’s care via the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley. Charlie had been found as an orphaned fledgling and surrendered a couple weeks earlier. A couple of days after Charlie arrived, … Continue reading
November 22, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Chris Arvanitis On a warm spring afternoon, a little pigeon suddenly appeared on the edge of the roof above our deck. He was strutting and cooing as he peered down at us. We have many wild doves … Continue reading
October 18, 2016
by Elizabeth
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On August 29th, Palomacy volunteer Ellie transported Novie & Limabean from their foster aviary at Andy’s Pet Shop in San Jose to Emily’s Monterey home so she could foster and potentially adopt them. Happy news! It’s official- they are home! … Continue reading
September 27, 2016
by Elizabeth
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On September 9th, Palomacy received this message: I am reaching out on behalf of my Grandfather who lives in Pacifica. He has had pet doves for several decades now and due to his age and situation, he can no longer … Continue reading
September 9, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Can you imagine how it feels to be an injured pigeon dropped off at a busy animal shelter? Dogs are barking, the people are hurrying past… You’d wonder, What now? On August 18th, two young Roller pigeons were brought in … Continue reading
July 20, 2016
by Elizabeth
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On July 4th, I received an email from Cindy, a pigeon lover who regularly flags prohibited ads selling animals on craigslist. She had come across this ad seeking to find a home for a crippled pigeon youngster before she was “put down”. … Continue reading