July 14, 2022
by Elizabeth
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In April, a nice family stopped traffic to rescue a big, white pigeon standing in the middle of their busy street. They fell in love with the young King pigeon who had been bred for meat (squab) & inhumanely “released”. … Continue reading
June 26, 2022
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Chava Sonnier Founder & Director of Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue Virginia is a gentle soul. She enjoys napping on her favorite basket, or in your cupped palms. She relishes her pigeon seed with all the finesse of … Continue reading
May 31, 2022
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Heather Hohlowski Why the *$@# Do They Call it A Sport? The so-called “sport” of pigeon racing began more than 200 years ago, in Belgium. The racing breed of pigeons is selectively crossbred and trained, with the … Continue reading
May 6, 2022
by Elizabeth
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Rescue Hungry, injured and unable to fly, a lost racing pigeon sought help from a kind homeowner named Sandy, hanging around for days and looking at her with his big, smart eyes; shy and lonesome both at the same time. … Continue reading
April 26, 2022
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Sandy Briggs The notion of such a thing as a Therapy Pigeon is difficult to explain to someone who doesn’t know pigeons but it’s obvious to those of us who know them. Ozzie is my second pigeon. My … Continue reading
April 4, 2022
by Elizabeth
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Baby homing pigeon Bella was bred for “dove release” but “set free” because of her/his black feathers & splayed legs. (See The Truth About Dove Releases & learn about culled pigeons*.) The helpless, two-week old nestling was left in a park and … Continue reading
April 1, 2022
by Elizabeth
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Warning: Includes graphic wound photos Somebody used beautiful, gentle Lilo for their cruel hobby of pigeon racing. He was flying his heart out hundreds of miles trying to get back home when the hungry hawk hit him. The shock and … Continue reading
February 15, 2022
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Margaret Brooker With Additional Information by Elizabeth Young January 7, 2023 Update: While we see this most often in male pigeons, it does happen with females too so I am updating the term to Underemployed Pigeon Syndrome … Continue reading
January 28, 2022
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on The Case for Pigeons by Rick Schubert
Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center Reprinted here with permission November 9, 2018 The Case for Pigeons Specific Species By Rick Schubert, Director Why do we bother to rehabilitate non-native wildlife species like pigeons? The rock dove, or “rodo” as we call … Continue reading
January 17, 2022
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Liese Hunter My sweet pigeon Haku has died. Haku was rescued from San Jose Animal Control by Palomacy (then MickaCoo) on January 29, 2011. He was lovingly fostered, then adopted by Cheryl Dickinson when he married her … Continue reading