July 12, 2021
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Please Support Palomacy: Do It for Moo
Rescued unreleasable pigeons like Moo depend on Palomacy for life-saving care and we depend on your donations to provide it. One surgery costs on average $2000. One month of Palomacy’s rescuing and rehoming costs $18,000. This Wednesday 7/14, starting early … Continue reading
July 6, 2021
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Our Greatest Strength…
Our greatest strength lies in the gentleness and tenderness of our heart. -Rumi Your tender heart saved the life of a tiny, skinny and badly injured Valencian Figurita pigeon named Gremblin. Rescued on May 17th, he’s been hospitalized twice and … Continue reading
June 10, 2021
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on The Car Lot Kings
Guest Post by Andrea Crebassa Once upon a time, but not really that long ago… five white King pigeons escaped the butcher. Somehow, they safely made it to, of all places, an auto body repair shop. When employees arrived, what … Continue reading
May 31, 2021
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Pidgy: The Pigeon Who Survived Against All Odds
Guest Post by Seyma Pidgy and her sibling were born as wild rock pigeons, enjoying the comfort of their nest and the warmth of their parents until someone with ill intentions decided that he did not want them there. They … Continue reading
May 14, 2021
by Elizabeth
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May 14, 2021
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Just a Few of Our Recent Death Defying Rescues
Warning: article contains images of wounded birds Maple On April 2nd, a badly injured little Old German Owl pigeon was found stray and brought in to the Oakland Animal Shelter. Her left wing, tail and back feathers were all pulled … Continue reading
April 23, 2021
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Peepers: Brought Back to Life!
This is an amazing story! On March 15th, Palomacy adopter Garni contacted me asking for guidance about an oops baby (missed egg) hatched by her rescued pigeon pets Amelia & Jacques. She sent me a photo & the tiny baby … Continue reading
April 20, 2021
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on In Rocky’s Honor
Guest Post by Pedro Perez It was just a few days after the 4th of July that our beautiful white king pigeon Rocky landed on the fence right outside my bedroom. My entire family raced to the side yard to … Continue reading
March 7, 2021
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Helping Hanks
February 16th, I was on my way to adopter Cynthia’s home in Benicia to help her and care coordinator Jill set up an emergency aviary for 15 dumped Roller pigeons Cynthia had rescued. I was late and traveling too fast … Continue reading
November 30, 2020
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Self-Rescuing Raced Pigeon Survives Thanks to You
Warning: This post contains graphic photos of injuries common to raced pigeons. Or you can read an abbreviated version without graphic images here. Look at her face. This is what an injured, near death raced pigeon looks like begging for human … Continue reading