November 18, 2025
by Elizabeth
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Life-Saving Partnerships “May I come to visit the birds?” Thanks to three very special partners — Kibble’s ‘n Gifts in Half Moon Bay, Andy’s Pet Shop in San Jose and Ploughshares Nursery in Alameda CA — the answer is … Continue reading
June 13, 2025
by Heather Hohlowski
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Guest Post by Heather Hamilton Since rescuing my first pigeon in 2019, I have come to realize that pigeons are much like people, in that they each possess their own unique personality – exhibiting likes and dislikes, engaging in habits … Continue reading
April 17, 2025
by Heather Hohlowski
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Skye is a racing Homer pigeon — bred for the so-called “sport” of pigeon racing. These innocent birds are tossed into the sky at 4-5 weeks’ old and many, like Skye, get lost and/or struck by a hawk, hit by … Continue reading
March 9, 2025
by Heather Hohlowski
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Rev. Robert Ryugen Doshin Yamada Animal Liberation Temple (Dōbutsu Kaihōji) A cow named Penelope was the inspiration behind Reverend Robert Yamada’s founding of the Animal Liberation Temple, a refuge for a variety of animals, including four Peking ducks, one Pit … Continue reading
January 21, 2025
by Elizabeth
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Guest post by Sammy Mikus (with extra stuff from Elizabeth) Egg-laying & Fake Eggs When bonded, a female pigeon will usually lay two eggs approximately every four weeks. Year round. If fertile but not removed and replaced with fakes (feggs), … Continue reading
January 1, 2025
by Heather Hohlowski
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Join us at outreach and adoption events to talk about rescued pigeons and doves and introduce people to birds. (No prior experience required, we train. Use our birds as ambassadors or bring your own.) This is a really amazing experience … Continue reading
January 1, 2025
by Heather Hohlowski
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Alameda, CA: Join our amazing team of weekly volunteers at the Ploughshares Nursery in Alameda, a 16’ x 8’ aviary that houses 30 pigeons in foster care. Each volunteer visits the aviary for one shift per week (for 1 to … Continue reading
January 1, 2025
by Elizabeth
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Our foster care providers are the heart and soul of Palomacy. We don’t have a shelter facility or sanctuary. All of our birds depend on foster care. We can only say Yes to rescuing a bird when we have a … Continue reading
January 1, 2025
by Heather Hohlowski
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Palomacy’s website lives on WordPress and while we know the basic basics, we also know that WP offers many features we should be taking advantage of (Forms and SEO are two important ones). We also want optimal integration with Plugins, … Continue reading
January 1, 2025
by Heather Hohlowski
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We have lots of compelling photos and powerful stories and we post to social media every day but we need someone who can help us level up our profiles! We have 42K followers on Facebook, 15K on Instagram and only … Continue reading