White doves are symbols of love and peace across the world so “dove release” businesses breed and use white homing pigeons for weddings, funerals, memorials, graduations and other events while do-it-yourselfers make the mistake of buying and releasing white Ringneck doves and King pigeons (neither of which have any homing abilities or survival skills). Many birds are lost, injured or killed. Palomacy is full of rescued “dove release” survivors (including homing pigeons).These domestic birds have no survival skills, do not know how to find food and are easy targets for predators because of their white color. Please celebrate your event in a compassionate way. Do not release birds and please- do help spread the word.