June 7, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on The Truth About “Dove Releases”
Guest Post by Kristi Craven When I was a wedding and special occasion singer, I would often see a “dove release” as a part of the ceremony. How breathtaking and awe inspiring it was to both myself and the other … Continue reading
May 31, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Baby I’m a Star! The Story of Prince
On Saturday, April 23rd I got a frantic call for help. A vet tech named Tania, who loves animals, was desperately searching for someone to help a badly injured baby pigeon. He was barely three weeks old and had somehow … Continue reading
May 14, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Janie Krag Introduction by Elizabeth Young, Palomacy Director This is how the story began. On 5/13, I received this email from Janie: I was just referred to you by the Wildlife Center. Attached is a photo of … Continue reading
May 6, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Amanda Scheper Amanda Scheper is Palomacy’s Program Services Specialist at Community Initiatives as well as a pigeon lover. She works in their office in downtown San Francisco where they serve more than 100 charitable causes, including Palomacy Pigeon … Continue reading
April 26, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on What Is Palomacy?
Palomacy is pigeon diplomacy. We started doing this rescue work in 2007 because there was a strange and deadly gap in the animal welfare network. Shelters received domestic (unreleasable) pigeons every week but, instead of providing them with the care … Continue reading
March 30, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Guest post by Joel Edward Stein, author of The Pigeon Man Pigeons, by and large, have been misunderstood. This comes mostly from ignorance. Too many people are unaware of how amazing these birds actually are. I have heard stories of … Continue reading
March 14, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on In the Friend Zone: Life after Oviductectomy
Guest Post & Photos by Zoe Martell As the bird health care coordinator for Palomacy, I often receive calls for help when something is awry with one of the many rescues in our volunteer network; this is how I first … Continue reading
March 3, 2016
by Elizabeth
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On January 17th, 2016, River came to us named Crippled God. She was a wild pigeon who had been rescued a year before from a Berkeley parking lot where it is thought she had been clipped by a car as … Continue reading
February 29, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Shimmy & Dallas: A Pigeon Love Story
When you next see a pigeon foraging for crumbs on the sidewalk, please know that most likely you are seeing another pigeon’s beloved, another pigeon’s Shimmy. Shimmy & Dallas were two big, scruffy rescued meat pigeons who loved each other deeply. … Continue reading
February 22, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on How to Choose a Cage for Pigeons or Doves
How to Choose a Cage for Pigeons or Doves If I had my way, there would be no pet pigeons or doves. They would all be wild and free. I don’t believe that birds should be domesticated, bred and used … Continue reading