September 14, 2017
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on A New Home For A “Homer”
Domestic Pigeons: The Hidden Avian Welfare Issue Reprinted from The Official NEEWSLetter of Foster Parrots & The New England Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary By Michele Nash Sometimes animals enter our lives quite unplanned, and most often after they have already endured … Continue reading
August 29, 2017
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Lori Knuth “What kind of bird is this?” That simple text message, along with the photograph that accompanied it, marked the beginning of my role as a pigeon-mom. It also led me to Palomacy, a pigeon and … Continue reading
June 11, 2017
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post in 2 Parts by Mallika Upadrasta & Melne Murphy PART 1 Mallika Upadrasta: I was getting out of my friend’s car in a hurry to catch the train at Ashby BART station. I saw him land on one of … Continue reading
May 22, 2017
by Elizabeth
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Congratulations to Super* Sochi the self-rescuing King pigeon and his rescuer and photographer Patti Delaney! This beautiful photo, taken while Sochi was making a very special new friend at an outreach event earlier this year, has made it into Global … Continue reading
May 10, 2017
by Elizabeth
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Editor’s Introduction Many birds, wild, stray and pet, are killed by cats and dogs. (Stray domestic pigeons and doves are at terrible risk from pets and predators and must be brought into safety!) There is a very real risk involved … Continue reading
April 7, 2017
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Love animals- don’t exploit them (vegan resources)
Palomacy is against the breeding and exploitation of all animals, not just pigeons and doves. Please, help animals, yourself, others and the planet with a cruelty-free lifestyle and plant-based diet. Vegetarianism goes hand in hand with Palomacy’s mission of saving … Continue reading
March 31, 2017
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on You Can Help Palomacy in All Kinds of Ways!
Did you know there are many different ways that you can help Palomacy to help the birds? Palomacy needs volunteers to help with projects, transport, aviary bird care, fostering, outreach events and more! Here are just a few of the … Continue reading
March 24, 2017
by Elizabeth
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One million domestic King pigeons are bred annually in California for meat (squab). A few wind up in rescue rather than as the dinner on a fancy plate they were intended to be. With your support, Palomacy helps these and other lucky … Continue reading
March 17, 2017
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Thank You Craig Newmark & craigslist Charitable Fund!
Since pigeons don’t have pockets, they don’t have money and so, to rescue them, Palomacy has to inspire so much generosity in so many people! Thanks to two especially supportive donors, Craig Newmark (founder of craigslist) and the craigslist Charitable Fund … Continue reading
March 16, 2017
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Lynn Eaton I have never been a bird person. Period. When I was a newly-wed a hundred years ago, my then husband brought home a Quaker parrot. It was a hate/hate relationship that lasted about two months … Continue reading