October 29, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Our No Place Like Home Party!
Wow! We had such a wonderful get together on Saturday for our No Place Like Home party! It was truly a gift to have so many of our amazing supporters together in one place! We work through a lot of … Continue reading
September 22, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on The Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
We are always on the lookout for kindred spirits with which to work and so we are thrilled to be connecting with the wonderful folks of the The Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary. Their motto of “Teaching Responsible Behavior Towards All Animals” … Continue reading
September 4, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Life-saving, Game-changing Partnership for King Pigeons
Look at the amazing aviary you helped to create! Remember the crowdfunding campaign that we organized to help Animal Place begin helping King Pigeons? Thanks to your support, our efforts have finally succeeded! Animal Place, one of the oldest … Continue reading
August 5, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Remembering Gurumina
Hatched ? Rescued 9/7/07 Adopted 10/21/07 Died 7/23/15 Gurumina is the bird that started all this. My first memory of Gurumina is that she was hopping up and down in a stainless steel cage at the San Francisco Animal Care … Continue reading
July 21, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Why “Dove Releases” Are Cruel
Warning: Includes graphic photos showing what happens to “released doves”. When you hear about a “dove release” or “wedding doves,” it usually means that Homing pigeons, selectively bred to be all white, small and dove-like, were rented so as to … Continue reading
July 20, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Gentle Kings Need Help to Escape Cruel Fate
Originally published in the Marin Independent Journal on 7/16/2011 By Elizabeth Young There is an epic but almost invisible drama at work in the San Francisco Bay Area. Every week, unbeknown to most, local animal shelters get in a couple … Continue reading
July 2, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Buttons Do Pigeons Proud!
Palomacy volunteers like Steph Fries share their talents and expertise so generously to help us help the birds! On June 8th, I received this message from Steph: Hello again, Elizabeth! I was thinking about how you were saying that Palomacy … Continue reading
June 12, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Foster & Forever Homes Urgently Needed
Our largest foster aviary, the Wulf Aviary, always housing 24 pigeons and sometimes surging to 28, has been an incredible, life-saving asset to Palomacy for almost five years. Foster volunteer Linda, who was new to pigeons when she began and … Continue reading
June 12, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Pigeon Appreciation Day 6/13/15
We appreciate pigeons every day- for their gentleness, their loyalty, their courage. Let’s share our love of these birds with everybody on Pigeon Appreciation Day- June 13th, 2015! Artists have shared their pigeon appreciation imagery with us and we encourage you to share them … Continue reading
May 20, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Palomacy @ The State Capitol
We had a great time on the lawn of the State Capitol representing for birds, catching up with old friends and making new ones. Thank you to the ASPCA for including Palomacy in their California Paws for Celebration and special … Continue reading