September 1, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Baby Lucy: The Joy & the Sorrow
On Saturday August 8th, I was contacted by a radio producer doing a story about the project to bring Passenger Pigeons back from extinction. She wanted to record sounds of pigeons and interview me and was on deadline to do … Continue reading
August 5, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Our Aviary Panels Kit Project!
While our adopters love their pigeons and doves, it is not easy getting the birds adopted. Many people would be thrilled to have a backyard aviary but most don’t know how to go about creating one and buying pre-made enclosures … Continue reading
July 31, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Seeing the Beauty
Please vote for us in GlobalGiving’s 2015 Photo Contest! When Natalia saw the nervous, hungry white pigeon looking so lost on a busy San Francisco sidewalk, she knew that the bird needed help. It wasn’t until after the fact that … Continue reading
July 21, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Why “Dove Releases” Are Cruel
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, … Continue reading
July 21, 2015
by Elizabeth
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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 11, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Sunshine Makes a Difference
Guest post by Laura Lee Sunshine took our world by storm. On a frigid Canadian winter’s day, Sunshine was rescued by our special friend Bob. How something so sweet could be found alone in a garbage can, I will never … Continue reading