March 3, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on River’s Flow
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 8, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post & Photos by Jill McMurchy Guess what? Our sweet, special little Ringneck dove Bell isn’t a girl! He’s a boy! (You can see Bell’s rescue story here.) Thank you to Palomacy volunteer Joe “Dove Daddy” Knight for questioning … Continue reading
February 3, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Surveying Volunteers via Rescue Group Program Assessment
People usually assume that Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions has a place, a shelter or sanctuary, from which to do our life-saving, culture-changing work but we don’t. We depend on volunteers to foster birds in their homes and backyard aviaries … Continue reading
January 1, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Palomacy 2015 Year in Review
With your help, we accomplished so much this past year! The concept of Palomacy- pigeon diplomacy- is being embraced and put into action all over. Palomacy is more than the name of a rescue, it is a movement. We’ve engaged … Continue reading
January 1, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Craig Newmark: Our Biggest Supporter!
I am so happy to tell you that we are the proud and very grateful recipients of a $10,000 grant from the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund! Once again (this is the second year that Craig has invested $10K in our … Continue reading
December 21, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Palomacy’s Alameda Foster Pigeon Aviary at Ploughshares!
Thanks to a lot of help from a lot of supporters, we continue to make remarkable strides on behalf of pigeon rescue! On Saturday December 19th, we finished building and introduced the first lucky pigeons into our brand new foster … Continue reading
December 21, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on “PLEASE HELP…” An Inspiring Rescue Story
Have you ever noticed how many pigeons there are? We get so many requests for help! We can’t even keep up with meeting the needs of all the domestic birds let alone the wild ones too but we do our … Continue reading
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
October 29, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Fantastic Aviary Available!
An aviary like this can be yours! Thanks to a very generous donation from Virginia Donohue & Mark Klaiman of Pet Camp, Palomacy has a big, beautiful & safe Palomacy-approved aviary available for sale! (Note: A predator & rodent-proof bottom such … Continue reading
September 16, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on The Story of Elma, Sole Survivor
Guest Post by Xavier Heydt Xavier warms & comforts rescued baby pigeon Elma On Monday, September 7th I received a message from Palomacy’s founder, Elizabeth Young. She was asking for help to find and rescue six baby King Pigeons that had been … Continue reading