Palomacy Saves Domestic Pigeons & Doves 2023

With your support, we are saving more birds than ever before. Today, right now while the matching funds last, the more you donate, the higher the match with donations of $750 to $1000 earning the maximum 50% bonus. Donations of $500 to $749 earn 30% and donations of $100 to $499 earn 15%. Every donation, large and small, makes a life-saving difference for pigeons and doves like Emily, Miles and Sparkle.

Shy Emily is a young "dove release" pigeon, still in the honky, changing voice stage, who was severely injured by a hawk. When the Alameda animal control officer texted me photos, I sounded the 911 alarm and a volunteer dropped everything to drive 50 miles in pre-holiday weekend rush hour traffic to get her to Medical Center for Birds. Emily went from rescued to hospitalized in two hours and that saved her life. Despite body cavity-penetrating puncture wounds from the hawk's talons and a missing chunk of flesh from her back where he started eating her, she is alive and recovering. She's safe. She gets a second chance because you support our work.

Big eyed, sweet-tempered Miles is a young survivor of pigeon racing, hatched just this year. Somehow his right wing was shattered leaving him grounded and helpless for a couple of days. He was rescued and taken to Peninsula Humane Society where they started antibiotics for the infection and carefully wrapped his wing to stabilize the broken bones. When his owner failed to claim him, they reached out to Palomacy for the life-saving surgery they knew he needed. And because of your support, we were able to help. Dr. Speer surgically cleaned out the necrotic tissue, realigned the bones and if all goes well, he'll keep his wing. No matter what, he's safe now, because you support our work.

Wild Eurasian Collared dove fledgling Sparkle broke her wing and was rescued by a kind person who did her best to provide the right care including reaching out to Palomacy for help as Sparkle grew up and grew wild. Unable to fly, Sparkle was unreleasable and needed expert help to live happily in captivity. Wanting only the best for Sparkle, her person surrendered her to our care and adopted two of our tame, domestic doves instead. Sparkle needed surgery to amputate the damaged part of her wing and she required our most specialized care to keep her calm enough to heal despite her skittish temperament. Our Bird Care Coordinator Jill has gone above and beyond to keep Houdini Sparkle's wing stump bandaged long enough to heal, to ease her anxiety, win her trust and eventually her heart. Sparkle, formerly fearful and lonesome, is now totally in love with Jill. Sparkle's alive and happy and loved thanks to your support.

Every day, with your incredible support, we are helping birds and the people who love them. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your compassion. Thank you for making Palomacy possible.

Links:

• Please donate here now for bonus match
• See what people are saying about Palomacy
• Learn, volunteer, adopt & more at PigeonRescue.org

Have you ever wished for a magical friend? A special little sprite that just seeing made you smile? What about a special pair of magical friends whose devotion to each other is a joy to witness? That's Kit & Iris! These two little married pigeons are extra cute, gentle, sweet, loving and just all around perfect. It's crazy that they are available for adoption but they are. (Click here for adoption info.) Pigeons in general are great fun to live with. Our adopters LOVE their birds. Pigeons are very mellow. We call them masters of the leisure arts. They love to lounge around on a sunny window sill (or better yet, their own pet hammock!) and nap like champs. Bathing, splashing and soaking in their own pigeon-sized bathtub is another favorite pastime that never fails to cheer all lucky enough to see. Pet pigeons pad around the house on their quiet little feeties (as they are officially called) and have an amazing way of fitting themselves into the family. They love "helping" their people (or at least supervising them- micro managers) whether dish washing, video conferencing, marathon streaming TV therapy or whatever.

This most perfect of little pigeon pairs was initially rescued in 2016 (separately), met in foster care and quickly fell in love. Little Roller Kit & tiny Olde English Muffed Tumbler Iris are domestic breeds created to somersault in mid-air (because people think that's cool). Unfortunately, between the predictable ease with which predators kill them and the risks of rolldown crashes, this terrible "hobby" costs many thousands of pigeons their lives every year.

Kit, a beautiful stormy gray pigeon, was surrendered as a youngster by her breeder to the Oakland Animal Shelter. She was injured and "rescue only". Her left foot was dying for lack of circulation and, under avian vet supervision, it was allowed to slough off leaving the stump as a peg leg. She gets around fine and appreciates the cushy, VIP, indoorsy life. Iris was lost, grounded and lucky to be rescued alive and taken to the San Jose Animal Care Center where he too was "rescue only". He's very handsome in his jet black and snow white with feathery legs and feet (muffs) that make him extra fancy. 

Kit and Iris were adopted, beloved and living very happily but due to family illness, had to be returned to Palomacy and so they are once again in search of their home. Their foster mom, who would adopt them if not already full up, writes, "Kit and Iris are happy to socialize with people and with each other. I haven't seen another pigeon couple so in love. He just adores her and protects her and struts around for her. He's a very manly pigeon man. He likes to strut and coo at himself in the mirror. He's very entertaining." 

And this is why we do what we do. This is why we exist. Without Palomacy, without all that you and so many others do to help, Kit and Iris, these two adorable perfect pigeons would have been dead and the world deprived of their very real pigeon magic. As well as the 160 other amazing adoptable birds currently in our foster care and the 122 we've already placed this year! Thank you for helping Palomacy help birds! Ready to foster or adopt? We're here to help make that dream a reality.

Links:

• See videos about Palomacy birds (including Iris & Kit)
• Palomacy's Care Recommendations for Pet Pigeons
• Palomacy's Online Help Group for Info & Support