Types of Pigeons and Why They Need Rescuing Facebook Instagram Pinterest Pigeons are put in so many dangerous situations. Domestic pigeons have been around as pets for about 10,000 years it is thought. Much like chihuahuas can’t survive in the wild unlike wolves, domestic pigeons no longer possess the skills to find food, water, shelter, […]
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How To Catch An Abandoned or Lost Pigeon So you’ve found an abandoned or lost pigeon! First of all we would like to thank you for taking the time to help a flighty friend in need. Now, it’s important to act fast in these situations as domestic pigeons do not have the survival instincts to
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Thank You Craig Newmark Philanthropies! We are so excited to share with you the news that Craig Newmark Philanthropies has generously donated $5,000 to our sanctuary to help promote our pigeon rescue and education efforts! This award will enable us to provide important resources to our rescues for their care as well as educational support
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Pigeons As Indoor Pets! Pigeons are super smart and a lot of fun! As one of the original domesticated birds, they adapt very well to home life and quickly make people fall in love with them. If you are looking into keeping a pigeon as a pet and want to know how to get started,
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Domestic or Feral? How To Tell If A Domestic Pigeon Needs Rescuing Pigeons are abandoned all the time. Millions of domestic pigeons are kept as pets, raced, or used commercially in the United States leading to large numbers being abandoned. Unfortunately, domestic pigeons have no survival skills in the wild. They have never had to
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Dove Releases – Beautiful, Breathtaking, and Barbaric Facebook Instagram Pinterest This is Roberto. At just 3 weeks old, Roberto had been a victim of a dove release. When we were called about him, three white homing pigeons were reported and despite our extremely quick response time, two had already been killed by predators by the
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Pigeon Racing From The Perspective Of A Lost Racing Pigeon Facebook Instagram Pinterest Pigeon Racing: Harley the Racing Pigeon’s Journey At just a couple of weeks old, Harley found herself severely injured and fighting for her life having been hurt on what was likely her first pigeon race. Harley suffered from 3 deep wounds which
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Housing For Pigeons – How To Build An Outdoor Pigeon Aviary! Facebook Instagram Pinterest If you are thinking about rescuing a pigeon and keeping pigeons as pets, then probably one of the first things that popped into your head is housing for pigeons. Pigeons are pretty easy keepers once you have the right setup and
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Rooster Al – A Story Of Opening Your Heart And Home To A Bird In Need Written By Volunteer, Eliza Harris Facebook Instagram Pinterest Last Fall, 2020, was the end to the strangest year we had ever known, and the beginning of life with Rooster Al. When he flew into our lives, he brought
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Pigeons Are Being Used In Cancer Research Facebook Instagram Pinterest Athough they may get a bad rap, pigeons are actually super smart. So smart in fact, that using their incredible bird brains, they have been able to help with cancer research. A study by Levenson, et al. showed that when trained pigeons are actually extremely good at
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