My name is
Myrta w/ Parsnip!

Posted over 3 years ago | Updated 8 hours ago

Cared for by Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions

My basic info

Breed

Pigeon

Color

White

Age

Adult

Sex

Female

Pet ID

16654270-A2021301

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Update 10/2021: Sadly, Myrta's first husbird, Felix, recently passed away. After a brief period of widowhood, she remarried feisty guy Parsnip!

Please meet very clever King pigeon, Myrta. She was caught by a hawk in front of a local house and when the homeowner opened the door, he startled the hawk who dropped Myrta. She saw an opportunity with an open door and flew partway, then ran inside! Needless to say, this happened very fast and the homeowner was baffled, but he went inside and realized he had to help the pigeon!
They contacted a friend who had previously volunteered at the Hayward animal shelter and saw Palomacy's presentation introducing pigeons! This kind friend has offered to foster Myrta while she heals from her puncture wounds. We know Myrta is feeling quite a bit better because in her first days with Palomacy, she was wooed by an older King pigeon named Felix. They are now married!Please apply to adopt http://www.pigeonrescue.org/birds/apply-to-foster-or-adopt/

Rescue

Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions

Contact info

Pet ID

16654270-A2021301

Contact

Elizabeth Young

Phone

—

adoptkings@gmail.com

Website

http://www.PigeonRescue.org

Address

San Francisco, CA 94124

Donation

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Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

We require an online adoption application, phone screen & home visit and offer lots of support and coaching all along the way. Our adoption fee is $10/bird and our expectations for adopters are:
-Appropriately sized, safe and uncrowded cage or aviary approved by Palomacy
-Supervised, safe out-of-cage time (if not living in an aviary) daily
-No free flight/uncaged outside time
-Protection from hazards including but not limited to escape, pets, predators, fumes and toxins
-Companionship- lots of your time or another bird's (not home alone)
-Avian vet care if sick or injured
-Compassionate, healthy care that provides for the bird's nutritional (including lighting), physical and emotional well-being
-No breeding, birth control if bird has a mate (real eggs replaced with fakes which we provide)
-A forever home (through sickness and health, for better or worse) with a pet-care plan in place should something happen to you
-No selling, sporting or business use of birds
-Return to Palomacy if unable to keep the bird (This is not desired- we expect that you are providing a forever home!)

Go meet their pets

We are a volunteer-powered rescue and our birds are lovingly cared for in the private homes and backyard aviaries of our foster volunteers. Potential adopters can make appointments to meet our birds and we are at adoption & outreach events almost every weekend. See our Events page at www.PigeonRescue.org and visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PigeonDiplomacy/ for details.

More about this rescue

Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoption saves homeless domestic (unreleasable) pigeons and doves in the SF/Bay Area from euthanasia by providing veterinary care, foster and forever homes.

Palomacy fills a deadly gap in the animal welfare community by saving the lives of domestic/unreleasable doves and pigeons that would otherwise be killed. We're volunteer-powered, donation supported and culture changing! By providing avian vet care, foster and forever homes, we've saved more than 700 birds' lives since 2007. Join us! www.PigeonRescue.org