My name is Waffles!

Posted over 10 months ago | Updated 3 days ago

Cared for by Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions

My basic info

Breed

Pigeon

Color

–

Age

Young

Sex

Female

Pet ID

19429937-A2023067

My story

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

This little one was spotted by a young man who saw her on the street and thought she was a very pretty bird. He casually snapped a photo and sent it to a friend to enjoy, too. That friend passed it to another, who just happened to be one of Palomacy's volunteers. The volunteer spotted the bands on the pigeon and immediately instructed that the pigeon must be saved due to being domestic. Within minutes, the original finder sprinted back to the location and scooped her up without question! The simple act of snapping a photo and sharing it saved Waffle's life, as when she was brought to Palomacy, she was still a baby and extremely underweight. Sadly, we think her right wing was pinioned (intentional surgical removal of crucial wing bones) to stop her from flying. We suspect she must have been intended to train hunting dogs, or used for some other horrific thing. But all of that is past her now. She is safe, gaining weight, becoming stronger by the day. Soon she'll be ready for adoption!Please apply to adopt http://www.pigeonrescue.org/birds/apply-to-foster-or-adopt/

Rescue

Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions

Contact info

Pet ID

19429937-A2023067

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