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My name is Zelda!

Posted over 9 months ago | Updated 3 days ago

My basic info

Breed
Pigeon
Color
Black
Age
Adult
Sex
Pet ID
19507236-A2023073

My story

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

Zelda is a very strong, intense, brave little pigeon racing survivor. She suffered a break in her leg which was exacerbated by the constriction of the racing band. She was also badly scalped (either by fellow pigeons in the loft or wild birds) and the skin of the top of her head was barely hanging on & looked like a wig when it came off. By the time she was found stray & taken to the shelter, her broken leg had died & it fell off (self-amputated) while she had her intake exam. She's healing up but will always be challenged with the loss of her foot & half a leg. Legs are important to pigeons. They are ground foragers!Please apply to adopt http://www.pigeonrescue.org/birds/apply-to-foster-or-adopt/April 26, 2024, 7:52 am
Rescue
Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions

Contact info

Pet ID
19507236-A2023073
Contact
Elizabeth Young
Phone
Address
San Francisco, CA 94124

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