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Reaching Out with Pigeon & Dove Diplomacy

Samantha & Iris: Ambassadors 

What is Pigeon & Dove Diplomacy?

Most weekends (and some weekdays too), Palomacy can be found attending one or more outreach events, raising awareness about and inspiring adoptions for rescued pigeons and doves. Volunteers bring rescued birds to introduce them to many hundreds of people at pet adoption fairs, community events, animal rights and humane education gatherings, street festivals and more all throughout the greater Bay Area including Sacramento, Davis, Novato, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Hayward, Sunnyvale, San Jose and lots of places in-between.

How Does It Work?

As outreach coordinator, I schedule Palomacy as a participant in as many great events as possible, add them to our Events page, and then begin recruiting volunteers to sign up to help. Our smallest events need at least two human and several avian volunteers and the big ones, like the upcoming Earth Day at the Oakland Zoo, require upwards of six or seven human helpers and even more birds (so that they can take breaks throughout the day). Each event includes a lead volunteer (often me) who brings the equipment needed (table, chairs, shade canopy, signage, flyers, etc.) and the ambassador volunteers come dressed comfortably for the setting (often in a Palomacy shirt) and equipped with their sun screen, water bottles and, if they have them, birds! We love showing off both fostered and adopted birds and encourage everyone to participate. We train you (and your birds) right there. It’s fun and easy and you’ll learn so much about these amazing birds, while helping them at the same time! (Bonus- it is an awesome bonding experience for you and your bird.) We even have loaner pigeon pants if needed and we’re happy to provide lessons on how to put on your bird’s pants. For our volunteers who don’t have their own birds, we bring additional birds so that everybody gets the joy of working one-on-one with an amazing avian ambassador. Continue

Please click here to learn more & help birds!
Go straight to our Events page to RSVP!

Borealis & Flip 

Flip & Borealis at Medical Center for Birds
 

Did you know that Palomacy rescues not only domestic pigeons and doves but unreleasable  feral Rock pigeons too?

When Emerald found a broken-winged feral Rock pigeon, she brought her home to her small boat, named her Borealis and began searching for rescue help. But Borealis’ wing was badly damaged and with the likelihood of ever being able to fly again nearly nil, the chance of releasability was very low so euthanasia was the best even pigeon-friendly wildlife rescues would be able to offer. But Borealis wanted to live and Emerald was determined to save her.

Emerald rescued Borealis

Luckily, Emerald found Palomacy and, thanks to your support, we were able to say Yes to saving Borealis’ life. The injuries to her elbow and shoulder joints mean the wing is irrepairable and Borealis won’t fly again but pigeons are brilliantly adaptable and she is very happy now fostered in our Special Needs aviary, keeping company with Jacob and Athena, Freddy and Penny, Bearice and Waffle and making friends with another new pigeon named Flip. Continue
 

Adorable Adoptable Birds!
 See our birds & apply here.


Thank you database wrangler Stephanie DeMartile for helping showcase our birds!

Want to help? You can!

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