My name is Hermione w/Kenny!

Posted over 7 months ago | Updated over 2 months ago

Cared for by Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions

My basic info

Breed

Pigeon

Color

–

Age

Adult

Sex

Female

Pet ID

17738736-P2022028

My story

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

UPDATE: Hermione has married a very handsome gentleman pigeon named Kenny & though their conditions are different, their needs are the same. Both need a quiet home where they are safe from other pets or birds who would bully them.

Hermione is a proud feral pigeon lady who was living wild & free in the SF Haight District. She was doing great! Strong, sleek & perfect until 12/15/21 when her human neighbor saw that she had torticollis (twisting neck, also called star gazing) & motor control problems (stumbling, unable to pick up food). Hermione was caught & brought into loving supportive care for what may be paramyxovirus (PMV) or may not. After 6 weeks without improvement, she transferred in as a Palomacy medical foster. She's doing fairly well (mostly self-feeding) but still very affected by the head-twisting & dis-coordination. We are doing our best to help her recover but even if she doesn't return to normal, she can live a long, happy life as a beloved special needs pigeon.Please apply to adopt http://www.pigeonrescue.org/birds/apply-to-foster-or-adopt/

Rescue

Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions

Contact info

Pet ID

17738736-P2022028

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