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My name is
Larry Bird!

Posted over 6 months ago | Updated 1 month ago

My basic info

Breed
Dove
Color
White
Age
Senior
Sex
Male
Pet ID
18595918-D2022012

My details

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My story

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

Update 10/7/22: Larry Bird has been returned to Palomacy for no fault of his own. This sweet dove is once again available for adoption.

Update 11/4/2021: Larry Bird is adopted and HOME!

Everybody loves Larry Bird! Larry was surrendered to Palomacy on October 2019 when his previous owner found herself unable to care for him. He had been living as a solo dove, but we quickly learned that this adorable guy genuinely loves having dove friends. (Unlike some other doves, this one is not a fighter or a drama queen! He co-exists peacefully and gently with others.) We want to find Larry a forever home where he will have other doves for company. Larry has a chronic overgrown and misaligned beak, so he will need a confident adopter who can keep his beak safety trimmed.Please apply to adopt http://www.pigeonrescue.org/birds/apply-to-foster-or-adopt/October 22, 2024, 12:24 am
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Contact info

Pet ID
18595918-D2022012
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

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