My name is Pierre and Daisy!

Posted over 3 months ago | Updated over 3 months ago

Cared for by They All Want To Live

Adoption process

Interview

Approve Application

Home Check

Or Apply to Adopt

My basic info

Breed

Duck

Color

White

Age

Young

Sex

Female

Pet ID

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My details

Good with kids

Good with birds

My story

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

*Daisy and Pierre are a male/female married pair-these ducks must be adopted together. below are bios for each!*

DAISY PUDDLE-DUCK:
Daisy is a very gentle and sensitive girl with the world's fluffiest butt, and best duck waddle. She likes to go on adventures, hunting for bugs in the garden, and finding shady places to nap. However, no matter where she is or what she's doing, she'll come waddle-running to us when she hears her name. When we're in the garden working, she'll typically stay very close to keep us company, and loves to look for bugs in freshly turned soil. In the evening, she and Pierre join us for nightly drinks on the deck. They're typically waiting there for us when we arrive, quacking loudly for their evening treat - a bowl full of water and ice cubes, with a flower pot full of garden soil. After their snack, they'll typically stay out with us until it's their bedtime. They take this nightly ritual very seriously, and if we're late, they'll both quack loudly to remind us.

While Daisy likes people and is highly social, she's deeply in love with her best friend (& husband) Pierre. She's very protective of him, and will quack loudly if she thinks someone is bothering him, even if Pierre doesn't seem to care. Beyond her protective quack, she's also very opinionated and happy to talk at length with highly varied vocalizations about her thoughts and ideas to anyone who will listen.

When she came to us, she was terrified of her kiddie pool, as she'd never had access to one. Instead, she would sit in her water bowl and preen her feathers there. Eventually, with Pierre's encouragement, she took the scary plunge into the pool. Today she loves it, visiting it throughout the day, but occasionally, we find her in her water bowl.

PIERRE PUDDLE-DUCK:
While Daisy has a variety of interests and hobbies, Peirre's sole focus in life is his Daisy. She is his sun and moon. He starts his day by guarding Daisy while she lays her egg, sitting quietly next to her until she's ready to leave the coop. He then follows her out, and escorts her to breakfast. The rest of his day is spent following Daisy on her many varied adventures (as she has lots of hobbies). Sometimes they nap together, but typically he stays awake, watches her and stands guard to make sure no one interrupts her beauty sleep. He ends the day as it begins - next to her, and although they share a predator-safe house, he likes to stay on guard to protect her from anything that goes bump in the night, just in case.

Although he's a wonderful husband, he's a little insecure and spends most of his time trying to impress Daisy, who he thinks is the most beautiful girl in the world. She takes good care of herself. He however, is obsessively fastidious about his plumage, preening constantly to maintain his impeccably white, perfectly OCD arranged feathers for her. He also likes to perform his flirtatious neck bending dance moves for her, even when she's clearly ignoring him.

Daisy is a hen who can take care of herself (& him). However, he believes that she needs him as her guardian, so she lovingly pretends this is the case for his sake. Pierre is a very gentle boy, and has never nibbled a finger even when eating out of little children's hands. But, he likes to pretend he's tough in front of her. He waits until people are walking away to charge at them, and as soon as they turn around to face him, he also turns around, pretending he was just standing there innocently. We're pretty sure if he did have an extensive vocabulary, he would be the guy that says "hold me back", while privately hoping to avoid any confrontation.

In reality, unlike his girl, Pierre doesn't have an extensive vocabulary. He says only one word, the most wonderful, beautiful, important word in the world - "Daisy". He repeats it constantly, and always from the depths of his heart. It's not that Daisy is the brains of the operation (although that is kind of the situation). It's just that Pierre's a fellow who prioritizes simple things in life - Daisy & survival (likely in that order). Daisy regularly reassures him, saying "Pierre, our relationship is solid. I have eyes for no one but you. You're so strong and brave. I'll be your girl forever. You should feel free to explore other interests. You deserve some you-time." Pierre's response to this is always the same - "Daisy".

Rescue

They All Want To Live

Contact info

Pet ID

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Contact

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Phone

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theyallwanttolive@gmail.com

Website

https://theyallwanttolive.org/

Address

New York, NY 10026

Donation

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Their adoption process

1.
Interview

We either do an interview or have the prospective adopter complete an adoption application (that varies by species)

2.
Approve Application

Only applicants with predator proof set ups will be approved. If they need to build, we wait until they have finished to approve them to ado

3.
Home Check

We do a home visit when we drop off the animal.

Additional adoption info

We have different applications depending on the species. The duck and chicken applications are on our website (see link in next field). The cat and pigeon applications can be provided by emailing theyallwanttolive@gmail.com

Adoption application

https://theyallwanttolive.org/adoptable-animals/

Go meet their pets

We do not have adoption events as it is too stressful on highly sensitive birds. Adopters can meet animals in foster homes.

More about this rescue

We are an all-woman run, foster-based, animal rescue and advocacy organization based in New York. Together, our members bring to the group decades of experience in rescuing, rehabbing, and finding homes for some of the most routinely overlooked, mistreated, and exploited animals – ducks and chickens. Domestic fowl suffer by the billions each year, with few people advocating on their behalf or even aware of their plight. Over the last several years, we have worked tirelessly to rescue hundreds of birds from abandonment, neglect, and abuse. When working with animals, it becomes immediately apparent that they all have one thing in common – the will to live, and to live their lives in peace, comfort, and safety.

Domestic fowl make up over 95% of the animals used in agriculture. This means that each year, billions of chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese and other birds are confined in horrific conditions for the duration of their short, miserable lives, before being brutally killed. Domestic fowl are exploited for the bodies in more diverse and extreme ways than any other animal—they are used for their meat, eggs, and down feathers. Chicks and ducklings are also routinely purchased and gifted around Easter and used in hatching projects. With no awareness of the care they need, most of these birds will die within days, or be abandoned when their novelty wears off or they grow to be too large and messy. Even their use for meat surpasses the torture inflicted upon other animals raised for food—ducks are used to make foie gras by being force-fed enormous quantities of grain via a metal tube shoved down their throats multiple times a day until they develop fatty liver disease, at which time they are killed and their diseased livers processed into the “luxury” item. Human beings have managed to find every possible way to exploit these gentle birds.

Just like our companion and farm animals, ducks and geese were domesticated by humans thousands of years ago. These years of breeding resulted in animals vastly different from their wild counterparts, both physiologically and psychologically—just as domestic dogs are different from wolves. Despite being an act of animal cruelty, as well as illegal, the abandonment of these domestic ducks and geese is a constant occurrence in parks and on lakes when they are no longer wanted. Frequently the dumpers do not realize that their actions constitute a death sentence.

Domestic ducks and geese depend entirely upon the care of humans to survive, no different than our “pet” dogs. Bred for either egg or meat production, they have large bodies and small wings, rendering them flightless and unable to escape predators or to find open water when the ponds freeze in winter. They also lack the survival instincts of wild birds. When abandoned on ponds, they do not know how to forage for naturally occurring food and often starve to death. They routinely succumb to attacks from predators (including raccoons, foxes, and snapping turtles) and cruelty by humans. Most domestic ducks and geese die within 24 to 48 hours of being dumped. If they survive until winter, they face diminishing natural food sources and ponds freezing over—either fully or partially—and they cannot migrate to find water, as the wild birds do. These abandoned animals often become frozen in place on the ice. Some will freeze to death (certain breeds are especially prone to frostbite), while others find themselves helpless against attacks. The rest die of dehydration or starvation.