Hello Project for Awesome supporters! We are delighted to have discovered both this annual event and the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, which is not only an inspiring non-profit but also has the best name ever.

A little about us:
Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and adoption of domestic (born in captivity, unable to survive in the wild) pigeons & doves.

We started doing this rescue work in 2007 because there was a strange and deadly gap in the animal welfare network. Shelters received domestic (unreleasable) pigeons every week but, instead of providing them with the care that all the other shelter animals received, they were usually ignored until they were euthanized. Even in the best shelters, even in the ultra animal-friendly San Francisco Bay Area.

While other animals were named and photographed and promoted on the adopt-a-pet websites, the pigeons were not. No one knew they were in need of homes so, not surprisingly, they didn’t get adopted.

And while all the other animals brought to the shelters — the dogs and cats, rabbits and parrots, rodents and reptiles, wildlife and farmed animals — had at least one rescue dedicated to trying to save them, the pigeons did not.

This gap was especially strange considering not only how closely connected humans and pigeons have been throughout our history but how common they are. Humans have been breeding and using pigeons — as meat and messengers, for sport, hobby, and ceremony — for thousands of years. Pigeons were the first domesticated bird.

And all of this was made even more surprising by how smart, gentle, charming, and wonderful pigeons are as companions. They are easy to help! They don’t bite. They’re not destructive. They’re quiet and calm and make wonderful pets.

Today we have rescued over 2000 pigeons and created a worldwide Help Group on Facebook, which has a network of vets, rehabbers, finders and adopters from every corner of the globe and currently has 34,000 members. The Help Group and our Help Phone Line are manned by pigeon expert volunteers 24/7, 365 days a year. These volunteers are our first responders when it comes to helping people who have found an injured, lost or dumped pigeon or dove.

We believe that everyone deserves compassion, everyone deserves a chance. We advocate for pigeons and doves — all of them, whether wild, feral or domestic — every day of the year. We know that pigeons are a gateway to compassion. While most of the thousands of people we meet may never see another domestic pigeon, all will encounter the feral Rock Pigeons who are somehow able to live their gentle lives on our mean streets. We speak up for those birds, we debunk the myths, we inspire compassion. Pigeons don’t spread disease. Petting a dog or cat or eating meat are greater risks to your health than pigeons are. Those pigeons foraging for crumbs on our sidewalks are highly intelligent; they remember and recognize faces; they mate for life; they can fly 60 mph. They deserve compassion — as do we all.

Palomacy is pigeon diplomacy.

https://www.pigeonrescue.org/
https://projectforawesome.com/
https://fightworldsuck.org/