May 2011 - Mickacoo - mickaboo.org

There's lot's of happy news at...
by Elizabeth Young 03 May '11

03 May '11

There's lot's of happy news at www.RescueReport.org Be sure and check out the updates for Lily and Neo. 8 ] -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Fwd: FW: finding home for baby ducks
by Elizabeth Young 03 May '11

03 May '11

if you or someone you know can help, please reply directly to the person with the ducks (Susie- email addy below). ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Melanie <melaniepiazza(a)wildcarebayarea.org> Date: Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:36 AM Subject: FW: finding home for baby ducks To: Elizabeth Y <adoptkings(a)gmail.com> Hi Elizabeth- I got this email through the grapevine from a fellow rehabber in the east bay. Just in case any of your bird folks know anyone with a pond/farm type set up who might be able to give these two a good home, please forward. Her email is at the end. Thanks! Melanie I took two ducks home last night that someone dropped off at the hospital, domestic Peking ducks. I’m looking for a home for them people so if anyone wants two beautiful babies let me know! Susie <beckersm(a)wellsfargo.com> -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0 -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Re: [MickaCoo] [Mickaboo Discuss] Mickaboo..............
by Elizabeth Young 03 May '11

03 May '11

Y'all are always welcome to join me where I'm at- MickaCooCoo! On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Laurie W <simplylauriew(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How about Mick-A-Doodle-Doo for our Rooster Rescue branch? > > Or possibly for those of us volunteers who have finally lost it? ~ Ailsa > > > -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Invitation to view Elizabeth Young's Picasa Web Album - May 1, 2011
by Elizabeth Young 02 May '11

02 May '11

Here are pictures I took on Sunday where Mickaboo & 'Coo participated in a Peace & Social Justice Fair at First Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto. Please share and post to the wiki as your time allows. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=AdoptKings&target=ALBUM&id=560…

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Fwd: Activists end live bird sales at S.F. farmers' market
by Elizabeth Young 02 May '11

02 May '11

YAHOO!!!!! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andrew Zollman <andrew(a)lgbtcompassion.org> Date: Sun, May 1, 2011 at 3:31 PM Subject: Activists end live bird sales at S.F. farmers' market To: AdoptKings(a)gmail.com *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:* CONTACT *Andrew Zollman*, Founder & Organizer, LGBT Compassion Andrew(a)LGBTcompassion.org, (415) 297-0207 *Alex Felsinger*, Volunteer Organizer, LGBT Compassion Live Markets Campaign AFelsinger(a)gmail.com, (831) 601-9062 San Francisco activists end live bird sales at Heart of the City Farmers’ Market *Activists’ efforts result in victory for animals and public health* For over two years, local animal advocates Andrew Zollman and Alex Felsinger have led investigations and protests of live poultry sales at San Francisco’s Heart of the City Farmers’ Market—but starting next month, the sales will be banned. Today the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market announced on its website ( http://hocfarmersmarket.org/News%20&%20Events.html) that live bird sales will no longer be allowed effective May 27, 2011. Both Raymond Young Poultry and Bullfeathers Quail will no longer be welcomed at the market, which is held Wednesdays and Sundays in San Francisco’s UN Plaza. The activists, organized under the name LGBT Compassion, congratulate the market for finally deciding to make animal welfare and public health a priority after nearly two decades of allowing the cruel practice. The activists had urged market management and many government officials to stop the blatant animal cruelty and public health risks, along with many other violations of local, state and federal laws. The market’s manager has said that Raymond Young Poultry used to sell over 1,000 factory-farmed birds twice weekly, and LGBT Compassion estimates that Bullfeathers Quail bred and sold at least 350 birds each week at the market. The change in policy will prevent the sale of over 100,000 live animals for food every year. The January lawsuit filed with the California Superior Court-San Francisco by Felsinger and Zollman against both the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market and Raymond Young Poultry is still in progress. The lawsuit addresses repeated violent attacks and civil rights violations suffered by Zollman and Felsinger at the hands of market and vendor personnel. The activists have had success protesting live animal sales at other farmers’ markets in the Bay Area. In September 2009, Zollman and other activists successfully shut down New Long’s Live Poultry, which had operated in a parking lot near the Alemany Blvd. Farmers’ Market. More recently, live bird sales at the Old Oakland Farmers’ Market were banned as a result of the activists’ discussions with management. The activists’ efforts to stop similar violations at the Richmond, CA farmers’ market will now increase, as it is the last known Bay Area farmers’ market to continue to allow live bird sales. The market is currently under investigation by Contra Costa Animal Services for animal cruelty. The Richmond City Manager’s office has so far refused to enforce laws and the market’s land use agreement, relying instead on other government agencies for enforcement. Investigations of the cruelty, health, and environmental problems surround the sale of live animals for food at other stores and markets will also be increased. LGBT Compassion was founded by Andrew Zollman and Warren Jones, who have long suffered oppression and threats of violence because of their minority status, and continue to fight for their own rights. Zollman and Jones work to inform the community of the parallels between oppression and abuse of animals and certain groups of humans, as well promote the animal welfare, health and environmental benefits of a vegan lifestyle. LGBT Compassion extends its deepest gratitude to nonprofit organizations United Poultry Concerns, In Defense of Animals, Bay Area Vegetarians, Farm Sanctuary, and other organizations and activists who provided important support to the campaign. It also wishes to thank Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, San Francisco Animal Care and Control, MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue and Palo Alto Animal Services for re-homing birds rescued from these and other live animal markets. *Recent media coverage:* SF Bay Guardian, February 15, 2011: http://www.sfbg.com/2011/02/15/playing-chicken SF Chronicle, front page, January 7, 2011: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2011/01/07/MNES1H4PSJ.D… SF Examiner, front page, January 7, 2011: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/01/chicken-sellers-ruffle-feathers NBC Bay Area January 10, 2011: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Live-Chickens-Sold-at-SF-Farmers-… SFAppeal.com: http://sfappeal.com/news/2010/12/showdown-or-stalemate-at-the.php KRON 4 TV: People Behaving Badly: Service Animals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxB8IqITh1U Bay Area Reporter: Poultry market worker accused of anti-gay slur http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=5003 *The Tenderblog.com:* http://thetenderblog.com/2011/01/19/the-live-chicken-line/ http://thetenderblog.com/2010/10/13/questionable-poultry-sales-at-the-hoc-f… ** -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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MickaCoo: FULL
by Elizabeth Young 02 May '11

02 May '11

Hello- I wanted to alert you all that, from my perspective, MickaCoo<http://www.MickaCoo.org>is currently full and unable to take in more birds until we place some of our current foster birds with adopters. That means that the 2 show kings at SFACC, the lost racing pigeon in Los Gatos and a young king at Berkeley Animal Care are being turned down by me for foster care and referred to Pigeon Talk <http://www.pigeons.biz/forums> and individual rescuers in the hopes that others can help them. And there will be more. While we recently placed 52 of the Persian High Flyers with two great adopters, we have 162 left to rehome and a limited time within which to do it (the volunteer whose property they are being fostered at is in process for a short sale). We also placed 7 kings and 4 doves in the month of April (Yay!) but it still leaves us with over 250 pigeons and doves in foster care (pigeons outnumber doves 10 to 1). I am at my max for the numbers of foster birds that I can properly support. Here's what I think we need to be able to take in more birds: Adopters Dove Coordinator Volunteer (approx. 2 hours per week, helps coordinate intake, provide outreach & PR, and works with potential adopters and Filoli foster aviary) Adoption Application Coordinator Volunteer (approx. 3 hours per week, respond to incoming apps, guide PAs through to approval or recommended follow up) Let me know if you or someone you know would like to adopt or help. Thank you for your understanding and support. Here are some links to information about MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue (and I've attached our flyer as well). MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue <http://www.MickaCoo.org/> (our website) Birds Available for Adoption<http://www.mickaboo.org/our-birds/species-19.html> (and there are always more that we haven't gotten on the website yet) How to Create an Aviary for Rescued King Pigeons<http://www.rescuereport.org/2011/01/how-to-create-aviary-for-rescued-king.h…> (this article is helpful for whatever kinds of pigeon aviary you want to create) Online Application to Foster or Adopt<http://mickaboo.org/apply-mickacoo.html> Why Have a Pigeon For a Pet?<http://www.rescuereport.org/2008/09/why-have-pigeon-for-pet.html> Pigeon Pants!<http://www.rescuereport.org/2010/11/pigeons-as-indoor-pets-miracle-of.html> Videos about MickaCoo's Rescued Pigeons<http://www.rescuereport.org/2009/09/pigeon-videos.html> Some of MickaCoo's Success Stories<http://www.rescuereport.org/2008/04/success-stories.html> Donate to MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue<http://www.rescuereport.org/2009/09/donate.html> MickaCoo Gear <http://www.printfection.com/MickaCooGear> (online store, every item purchased is $5 for MickaCoo) How I Became an Accidental Pigeon Rescuer: Gurumina- The First King I Met<http://www.rescuereport.org/2008/02/gurumina-first-king-pigeon-that-i.html> Pigeon Talk <http://www.Pigeons.biz/forums> (this is a wonderful web group that can help with any questions you might have as well as help you find other pigeons in need of homes) -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0 -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Fwd: [Mickaboo Discuss] April Global Open Challenge Results!
by Elizabeth Young 02 May '11

02 May '11

And thank you to MickaCoo supporters who also helped in this effort! Especially king pij adopter Shae whose donation was the first given! 8 ] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wayne Coburn <wcoburn(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 2, 2011 at 10:26 AM Subject: [Mickaboo Discuss] April Global Open Challenge Results! To: Mickaboo General Discussion Group <discuss(a)mickaboo.org> Hello, I want to thank everyone who was involved in the Global Giving challenge. Not only did we earn a permanent spot in the Global Giving community, raised over $10,000 dollars from 139 generous donors, but we also won an extra $300 for all the social media shares. Whoo hoo! Thank you to everyone who helped spread the word, who donated, and who liked on Facebook. Mickaboo is awesome. Best, Wayne --- http://www.coburn-family.net/ ------- HOW TO -------------------- CHANGE PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ VIEW LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ HOW TO RESET YOUR LIST PASSWORD: http://confluence.mickaboo.org/x/2wFj -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Fwd: [Mickaboo Discuss] Pepsi - confirmation we're OUT
by Elizabeth Young 02 May '11

02 May '11

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lee, Pamela A <pamela.a.lee(a)bankofamerica.com> Date: Sun, May 1, 2011 at 5:30 PM Subject: [Mickaboo Discuss] Pepsi - confirmation we're OUT To: General mickaboo discussion <discuss(a)mickaboo.org> Of the voting for May (both Mickaboo and Mickacoo). We’re puzzling over why that is, and will be re-applying for a future voting period once we figure it out… Thanks for all your support! - Pam ------------------------------ This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Sender. Subject to applicable law, Sender may intercept, monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems and may produce any such EC to regulators, law enforcement, in litigation and as required by law. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. References to "Sender" are references to any subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Securities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this EC may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.bankofamerica.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Sender you consent to the foregoing. ------- HOW TO -------------------- CHANGE PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ VIEW LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ HOW TO RESET YOUR LIST PASSWORD: http://confluence.mickaboo.org/x/2wFj -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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Re: [MickaCoo] [Mickaboo Discuss] Fwd: Activists end live bird sales at S.F. farmers' market
by Elizabeth Young 01 May '11

01 May '11

I wish I had been a contributing participant in this outstanding campaign but all I've done is cheer the effort on from the sidelines. There are though Mickaboo and 'Coo members who were directly involved including Kim Flaherty, Cheryl Dickinson, Deborah Claassen & Suzie Castle. (My apologies to any that I've neglected to mention.) And of course there is all the rehoming of SF roosters and quail and chukars, etc. that Martha and the Chickaboo team have provided. Yay team! On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Vincent J. Hrovat <1217(a)vhrovat.org> wrote: > First, I'm VERY glad to hear this, and Kudos to all who helped make it > happen. Elizabeth, I am sure that your dedication had a lot to do with this > and hope that you are taking at least a few minutes to feel good about it. > > I work with some people in LGBT through my involvement in American Atheists > and I will send Kudos to them as well. Long overdue! > > > > --VH > >

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MickaCoo Foster Pigeon LOST
by Elizabeth Young 01 May '11

01 May '11

Yesterday a small (300 grams), white homing pigeon named Tony accidentally got out from his foster aviary on Cragmont in the Berkeley Hills. He was last seen flying high in the sky yesterday morning. He has a white band with the number 10 and a pink band with the number 41 on his legs. His mate Lucy misses him. Please help spread the word. We would love to return him to his mate and his MickaCoo life. Thank you! e -- Elizabeth * * Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org www.MickaCoo.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0

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