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OT: Tiger Mom with Piglet Babies...
by Elizabeth Young 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

Sorry but I couldn't resist forwarding this along... ** ** ** ** ------------------------------ ------------------------------ It's not the package that counts, but what it's wrapped in! *smiles* **** *This is WAY too cute!!!***** *PORK CHOPS * In a zoo in ****California**** , a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately,due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth. The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve. After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only 'orphans' that could be found quickly, were a litter of weanling pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops? Take a look... **** Now, please tell me one more time . . .? Why can't the rest of the world get along? **** **** ------------------------------ **** -- Elizabeth *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Subscribe to our newsletter. <http://eepurl.com/iWq1P>* * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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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You're Invited to Do Pigeon PR on Thursday 3/22 in SF!
by Elizabeth Young 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

A San Francisco-based volunteer of Andy’s Pet Shop has set up an “animal fair” at Golden Gate University, 536 Mission St, San Francisco, Plaza level courtyard, March 22, 4-7 pm. I'll be attending and wanted to invite others to join as well. It's fun to get out there and show off pigeons to people! *Fair to promote awareness of animal-welfare related issues and the non-profits and shelters that fight to help those animals. There will be tables set up for non-profit guests to occupy, while students faculty and staff will walk between. There will be other presenters at this event, such as the GGU Russian club, Indi club, sustainability and Japanese club. These student organizations will present animal-welfare issues relevant to their country or cause. There will be refreshments, coffee, and Jamba juice served. The tables are free, the event will be at no-cost to participants, and they will have the opportunity to promote their organization and their cause. These students may be interested in working for a non-profit or volunteer their professional services. It is up to the organizations/guests to determine how they will present their cause, and what they want to promote and to ask for- money, volunteers, accounting/marketing/PR/HR/ student volunteers, etc.* Elizabeth *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Subscribe to our newsletter. <http://eepurl.com/iWq1P>* * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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 News
by Elizabeth Young 10 Mar '12

10 Mar '12

Hello! This coming *Wednesday 3/14*, any donations made to MickaCoo through the GlobalGiving online site<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue/> (ON 3/14!) will earn us a 30% bonus match. (The link to share is http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue) We will be having a Garage Sale next Saturday at Cheryl's house in Pacifica. All proceeds support MickaCoo. We need that cool stuff you no longer want but that others will and we'd love to have you come by to shop and/or help. There will be pigeons in pants! Email Cheryl at chezd3(a)yahoo.com for more info and to help. We have a supporter who is so impressed with what we are doing that she wants to help us build our base of support and has pledged to donate $5 for every new (legitimate!) subscriber to the MickaCoo newsletter (up to $100). If you know of someone that you think would like to know more about how to save the lives of pigeons and doves (such as shelter staff and volunteers, pigeon and dove lovers around the world, etc,), please invite them to subscribe. (The link to share is *http://eepurl.com/iWq1P)* Thank you very much! Elizabeth *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Subscribe to our newsletter. <http://eepurl.com/iWq1P>* * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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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THANK YOU for Helping MickaCoo Place 333 Pigeons & Doves with Adopters in 2011!
by Elizabeth Young 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Thank you all SO much for all of your support, time, energy, encouragement, donations, talents and inspiration! YOU helped MickaCoo to save 333 pigeons and doves in 2011! ** Use this area to offer a short teaser of your email's content. Text here will show in the preview area of some email clients. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser<http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2ce0b73712213ee4295fb6464&id=214d765604…>. MickaCoo Placed 333 Pigeons & Doves* with Adopters in 2011* 333 pigeons and doves that otherwise would have been killed in shelters last year were saved and... *Continued*<http://www.rescuereport.org/2012/03/333.html> Great Big News! *On February 9th, something really wonderful happened in the world of pigeon rescue! SF Animal Care & Control, for the first time ever, be**gan...* *Continued*<http://www.rescuereport.org/2012/03/great-big-news.html> Apply to foster or adopt <http://mickaboo.org/apply-mickacoo.html> Donate <http://www.rescuereport.org/2009/09/donate.html> Photo Albums <https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos> *Contact Us<AdoptKings(a)gmail.com> * follow on Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/MickaCoo/> | friend on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/RescueReporter> | forward to a friend<http://us4.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=2ce0b73712213ee4295fb6464&id=21…> *Copyright © 2012 MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because of your support on behalf of rescued pigeons and doves. Thank you! (We will never share or sell your info.) *Our mailing address is:* MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue A Community Initiatives Project 354 Pine Street #700 San Francisco, CA 94104 Add us to your address book<http://MickaCoo.us4.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=2ce0b73712213ee4295fb6464&id=d…> [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp]<http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?aid=2ce0b73712213ee4295fb6464&afl=1> unsubscribe from this list<http://MickaCoo.us4.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=2ce0b73712213ee4295fb6464…>| update subscription preferences<http://MickaCoo.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=2ce0b73712213ee4295fb6464&id=…> -- Elizabeth *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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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Pigeon Art Prints Available
by Elizabeth Young 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

The artists at Two Arms have generously donated three of these gorgeous, frame-worthy prints to MickaCoo! They are available for purchase for $25 each and all proceeds will benefit MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue. About the artists: "We believe in the craftsmanship, an attention to detail, and the sweet spot between concept and execution." Two Arms is Michael Tabie and Karen Goheen, an illustration and design team, best known for their gritty silkscreened rock posters. With over 6 years of experience in both small and large agencies, their diverse portfolio showcases projects from high-end fragrance packaging, brand development campaigns, independent album design to custom lettering and illustration. Their specialization includes their passion for Serigraphy, thus their design studio operates as half print-shop producing limited edition art prints and rock posters of their creation. Their work has been featured by Print Magazine, Communications Arts and Graphis. They are currently located in Brooklyn, New York and are available for work. Elizabeth *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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] Another fundraising idea
by Elizabeth Young 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Do we have any Groupon folks in MickaCoo? This sounds like a pretty cool fundraiser idea that could reach new people. If you or anybody you know would be willing to coordinate this with me, please let me know! (And thank you to Mike for sharing it.) Re: Need quick & easy fundraising ideas. <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HumaneFundraising/message/44359;_ylc=X3oDMTJz…> Posted by: "Michelle Ingrodi" michelle.ingrodi(a)gmail.com <michelle.ingrodi@gmail.com?Subject=+Re%3A%20Need%20quick%20%26%20easy%20fundraising%20ideas%2E>michelle.ingrodi <http://profiles.yahoo.com/michelle.ingrodi> Tue Mar 6, 2012 2:39 pm (PST) Instead of gift cards, Groupon holds a fundraiser for a non-profit! They feature the "deal" on the landing page for your area, and ask for people to donate $10 towards a goal. Mine was "If 30 people donate $10, then Charm City Animal Rescue can feed all the cats in their rescue for one month." You have to have a set goal amount, or as they call it - a tipping point. If you don't reach this point, you don't get the money and no cards are charged. I set my amount low, and we went WAY over! I can see the advantages to setting it higher, as you want to get all of those donations. But the disadvantage is that you get none if you don't reach that mark. You can also find a company to match what you raise, thereby doubling what you raise! Here's an example: http://www.groupon.**com/deals/**dc-gt-sb1-**college-bound?**utm_medium=** site&utm_**source=banner&**s=right-rail&**d=gteam_college_**bound_national&* *c=sponsorship_**slot<http://www.groupon.com/deals/dc-gt-sb1-college-bound?utm_medium=site&utm_so…> -- Elizabeth *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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] Birds
by Elizabeth Young 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

what is it for pigeons? and what is a "dole"? On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Sheila Thornton <sheila_thornton(a)comcast.net > wrote: > A bevy of quail > > A bouquet of pheasants [when flushed] > > A brood of hens > > A building of rooks > > A cast of hawks [or falcons] > > A charm of finches > > A colony of penguins > > A company of parrots > > A congregation of plovers > > A cover of coots > > A covey of partridges [or grouse or ptarmigans] > > A deceit of lapwings > > A descent of woodpeckers > > A dissimulation of birds > > A dole of doves > > An exaltation of larks > > A fall of woodcocks > > A flight of swallows [or doves, goshawks, or cormorants] > > A gaggle of geese [wild or domesticated] > > A host of sparrows > > A kettle of hawks [riding a thermal] > > A murmuration of starlings > > A murder of crows > > A muster of storks > > A nye of pheasants [on the ground] > > An ostentation of peacocks > > A paddling of ducks [on the water] > > A parliament of owls > > A party of jays > > A peep of chickens > > A pitying of turtledoves > > A raft of ducks > > A rafter of turkeys > > A siege of herons > > A skein of geese [in flight] > > A sord of mallards > > A spring of teal > > A tidings of magpies > > A trip of dotterel > > An unkindness of ravens > > A watch of nightingales > > A wedge of swans [or geese, flying in a "V"] > > A wisp of snipe > > > > So, do I have a company of parrots? Or am I IN the company of parrots? > And, are cockatiels considered Parrots? > > Sheila Thornton (sheila_thornton(a)comcast.net) > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > ------- 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 *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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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Garage Sale Fundraiser for MickaCoo on 3/17!
by Elizabeth Young 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Hello! MickaCoo needs to raise money and we're having a Garage Sale at Cheryl's house in Pacifica on Saturday 3/17 towards that end. Please help us in as many ways as you can- -Donate items for the sale! (E-mail Cheryl at chezd3(a)yahoo.com to coordinate) -Join Cheryl & I and some pigeons in pants while we work it on Saturday 3/18! -Spread the word to folks you might know (see/share event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/240797056014522/?context=create) -Come buy treasures! -Host your own Garage Sale to benefit MickaCoo! Please share and cross-post! MickaCoo and the birds thank you! *Be Green and Make Green and Happy Day O' Green!* Elizabeth *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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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Elizabeth's Aviary Update
by Elizabeth Young 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

I'm extremely happy (and cautiously encouraged) to be able to report that- -Pearl is continuing to make good progress and is gaining weight (no supplemental hand-feeding nor sub cu fluids required). -Carmine is holding his own and even showed a weight gain this morning. Both are impatient with being confined to hospital cages and that is a welcome sign. And, so far, fingers, toes and eyes crossed, *all other aviary birds appear to be well*. Your kind words of support and your donations are much appreciated. MickaCoo's vet bills usually average not quite $2K per month but February's is over $5K (includes surgeries/hospitalizations for Sparkle and Penny in addition to charges for Valiant, Pancho and Pearl). If you'd like to donate and earn a "bonus" match of 30% from GlobalGiving, please mark your calendar to donate through GlobalGiving<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue/> *on March 14th*. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Elizabeth *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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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An Unfortunate First
by Elizabeth Young 03 Mar '12

03 Mar '12

For the first time in over 4 years of pigeon and dove rescuing, MickaCoo appears to have an outbreak of disease in an aviary. It is suspected that Pancho <http://www.rescuereport.org/2011/10/skylar-pancho-love-story.html>'s death and Pearl <http://www.rescuereport.org/2011/12/pearl.html>'s illness are a result of pigeon circovirus, an untreatable immune-suppressing illness that hits young birds. (Pancho was 7 months- older than typical.) Pearl is 4 months. It also appears that Carmine (4 months) and Valiant (3 months) may now have it. Some birds survive if opportunistic infections can be controlled and vital functions supported. This is extremely challenging for a variety of reasons but I feel fortunate that this outbreak is in my aviary (since I have the most time & experience to deal with it) and that we have been SO fortunate for so long in maintaining an amazing level of health among our birds, despite the fact that we prioritize taking in the most ill and injured. Vet bills (though generously discounted) are piling up. If you can help with a donation<http://www.rescuereport.org/2009/09/donate.html>, it would be incredibly appreciated. Thank you, Elizabeth *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue * * * *Please help us help birds in need. Make a donation to MickaCoo today.<http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mickacoo-pigeon-and-dove-rescue> * * * *Join us on Facebook! <https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue>* 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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