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Transport of pigeon nestbox cabinet from Sacramento to SF?
by Elizabeth Young 27 Mar '11

27 Mar '11

Hello- Is there anybody who could help me by picking up in Sacramento and delivering to SF a 59" h x 44" w x 24" deep cabinet of pigeon nest boxes? (It is like the stack pictured below but has two columns of 4 boxes and they don't detach.) The nestbox cabinet is located on Whitney Ave in North Sacramento (right off Watt exit on 80). Your help would be MUCH appreciated as my trusty Honda Civic will not do this job... *Note: MickaCoo doesn't allow pigeons to breed. We replace their real eggs with fakes which you can read about here: **Pigeon Family Values*<http://www.rescuereport.org/2008/04/pigeon-family-values.html> *. * -- 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 - Persian High Flyers rescued by MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue
by Elizabeth Young 27 Mar '11

27 Mar '11

Hello- Here are updated pictures (taken yesterday) of many of the Persian High Flyers available for adoption from MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue. BIG thank yous to Mickaboo (and now 'Coo) volunteer Zaina and MickaCoo foster Russ for all their help with these birds and the adoption process. Potential adopters should visit www.MickaCoo.org and complete the online application. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=AdoptKings&target=ALBUM&id=558…

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soulful singing Amazon parrot
by Elizabeth Young 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

8 ] Bird's got talent! http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/bird-sings-his-heart-out/20tiqu52?re… -- 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 - MickaCoo Joins Filoli at the SF Flower & Garden Show
by Elizabeth Young 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Filoli's dovecote & garden display at the SF Flower & Garden Show (now through Sunday) not only won Best in Show but it houses 4 of their 10 pigeons adopted from MickaCoo. And Filoli invited MickaCoo volunteers to join in this huge event as pigeon docents to get the rescue word out & inspire adopters. Thank you to Filoli's director of horticulture, Lucy Tomach (also a dove foster) and to MickaCoo volunteers Cheryl A, Cheryl D and Clare who will be attending Friday-Sunday (http://www.sfgardenshow.com/) https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=AdoptKings&target=ALBUM&id=558…

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An article on squab production from MickaCoo adopter/rescue partner Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary
by Elizabeth Young 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Many have asked questions about king pigeons and squab and so I wanted to share this article by Christine (sanctuary manager at Harvest Home). *Squab Production: Another Cruel Delicacy* The plight of pigeons in modern food production is largely unknown to the general public. Like other animals raised for food, adult pigeons and their offspring (squab) are raised in unsanitary, intensive confinement. California’s upper San Joaquin Valley is a leader in squab production. In fact, the Squab Producers of California in Modesto operates the world’s largest squab slaughterhouse. Squab is popular in metropolitan areas such as San Francisco and New York City. It is a high-end delicacy meat analogous to veal and foie gras. Squab consumers commonly dine on this specialty meat at “white-tablecloth” dining establishments or purchase it at gourmet markets. The price of squab is $3.60 - $3.70 per bird. Each squab typically weighs 1 ¼ pounds at market-age. The offspring is the focus of production. These young domestic pigeons are raised for their meat. They are marketed at 28 days after hatching. While the breeder pigeons complete the sum of the work in raising their young, the producers profit greatly. The typical squab farm can house thousands of pairs of breeder pigeons in confinement. The average pigeon breeding pair raises twelve squab per year. A commercial squab operation maintains 1:1 sex ratio among its breeder flocks. Common production breeds include White King, Mondains, and Silver King. However, crossbreeds are used in production to obtain hybrid vigor and improve meat yields. Male-female breeding pairs are monogamous. Each pair shares the rearing responsibilities of their offspring. Breeding pigeons are replaced typically every 4 to 5 years. Spent breeder pigeons are sold for meat. At the processing plant, squab and spent breeders are denied basic humane slaughter protections. In California, pigeons are not covered by California’s Methods of Slaughter Law. A movement is underway to reveal the practices of modern squab production. California rescue organizations like MickaCoo Pigeon and Dove Rescue and Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary provide rescue and relief for former meat-pigeons. Pigeons are resilient animals. They thrive in both sanctuary and household settings. As rescued pigeons live out their natural lives in peace, it’s wonderful to watch new pigeons pairs bond. Their quiet loyalty is undeniably beautiful. As individuals dedicated to alleviating the suffering of animals abused in modern agriculture, it’s our duty to shed light on the untold story of meat pigeons. By telling their common story, we have the compassionate opportunity to save the lives of even more animals in the future. *Author: Christine is Sanctuary Manager at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Nestled around fertile farmland in California’s San Joaquin Valley, this two-acre rescue and rehabilitation facility is home to over 200 animals representing ten animal species. Harvest Home’s animal protection efforts are focused primarily on rabbits and birds. Online at HarvestHomeSanctuary.org.* -- 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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Podcast episode on pigeons
by Barna Mink 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

"Kunstlercast" is the podcast of James Howard Kunstler, who is one of my favorite authors. He is a respected architecture critic, who lately has turned in to a brilliant social critic. Recently, he and his co-host Duncan Crary hosted Andrew Blechmann, who wrote a book called "Leisureville" about a town build for seniors only (children need guest passes etc). However, Blechmann's previous book was about pigeons, so the hosts decided to make a bonus podcast mini-episode about pigeons. I didn't know what to expect, as Kunstler, like many other great thinkers, can be pretty harsh, though IMO spot on. As a quick taste, of the USA, he is fond of saying that "Eighty percent of everything ever built in America has been built in the last fifty years, and most of it is depressing, brutal, ugly, unhealthy, and spiritually degrading. We've turned into a nation of overfed clowns, riding around in clown cars, eating clown food, watching clown shows. We've become a nation of cringing, craven fuckups." The pigeon episode turned out to be great. While writing the book, Blechmann began to truly appreciate pigeons, and had some nice things to say about them. You can listen to the episode here: http://kunstlercast.com/shows/KunstlerCast_147_Pigeons.html Barna

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MickaCoo's rescued pigeons in the press with the Flower Show!
by Elizabeth Young 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

http://freshdirt.sunset.com/2011/03/sunset-at-the-sf-flower-and-garden-show… http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/22/DDPA1I5K05.DTL <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/22/DDPA1I5K05.DTL> -- 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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SECOND REQUEST: Volunteer needed to transport 3 surrendered doves from Oakland to Filoli (or me in SF)
by Elizabeth Young 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

Hello- SECOND REQUEST: Volunteer needed to transport 3 surrendered doves from Oakland to Filoli (or me in SF) and add another dove at Berkeley Animal Control... Thank you for considering... Elizabeth On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Elizabeth Young <adoptkings(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hello- > > MickaCoo is taking in three doves from a surrenderer in the San > Leandro/Oakland area. The doves need a ride to our foster aviary at Filoli > in Woodside. Is there anyone that would like to take them? > > Please reply to me at AdoptKings(a)gmail.com > > 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 > > -- 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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New Partnership with SF SPCA, Gale, Jake & Candy and lots more
by Elizabeth Young 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue <http://www.MickaCoo.org> has lots of updates on my blog at www.RescueReport.org including our new partnership with the SF SPCA<http://www.rescuereport.org/2011/03/sf-spca-partners-with-mickacoo-to.html>, our starring role in the upcoming SF Flower & Garden Show<http://www.rescuereport.org/2011/03/mickacoo-joins-filoli-at-sf-flower.html>and stories about some of the 216 Iranian High Flyers rescued MickaCoo recently rescued. -- 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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Filoli's dovecote at the Flower Show
by Elizabeth Young 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

If you get a chance to visit the SF Flower and Garden Show<http://www.sfgardenshow.com/>this week, please be sure and stop by to say hello to MickaCoo's king pigeons in the Filoli dovecote display! MickaCoo volunteers will be there with a pigeon in pants acting as docents. (I'll be there Thursday, Cheryl A on Friday, Cheryl D on Saturday and Clare on Sunday.) -- 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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