To: Priya Tuvell <ptuvell@gmail.com>; Michelle Heran <michelleheran@gmail.com>; MickaCoo <MickaCoo@mickaboo.org>; Annye Bone <bone@parasceva.com>; Lee Ann Beckley <labeckley@sbcglobal.net>; Bernard Pugh <bjpdsp@comcast.net>; Gina Farr <ginafarr@farrvisions.com>; Donna Shadowens <donnarose09@gmail.com>; Mariela Navarrete <mnavarrete@peninsulahumanesociety.org>; Jackie Oppedisano <jackie.oppedisano@gmail.com>; Karen Kalumuck <kkalumuck@exploratorium.edu>; Jane Shaffer <capnjanes@gmail.com>; Margie Gear <margiegear@yahoo.com>; Heather Bechtel <ava_haven@comcast.net>; Stacy Martin <smartintheelf@yahoo.com>; Janelle <janellewhite@sfwar.org>; Sherri Ness <sness1000@yahoo.com>
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Thank you all very much for your responses.
We have made several attempts to persuade the Farm Sanctuaries to help the king pigeons- bred and raised and sold as meat! If you ask me, every farm sanctuary should at least have one aviary of king pigeons to help tell the story of these exploited and overlooked birds. To date, only the very wonderful Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary has said yes (back in Feb 2011) and they have helped MickaCoo save 14 king pigeons (you can read the story here-
Harvest Home!). (I've cc'd Christine and Karen of Harvest Home in case they'd like to comment.)
To date, my conversations with other Farm Sanctuaries have failed (because they are too stretched already or didn't think of pigeons as farmed animals) but we don't want to giv up.
Please be so kind as to reach out to any and all farm sanctuaries on behalf of the king pigeons. Ask them if they provide sanctuary for rescued squab and warmly thank them if they do (and find out if they have space for more). If they don't ask them why not? Tell them you're a MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue volunteer and that you'd like their help to save some king pigeons (bred, raised and sold as meat- squab!). Me & MickaCoo will gladly help them in every way and, as you know, it is not hard to create and care for an aviary of king pigeons. If they each created one little aviary and housed 6-12 kings, it would make a HUGE difference. They get LOTS of volunteers and visitors and the humane education opportunities are significant.
I've attached an article (Squab: Another Cruel Delicacy, written by Harvest Home) and here's a link to our Say
No to Squab Pledge (with nearly 1200 signatures to date) and a couple of pictures of rescued kings.
And here are two articles which are more than welcome to share-
You're also encouraged to share my contact info (and get theirs for me).
Elizabeth Young, founder & executive director MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue
(415) 420-7204
There is NOTHING that I would like more than to spend this upcoming holiday season doing than helping farm sanctuaries get on board for this overdue cause that is central to their mission.
Please do call them! Let us know what happens.
Thank you!
Elizabeth
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Priya Tuvell
<ptuvell@gmail.com> wrote:
What about harvest home sanctuary? I think they are inStockton. I think they do rabbits and chickens, but maybe they could help?
On Thursday, November 29, 2012, Michelle Heran wrote:
I second Farm Sanctuary, as well as potentially The Gentle Barn, and Animal Place. Those are three that I've heard of in California that are all about rescue for farmed animals. And since Kings meet that criteria I would hope they'd include them.
I've been keeping an eye out for businesses/places that would be good candidates around here (wineries, public farm/gardens, etc), but it's tough because so many of them either want to breed (and sell) or don't have the staff to do the egg switching. But my eyes are always open, and I'm eager to tell curious people about how great and easy these beautiful birds can be!
-Michelle
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Priya
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