Winnie Dove Pigeon San Francisco, CA

Winnie is the survivor of horrible breeding practices in the pigeon world. Much like in the dog world with breeds such as Pugs and English Bulldogs who are so overbred to have "interesting" characteristics that they suffer debilitating deformities, Winnie was bred to have an abnormally small bill. Her breed of pigeon is selectively bred to have what we can only assume to be a "vogue" look, because her bill is utterly nonfunctional at this length. It is so small that she cannot even feed herself. From the day she was hatched, she had trouble being fed due to her parents also having the same bill deformity. The hunger and suffering only continued as she fledged. She was surrendered to Oakland Animal Services and then transferred to the care of a veterinarian friend of Palomacy's. Our amazing vet friend worked tirelessly to teach Winnie how to eat for several months. Once a spot opened up within Palomacy's foster care, one of our very best fosterers took Winnie in to continue the hard work of feeding Winnie. Right now Winnie is learning to eat from a very deep bowl filled with seed so all she has to do is open her beak and hope that seed enters her mouth.

Despite her physical challenges, Winnie is named as such because we know she will WIN at life! She has the determination and zest to conquer her disability. She is one powerful pigeon who will not let anything bring her down!Please apply to adopt http://www.pigeonrescue.org/birds/apply-to-foster-or-adopt/