PIGEON and DOVE RESCUE

Through this website I aim to provide immediate help for anyone that has rescued a feral pigeon, wood pigeon, stock dove, racing pigeon or a collared dove mainly by providing details of pigeon friendly rescue centres, vets and guidance on how to identify and  care for orphaned, sick or injured pigeons. 

In providing this information I am not intending to replace professional veterinary treatment (please read legal disclaimer at foot of page), but to enable rescuers to help a pigeon when veterinary expertise is not available and to prepare those who are able to take the pigeon to the vet:    I think it is important for rescuers to understand that even though an illness or injury may look as if euthanasia is called for this is seldom the case .  A lot of vets see euthanasia as the first option and many new rescuers have found out too late that the pigeon that a vet considered had no chance actually had a very high chance of recovery.  As a new rescuer I allowed the vet to put a pigeon with canker to sleep  but have since treated, cured and released many pigeons that were in a worse state than the one that was put down.   If you can to go to the vet armed with the right information might help the bird's chances of survival. 

Please refer to the table of contents in the sidebar

If you have a sick , injured or orphaned pigeon please do not feed it immediately, it may be suffering from shock and/or dehydration. Stem any bleeding, place it is a warm, safe draught free place read: The importance of examining and stabilising a new rescue on arrival. 

Please note that the site is under construction and will be added to, and updated, regularly. 

If there is information that you expected to find on the site but is missing, or if you have contacted one of the rescue centres on the list and found that they no longer take pigeons, please let me know.