Some of the ways to see pigeons
Warning: Some may find these pictures disturbing.
On Christmas morning, instead of finding the SF Chronicle on my doorstep, I found the December 25, 2009 edition of the Sing Tao Daily newspaper and while I can't read Chinese, I did flip through it on the way to the recycle bin. Along the way, I found a glossy magazine of recipes and I had a hunch that if I looked, I'd find some for squab. Squab are baby pigeons, like those I rescue from shelters, like Santino and Persia and Sophie and Kizzie and Pink and Dixie and Sweetlips and and and. And I did find recipes for squab. I'm not a vegan (yet) so I don't have much to say except that when I looked at the picture of the dead baby pigeon in the recipe, I wondered if it was a sweet baby like Dill was or a bold one like Kizzie or a sad and sick one like Pink or an angel like Persia. I wondered who that little baby was and when I next eat a pork chop, I'll wonder who gave their everything- their whole life for my meal.
Squab is often served as a feast meal in Chinese culture, like turkey is in American culture. Squab is served in many restaurants and plays a part in French, Italian and Spanish cuisine, among others.
I took this picture of a king pigeon in the wild the other day when me and the dog were out for a walk.
If all you're seeing is feathers, that is because that is all there is. Somebody thought they were being nice and they set a king pigeon "free" in a park and that domestic and helpless (and very possibly underage and ill) bird was preyed upon, most likely by a hawk but ravens and gulls kill them too. As do cats and dogs and cars and mean people.
And this funny picture was sent to me by one of MickaCoo's most fantabulous adopters. It's a couple releasing a dove (most likely a white homing pigeon) on their wedding day. Ha ha!
And check out these geniuses who incorporate two baby king pigeons into their wedding cake as seen on TLC's Cake Boss.
Click here to watch the video and, if you don't think it's a very respectful way to treat birds, click here to submit your comments (to the Viewer Relations department).
And, if you'd like to wear this cool-ass T-shirt and support MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue in the process, click here to buy one now.
On Christmas morning, instead of finding the SF Chronicle on my doorstep, I found the December 25, 2009 edition of the Sing Tao Daily newspaper and while I can't read Chinese, I did flip through it on the way to the recycle bin. Along the way, I found a glossy magazine of recipes and I had a hunch that if I looked, I'd find some for squab. Squab are baby pigeons, like those I rescue from shelters, like Santino and Persia and Sophie and Kizzie and Pink and Dixie and Sweetlips and and and. And I did find recipes for squab. I'm not a vegan (yet) so I don't have much to say except that when I looked at the picture of the dead baby pigeon in the recipe, I wondered if it was a sweet baby like Dill was or a bold one like Kizzie or a sad and sick one like Pink or an angel like Persia. I wondered who that little baby was and when I next eat a pork chop, I'll wonder who gave their everything- their whole life for my meal.
Squab is often served as a feast meal in Chinese culture, like turkey is in American culture. Squab is served in many restaurants and plays a part in French, Italian and Spanish cuisine, among others.
I took this picture of a king pigeon in the wild the other day when me and the dog were out for a walk.
If all you're seeing is feathers, that is because that is all there is. Somebody thought they were being nice and they set a king pigeon "free" in a park and that domestic and helpless (and very possibly underage and ill) bird was preyed upon, most likely by a hawk but ravens and gulls kill them too. As do cats and dogs and cars and mean people.
And this funny picture was sent to me by one of MickaCoo's most fantabulous adopters. It's a couple releasing a dove (most likely a white homing pigeon) on their wedding day. Ha ha!
And check out these geniuses who incorporate two baby king pigeons into their wedding cake as seen on TLC's Cake Boss.
Click here to watch the video and, if you don't think it's a very respectful way to treat birds, click here to submit your comments (to the Viewer Relations department).
And, if you'd like to wear this cool-ass T-shirt and support MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue in the process, click here to buy one now.
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