Thank you! We did it!

We Did It!!!

By Elizabeth Young - Founding Director

Rescued fantail Dolly says Thank you!

We did it! Thank you SO much! With the generous help of 52 donors, MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue has met the challenge of raising $4K and secured a permanent place within the GlobalGiving* online community! With this important step, we have successfully opened an entirely new channel through which to publicize the plight of abandoned and homeless pigeons and doves.

MickaCoo believes any bird that can live free, should live free but we also believe that when timing out at shelters, domestic unreleasable pigeons and doves should have the benefit of a rescue to help them find homes. Euthanasia should not be the solution to their homelessness.

By supporting MickaCoo, you are challenging that approach and supporting an ever-growing compassion. Everybody deserves a chance and, with your help, MickaCoo saves birds that otherwise would have been euthanized. Together, just this year, we placed more than 300 pigeons and doves in wonderful, forever homes. You can read the story of one of our adoptions and see pictures of some of the birds we helped in Home for the Holidays.

And the demand for homes is ongoing. MickaCoo has more than 115 pigeons and doves in foster care, awaiting their forever homes. We are full and have a waiting list of birds that need rescue. Please continue to spread the word about how easy it is to save innocent lives by providing a home to a pair of pigeons or doves.

Your help and support matter! Together, we have earned our place in the GlobalGiving community. Pigeons and doves are no less worthy of compassion and care than any other living creature.

Thank you!

*GlobalGiving is an online fundraising platform where organizations raise funds to support their projects. In addition to a large network of individual donors and corporate sponsors, GlobalGiving also offers online tools and trainings.

• Since 2002, GlobalGiving has raised $56,487,205 from 244,476 donors who have supported 5,143 projects.
• Each week, about 40,000 individuals visit GlobalGiving's website, offering great exposure for our partners' projects!
• GlobalGiving received $5.2 million in donation volume in 2010 through partnerships with dozens of American and international corporations including Nike, Dell, Lilly and Discovery.
• Our giving tools—tribute cards, fundraisers, etc.—make it easy for our partners to expand their donor base and encourage donors to stay connected.

Links:

• MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue
• The Rescue Report (blog)