In 2002 the ASPCA declared that January should be a month devoted to finding homes for rescued birds. As some of you know, our menagerie includes four albino ringneck doves rescued in Queens, NY and another dove we took on for a deceased neighbor. These lucky birds are headed to a new home in bucolic Vermont at the end of the week.
For a time, our gallery was also the happy home to a chicken which we found in Pelham Bay Park and adopted. Unfortunately, before it moved from our backyard to a new home, the chicken met its end at the beak of a descendant of New York City's infamous hawk, Pale Male.
If you are interested in adopting a domestic, rescued bird there are plenty of bird sanctuaries and rescue centers across the country where you can find a feathered friend not only this month, but year-round. And if feathered pets aren't your favorite, remember that there are also hundreds of dogs and cats waiting for loving homes too!
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