![]() When asked if the bird would make a full recovery, McMahon said she was “guarded” about the prognosis. “People run them over intentionally,” he said.Īfter he rescued Flamingo, he took the bird uptown in a taxi. In the past two decades, he has cared for hawks, squirrels and parrots, but said pigeons comprise the bulk of his rescues because people don’t like them. Rodriguez is a professional dog walker who saves some of the city’s animals in his spare time. “And I’ve been rescuing animals all my life.” “I’ve never seen a pink pigeon,” he said. He initially thought the bird was a parrot. She did not know who stained the bird pink, or why, but said her best guess – which was shared by pigeon advocates with whom she’d consulted – is that it was used in a gender reveal party.Ĭarlos Rodriguez, who rescued the bird, concurred with the guess. It maybe was totally ignorant on their part, but it amounts to animal cruelty.” “ He takes your heart away,” said McMahon. Efforts to remove the dye are on pause until the bird is stronger. The bird, which has since been named Flamingo, is receiving oxygen, heat and subcutaneous fluids. The pigeon has likely been ingesting the chemical through preening, said McMahon, adding that birds preen “about 30% of their waking hours.”ĭyes are also destructive to feathers, making it nearly impossible for birds to stay warm and shed water.Īs the week progressed, McMahon said her team was surprised by the extent to which the pigeon had been “poisoned.” They believe this was a reaction to hair dye, which they now suspect as the cause of the bird's pink hue. McMahon noted that the pigeon still smells strongly of perfume, despite days of convalescence.Įarlier this week, her team became alarmed when the pigeon began vomiting repeatedly. “We’re concerned,” said Rita McMahon, director of the Wild Bird Fund, where the bird is recuperating. ![]() ![]() A pink pigeon that had been dyed pink and rescued in Madison Square Park on Monday is in “delicate critical” condition, according to experts at the bird rehabilitation center caring for it.
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