A bird rescue group has recently discovered a tame king pigeon that has been deliberately dyed pink and released into the wild.
The unlucky pigeon, called the Flamingo, felt the harshness of the wild several times more than its fellows. Being a domesticated bird, it was not prepared for the realities of wildlife and was therefore vulnerable to starvation and hunting. In addition to the difficulties faced by other pets that were “released”, having a pink-painted pigeon meant that she would have a very difficult time before she had new feathers.
Fortunately, the Flamingo was found by the Wild Bird Fund, which took the oddly colored bird under its wing. The team that rescued the Flamingo believes the Flamingo was deliberately dyed pink with hair dye. Although it is not certain for what purpose it was painted, it is thought that it may have been left at an event such as a gender reveal party.
Horrible examples of such parties in the past have included gravel pits and detonation of explosives with deadly consequences, one of which can be severe enough to cause an earthquake. Some parties also caused massive forest fires. So it’s not impossible that changing the color of the Flamingo is also a victim of the same theme.
Whatever the reason, the Wild Bird Fund says the Flamingo has had a rough life since it was completely submerged in paint.
“After giving it time to stabilize, our team has tried several methods with limited success to remove what we believe is hair dye,” he wrote in an update on Facebook. One of the problems is that the paint has a very strong odor and we are concerned about the respiratory health of the bird. “Birds are very sensitive to certain fumes, and this pigeon is living in a cloud.”
One of his main concerns is whether the Flamingo ingests the antifouling while cleaning its feathers, as it is currently underweight and not well fed. While they try not to stress an already exhausted animal further, they continue to monitor and treat it.
One of the biggest concerns, highlighted once again by this event, is acquiring domestic birds and releasing them into the wild. Domestic birds have no survival instincts and lack the ability to defend or defend themselves, so they either starve or are hunted.
“This bird is malnourished, has stress lines in its feathers, so it was probably bought from a poultry market, not a pet,” the Wild Bird Fund said in a statement. probably never flew.”
If the flamingo recovers, it will be sent to a shelter with other domestic pigeons. As the team points out in their Facebook post, releasing any pigeon or pet into the wild is cruel and probably has no other consequence than to cause the animal to become prey or starve.
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