2020

Pipi

Found in December 2020 hurled up in a corner in Palma, severely underweight with advanced pneumonia. Sex unknown.

Kony left her hospitalized at the vet after finding her. She didn't survive the night.

Rest in peace.

2021

Poppy

Found in May 2021 at Plaza España, Palma, with a broken wing with signs of a cat bite, and full of parasites. Female.

Fully recovered. Learned to ring a bell to ask for sunflower seeds. Became Bell’s couple.

Currently living with us.

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Blanquita

Found in July 2021 on a street in Palma. Sex unknown. A car had hit it. Suffered from neurological trauma and non-stop seizures. Died a couple of days later.

Rest in peace.

Lancelot

Found in August 2021 at Plaza España, Palma. Had smallpox. Sex unknown. Survived a couple of days before smallpox spread into its lungs.

Rest in peace.

Taco

Found at the end of August 2021, underweight, dirty and jaded at Plaza España, Palma, near the entrance of a Taco Bell. Didn’t flee when approached. Suspected female.

Has a heart murmur and arrhythmia. Twists her neck convulsively in what looks like sequels of a paramyxovirus infection. Stopped being able to fly.

Currently living with us.

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Bell

Found in August 2021 as a squab at Plaza España, Palma, near the entrance of a Taco Bell. Underweight and ravaged with smallpox. Male.

Fully recovered. Became Poppy’s couple.

Currently living with us.

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2022

Piçon

Found by someone else in January 2022 as a squab at the side of a road, in shock and not moving. They brought him to us. Male.

Fully recovered. Became Chung Ha’s couple.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (August 2022).

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Chung Ha

Found in February 2022 at Plaza España, Palma, with a messed up foot. Tons of tangled-up strings cut her blood circulation. Female.

Two of her fingers had to be amputated. Became Piçon’s couple.

Later on broke a leg and punctured her breast, but she fully recovered.

Her poo looks and smells like diarrhea, but a vet analysis didn’t find anything wrong.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (August 2022).

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Pollo

Found in July 2022 at Plaza del Olivar, Palma, with a multiple fracture on one leg, first stages of smallpox, underweight and covered in poo. Not a squab, but very young. Male.

Didn’t recover the full mobility of the leg; walks limping. The tip of a finger necrotized and had to be amputated.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (November 2022).

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Cloro

A couple from Sometimes found this wood pigeon in their pool in September 2022. When taking it out, it didn’t move, so they called us. Sex unknown.

He was severely underweight and had swallowed a lot of pool water. Could not stand without falling. Started eating and drinking by himself a few days later. For a couple of weeks he looked like it was recovering properly, but we found him dead one morning.

Rest in peace.

Cecil

Wood pigeon found by someone else in October 2022 in Portals Nous. Couldn’t fly and had difficulty walking. Upset stomach, underweight, anemic, deadly amount of internal parasites. Sex unknown.

A few weeks in, he looked completely recovered except because he refused to eat by himself.

On mid-December, about 2 months after being rescued, his health quickly decayed in a single day and died during the night while hospitalized at the vet. The apparent cause was liver and kidney failure.

Rest in peace.

Maíz

Found by someone else in October 2022 in the middle of the road in a roundabout between Es Pont D’Inca and Marratxí. Wood pigeon squab. Couldn’t walk or fly, severely underweight, respiratory problems, liver damage, smallpox, paramyxovirus, joint inflammation, stunted legs, full of parasites. Sex unknown.

Started with partial blindness that developed into full blindness. Needed to be fed manually by us. I had it with me at all times, taking care of him.

On March 18, after what looked like brain complications, he died peacefully in my hands. His death affected me deeply.

Rest in peace.

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2023

Quinoa

Found in January 2023 as a squab by someone else at Instituts, Palma. Too weak to fly, completely unable to move their feet, difficulty keeping their balance, full of parasites, refusing to eat. Sex unknown.

Suspected neurological damage, either by a virus or by being hit by a car.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (March 2023).

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Gnocchi

Found in January 2023 on S'Arenal's beach. He was unable to move one of her feet and didn't flee. Male.

An X-ray revealed she had swallowed a small metal ring and was being poisoned by it.

He became Polenta's couple.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (18/06/23).

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Polenta

Found in January 2023 on S'Arenal's beach. We initially thought she had smallpox, but it turned out she had her left eye pierced and that side of her face covered in pus. Female.

The eye was stitched at the sides to help it heal.

She became Gnocchi's couple.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (18/06/23).

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Trigo

Found at the end of January 2023 as a squab by someone else, in the middle of a street in Palma. Nothing apparently wrong with him, he was just too young to be left alone. Sex unknown.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (March 2023).

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Pana

Found in February 2023 at Plaza España, Palma. He had a leg missing, but the wound was already closed. Sex unknown.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (March 2023).

Tesla

Rescued by the owner of the animal shelter and given to us, in March 2023, to take care of while she recovers.

Had paramyxovirus, which makes her turn her neck to look up almost permanently. Suspected female.

On May 18, 2023, her condition got worse and she couldn't control her muscle spans anymore. After being hospitalized for a day, her health deteriorated critically and we had to put her to sleep.

Rest in peace.

Pachinko

Found by someone else in April 2023 as a very young squab, near Plaça de l'Olivar in Palma. Healthy but alone. Female.

Quely's couple.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (24/08/23).

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Mars

Found by Kony on the verge of death in April 2023 as a squab, near the post office in S'Arenal. Paramixo virus, all kinds of parasites, internal worms, and an infected eye with internal bleeding caused by traumatism. Male.

We took him to the animal shelter in late April 2023, but it didn't seem to adapt well, so we took it back a month after.

Currently living with us.

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Pistacho

Found by someone else at the end of April 2023 in Plaza España, Palma. Nothing wrong with him, just too young and not yet eating by himself. Sex unknown.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (May 2023).

Toffe

Found by Kony at the end of April 2023 in Avenida Europa, S'Arenal. Breathlessness, lethargy, underweight, trichomoniasis. Sex unknown.

She was extremely weak; could barely swallow without choking. She died the day after, probably for lack of breath.

Rest in peace.

Lenteja

Rescued by the owner of the animal shelter and given to us, in May 2023, to take care of while he recovers. Extremely weak and heavily affected by paramyxovirus; didn't look like she would last long. Sex unknown.

She died a day after, likely choking on vomit.

Rest in peace.

Pimienta

Found by someone else in May 2023, in a street in Corea, Palma. Had a large wound on the head covered in dried blood. Sex unknown.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (18/06/23).

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Nata

Found by someone else under a car in May 2023, in Avenida Argentina, Palma. Dirty, with parasites, and feet extremely tangled with strands of hair. Fancy breed and unusually docile. Female.

Couldn't fly and dragged a wing. Looked like it could have some metal in her stomach that was poisoning her.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (May 2023).

Panini

Young wood pigeon found by someone else in late May 2023. She didn't fly and had what looked like an infection in one eye. Sex unknown.

In early June, Gnocci attacked her, almost destroying her head.

A few weeks after she vomited her food and started to deteriorate quickly. I stayed with her until the end, and she died the day after, likely due to liver failure. It was very similar to Maíz's death.

Rest in peace.

7 babies

A building was being boarded up with 18 squabs inside. One of the workers took pity on them and called the caretaker of the animal shelter. We offered to help by taking some of them. Late May 2023.

Waffle

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (June 2023).

Hiragana

Katakana's brother.
Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (June 2023).

Katakana

Hiragana's brother.
Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (June 2023).

Pombo
Pombo was the loudest, hungriest and most active of them all.  Unfortunately, he suddenly died due to digestion problems (07/06/2023).
Rest in peace.

Pumba

Pombo's brother. Female.
Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (01/08/23).

Pombo Junior
Pombo Junior's neck was worryingly thick and hard since we got him, making it tricky to feed him. The vet did an operation on his neck and took a lot of matter out of it. He was looking pretty good, until one morning he suddenly wasn't.

He died in my hands of lack of breath. (10/06/2023).
Rest in peace.

Guisante

Pombo Junior's brother. Male.
Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (01/08/23).

Apio

Very young wood pigeon found by someone else near Balneario 6 in S'Arenal, on late June 2023 (18/06/23). He was on the ground and didn't try to escape. Sex unknown.

It didn't look like there was anything wrong with him; probably fell off the nest or tried to leave it too early.

He grew perfectly healthy and helped other wood pigeons feel safe. One day, he got scared and crashed against a window, not too hard, but after that, he stayed on the ground. After picking him up, he took a couple of deep breaths and died. It looked like a heart attack. An unexpected and tragic death. (17/08/23)

Rest in peace.

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Ajo

A young wood pigeon found by someone else in Plaza España, Palma (20/19/23). Had poxvirus. Sex unknown.

He stopped eating by himself and his situation slowly declined . His head got swollen and he started having difficulty to breathe. When it was obvious he was dying and there was no recovery, we put him to sleep (15/07/23).

Rest in peace.

Sésamo

Found at the end of June 2023 in Plaza España, Palma (30/06/23). Underweight, severe trichomoniasis. Sex unknown.

Died a few days after (03/07/2023).

Rest in peace.

Corona

Found in July 2023 on S'Arenal's beach (01/07/23). She was in the middle of the road, apparently unable to fly. Sex unknown.

Currently recovering with us.

Garbanzo

Found in July 2023 in Palma by someone else (03/07/23).A very young dove ravaged by smallpox. Sex unknown.

Died the day after.

Rest in peace.

Quely

Found in July 2023 in Plaza España, Palma (05/07/23). Some kind of purebred pigeon abandoned by a hunter's group. No health issues other than parasites, but he wasn't adapting well to living on the street. Male.

 Pachinko's couple.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (24/08/23).

Tortita

Found in July 2023 in Plaza España, Palma (05/07/23). Had a multiple fractures on a wing. Sex unknown.

Currently recovering with us.

Berry

Found by someone else in July 2023 in Palma (15/07/23). Had poxvirus and a critical case of trichomoniasis. Sex unknown.

We tried to treat her, but by the time we got her it was too late. All we could do was give her a comfortable space to rest. She died in my hands.

Rest in peace.

Golf

Wood pigeon found in July 2023 in a minigolf course in S'Arenal (17/07/23). It looked like he had a broken wing, but the vet determined it was muscular damage without broken bones. Sex unknown.

Currently recovering with us.

Datil

Found by a friend in July 2023 as a very young squab when it fell from a palm tree in Plaza España (25/07/23). It had a scab completely covering his left eye, but the eye appeared to be healthy underneath.

Currently recovering with us.

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Col

Found by someone else at the end of July 2023 near a church in Porreres (29/07/23). Severe case of trichomoniasis almost completely blocking his throat. We tried all we could, but it was too late. He died that same night.

Rest in peace.

Aba

Found at the end of July 2023 at  Son Forteza Park, Palma. Fantails are usually abandoned and have difficulty surviving in the city. Had signs of some neuronal dysfunction.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (01/08/23).

Nico

Found at the end of July 2023 at  Son Forteza Park, Palma. Fantails are usually abandoned and have difficulty surviving in the city, but other than that it was healthy.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (01/08/23).

Berenjena

Found by someone else in Palma, in August 2023 (01/08/23). It looked like it had a broken wing and leg. An X-ray revealed she had no fractures but there was something weird going on with her bones, might be cancer.

Currently recovering with us.

Canela

Found by someone else on August 2023 (05/08/2023). She fell from a tree in front of them. She's blind and might have PMV.

Currently recovering with us.

Patata

Found by someone else on August 07. Found trapped on a fence, tons of feathers missing, including the whole tail. Can't fly.


Currently recovering with us.

Frijol

Found in Palma, near Mama Carmen restaurant, on top of a van (16/08/2023). Extreme case of poxvirus; there was almost more poxvirus than pigeon. He died a few days after (19/08/2023).

Rest in peace.

Greg

Found by someone else in Palma on August 17. Was limping with missing toes on one of his paws.

Released in an animal shelter in the countryside (24/08/23).

7 mixed pack

On August 28 we got a pack of 7 pigeons in need of a safe place and time to recover.

3 doves:
· Ceren
· Noemi
· Giselle

4 wood pigeons:
· Jacopo
· Michel
· Fata
· Morgana

Currently recovering with us.

Tenshi

A dove brough to us by someone else after her cat brought it as a present. We got her a day after the 7 mixed pack (29/08/2023) and it died the day after (30/08/2023).

Rest in peace.

Colipava 3

Uptade pending

Princesa

Uptade pending

Gizmo

Found by someone else in September (21/09/2023), in Son Servera. Missing tail, probably attacked by a cat. Had a broken leg, diarrhea, and difficulty breathing. He vomited and died when the vet anesthetized him to operate on his leg (22/09/2023).

Rest in peace.