About Us

Our Story

Founded by accident, kept alive on purpose.

Almost Home started in 2023 when a racing pigeon — dazed, banded, and exhausted — took up residence at an overpass in Danbury, Connecticut and refused to leave. A good Samaritan took notice; a phone call to a shelter led to "we don't take those." After a week of baiting and checking a trap, we had our first resident and, soon after, a waiting list of strangers with the same problem.

Since then we've grown into a small volunteer network across Connecticut and the Hudson Valley — fostering strays, exhausted racers, and city ferals that can no longer make it on their own, and matching the ones who won't be released back into the wild with people willing to give them a place to perch forever.

Our Mission

Rehab-first, rehome fast.

We are rehab-focused and accept both injured/sick feral pigeons and stray captive-bred pigeons. Due to the number of birds on the street needing immediate rescue, we only accept owner surrenders on a case-by-case basis outside of pigeon racing season.

Almost Home is a domestic animal rescue, not a wildlife rehab. Able-bodied and healthy feral birds may be released if they do not become too habituated. Recovered, non-releasable ferals are adopted out to forever homes.

Almost Home is not a sanctuary. Intake capacity is deliberately small, and we focus on rehoming birds quickly rather than filling aviaries.

We are not a registered nonprofit and as such any donations are not tax deductible.

Our Ethics

Non-negotiables.

Almost Home will never adopt birds out to homes that breed or use birds for sport, food, or hunting.

We have faith in our veterinarian and feel strongly about:

Antimicrobial stewardship
Population control
Disability is not a death sentence

We support our adopters forever, and will take back any bird that we adopt out if the adopter's situation changes.

How We Do It

Biosecurity: 30-day quarantine & parasite prophylaxis

Medical Care: Birds that require rehabilitation see a vet at least once.

Testing: All birds are DNA tested for sex, and are adopted only after receiving a clear fecal test.

Socialization: Health-cleared birds are kept indoors in a housepet setting and socialized with other healthy birds. We do not allow single birds to pair off while in care, nor will we break up established pairs. We avoid imprinting wherever possible.

Get In Touch

Have a pigeon in need?

Whether you've found a bird, need to rehome one, or just want to say hello — we'd love to hear from you.

info@almosthomepigeons.com