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On Monday a Good Samaritan rescued a pink-colored pigeon from Manhattan's Madison Square Park.
The bird lover transported the king pigeon - a domestic breed - to the Wild Bird fund, a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation and education center, on the Upper West Side.
The pigeon, which was subsequently named Flamingo, was described as being in poor condition upon arrival.
The animal rescue group determined that the brightly colored bird had been deliberately dyed, and possibly used as part of a gender reveal, an experiment, or wedding party, prompting employees to release a statement:
'Please never release domestic birds to the wild. Not for weddings, funerals, celebrations, art projects, anything. (We'd hope that 'don't dye them' goes without saying, but...) They will starve or be preyed on,' they wrote.
The Wild Bird Fund of Manhattan put out a statement after Flamingo the pigeon was found and brought uptown to the organization
The Wild Bird Fund added that it seemed the bird had never flown before and was likely purchased at a poultry market. The bird also showed signs of long-term malnutrition.
Flamingo, the group said,
