I slowed down bc there was a pigeon in the road in my apartment complex. So I slowed down to a a crawl thinking that the pigeon would fly away like most birds. This one didn't! And apparently I ran it over and broke its leg or something! Anyone who knows me knows I am such an animal lover, so I felt horrible!

So I stopped the car and go out to see if the bird was okay. It wasnt but it was still alive. So I called the bird hospital in our town. They said they couldn't take wildlife, and referred me to a Boston area wildlife hospital. I called them and together we figured out it must have been a racing pigeon based on the tags on its feet. People own these pigeons, usually in large numbers, and send them out on adventures. Sometimes they get disoriented and don't return. Idk if this one was sick or what bc it didn't run swat when my car got near.

Anyhow, the bird was in over venous distreess based on its breathing and it passed away while I was on the phone with the hospital. Poor thing. So I got a plastic bag that I had in my car and picked it up and placed I tinder a tree.

Then I went online, like the lady at the wildlife hospital suggested, to type in the numbers on the tags that were on the birds feet. At least I was able to notify the owner.

Such a sad story, right? But who hits nd kills someone's pet pigeon? Only I would-what horrible luck! Poor bird.