Is there anything i could have done?

Question

I saw this pigeon on my way back from work today in London. It was sort of laying upright on the pavement, not moving as people passed it ( was in a pretty busy area though had a safe-ish spot) so im guessing it was injured. Wanted to do something but didn't. Was there anything i could have realistically done to help the bird? Mad i know but really gutted about it.

Answer 1

Contact London Wildcare Trust, Beddington Park, Church Road, Wallington SM6 7NN Tel. [phone] for Animal Emergencies / Rescues 24/07/365. E-Mail [e-mail]

Please give them a call if you see a Wildlife Casualty of ANY type in the future & ask them for their advice ! This is London's Premier Wildlife Rescue Organisation / Facility ! Please also check out the 'London Wildcare Trust' Website ! Cheers for Caring ! So many other people would not have given a d**n !

Answer 2

Can understand how you feel, and, Yes, There was something you could have done. You could have picked it up and taken it home. Injured birds are easy to pick up. They may give you the odd peck, but a pigeon ( even a very determined pigeon ) wont even manage to break your skin.

Place it in a cardboard box, some dried peas, lentils, even seed from a seeded loaf, will do as a substitute food ( not white bread...there is absoloutly no nutrition in it ) a jam jar lid of water.( Unlike other birds, pigeons can suck water uplike a straw, so it does not need to be deep )

Phone round every animal rescue centre you can find until you find one ( like us ) who will take in injured birds, and NOT put them down. This probably excludes the RSPCA.

If you can't find one locally, then have a go yourself. Birds heal remarkably quickly. Even broken bones can take as little as 8 to 12 days to completely heal.

Quite often Rescue Centres have people who will pick up and 'foster' animals until assistance can be given.

If all else fails....you have at least provided the bird with a stress free shelter where it can pass away in peace.

Every time we save an animal, we may not make a 'global' difference, but we make the world of difference to the animal concerned.

Don't 'beat yourself up', but consider the options next time. It does not have to be high maintenance.

At worst, a cardboard box, a bowl of feed once a day, a small container for water.

Good luck next time

Answer 3

Well i sugguest that you just leave it there and maybe put it in the grass because i alsn saw a bird injured and brought it home with me and then i toke care of it but it dies slowly at myhouse and i figured out at the end that it was not injured but i killed it

:-( poor birdie i sorry .........

Answer 4

there might have been a few things

Answer 5

IT WAS A PIGEON THEY ARE VERMIIN. why would you want to help one. let them die

Answer 6

I can so understand how you feel having been in that position myself,but trust me there is nothing you could have done except to take it home and try and care for it yourself, the RSPSA dont care nor do the other bird charities, I have been there with swans and other birds and they dont want to know, so hard as it is try not to think about it , it will nly upset you .x