A New York bird protection association, the Wild Bird Fund, recently took in a young domestic pigeon in an advanced state of malnutrition. But beyond this aspect, it was the color of the bird that surprised the keepers: the animal was tinged with pink.
Another crazy idea. A domestic pigeon was discovered emaciated and stained pink by a bird protection association in New York. The track of a “gender reveal”, a party to reveal the sex of the future newborn, is considered by the caretakers of the association and reported by the BBC.
“Pigeons can have many colors, but pink is not one of them,” the New York association Wild Bird Fund said ironically on Monday on its Twitter account. Adding also that the state of health of the animal was very bad. Indeed, the bird showed “signs of long-term malnutrition”, thus rendering it unable to feed, fly or escape predators.
A “gender reveal” at the origin of this dye?
A few days later, the association announced that the animal had recovered, but that its plumage remained however well tinged with pink. Similarly, coloring, most certainly intended for human hair, poses a risk to the respiratory health of the animal since “the dye has a strong odor.”
To explain this dye, the Wild Bird Fund association has put forward the hypothesis of a “gender reveal” party. It is at least a “theory that is gaining popularity”, she explains on her social networks.
Very popular in the United States, these gender reveal parties are most often organized by future parents to announce to their loved ones the gender of their future baby. This is most often done around a cake or a throw of confetti in pink or blue colors depending on the sex of the future newborn.
But sometimes, some parents go way too far and have crazy ideas to spice up their party. In Brazil, a couple had tinted a waterfall blue.
