Flamingo, NYC's mysterious pink pigeon, has died

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Flamingo, the pink pigeon who was rescued from Madison Square Park, died overnight. Rescuers believe his death was a reaction to hair dye, which they suspect was the cause of his pink hue.

Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Flamingo, the pink pigeon who was rescued from Madison Square Park, died overnight.

“We are deeply sad to report that Flamingo, our sweet pink pigeon, has passed away,” the group said. “Despite our best efforts to reduce the fumes coming off the dye, while keeping him calm and stable, he died in the night. We believe his death was caused by inhaling the toxins.”

 

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Damn, that is cruel.

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Poor fellow fell into the wrong hands.

thanks for being there in last days

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Hopefully they at least fried the squab up and fed it to the homeless. Why waste a good piece of meat 😥

So sad 😞 😢

I’m sorry but that bird looks really gross…

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People are awful.

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That's so horrible. I hope the people who did this see their handiwork.

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