Charity Hospital for Birds

A pigeon got into my balcony. I saw it yesterday in the afternoon. There was some form of massive outgrowth over its right eye -- which looked like blobs of cement stuck over the eye -- and, having lost a number of feathers on that side of its body, it looked rather scrawny. I thought that it was just resting for a while and went back indoors.

It was only late in the evening that I went back on to the balcony again. The pigeon was still there and it was clear that it wasn't about to go anywhere. It was very weak and you could see that moving even a little was taking more energy than it had.

I didn't have the faintest idea of what to do to help it so I called everyone I could think of to ask if they knew a vet who takes care of birds. It turned out that most people couldn't possibly have cared less but I was ultimately given this address where doctors treat birds free of charge:

CHARITY BIRDS HOSPITAL
Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir Compound, Opposite the Red Fort,
Delhi.
Timing: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Phone: 01132909216

The information came too late for my pigeon; it didn't survive the night. Perhaps it'll help some other bird. As for me, I just had a friend turn into a persona non grata because I was so stunned by how little he cared.