Woman goes viral for bringing her pet pigeon all around New York

A woman named Abby Jardine has gone viral on TikTok after sharing her pet pigeon’s luxurious NYC lifestyle consisting of designer handbags and visits to the city’s best restaurants.

In 2016, New York City introduced a new rule claiming that all dogs traveling on the city’s subway would have to fit in bags. This led New Yorkers to get creative as even the biggest dogs are seen being carried in big backpacks or Ikea bags.

But what about other animals? What would you do if you saw someone on the subway traveling with a pigeon in their bag? This is exactly what New York-based Abby Jardine has done on a daily basis since adopting her black pet pigeon, Pidge. And she’s shared every moment of it on TikTok, for millions to witness.

Speaking to the New York Post, Abby said she’d found the pigeon scared and alone by some trash by her apartment. Being just three weeks old at the time, the tiny bird could not fly and shouldn’t have been out of its nest.

When she found the bird, Jardine immediately took it to Wild Bird Fund, a critter rehabilitation center on the Upper West Side for treatment. However, she soon decided to become its adoptive mom.

“I had never owned a pigeon as a pet — I’m not even a bird person,” she said. “But I did know that pigeons can be domesticated.

“When I saw how cute and friendly she was, I knew she was my forever baby.”

Since Pidge was adopted by Abby, they have become a TikTok sensation as Abby often shares clips of her “purse pigeon” in her collection of designer bags all across New York – even on the subway.

NYC woman reveals she potty trained pet pigeon

Most of Abby’s millions of viewers have been confused as to how she managed to bring Pidge all over the city. However, according to Abby, she has yet to have any problems with it.

“If I want to go out for drinks or dinner with friends, I just put her in my bag and she’s down to roll,” Abby said. “She’s super social and super chill, so we’ve never been kicked out of any bars or restaurants.”

But what most viewers are curious about is Pidge’s bathroom habits, as pigeons are known for being ruthless with where they do their business.

But Abby put all viewers’ concerns to rest as she revealed she’s managed to potty train her pet.

She said: “If we’re out somewhere, I just take her to the bathroom every 30 to 40 minutes, hold her over the toilet and she goes.

“I’ve tried to [make her go] over trash cans, and she’s definitely wary of that. She prefers an actual bathroom.”

Because of how well-behaved Pidge is, Abby has even managed to bring her on a flight from New York to Pittsburgh to see her parents.

In her video documenting the experience, Abby shows her parents petting Pidge, claiming they loved her. Her dad even went so far as to build his grand-pigeon her very own house to sit in while they were pet-sitting for Abby.

“New BFFs,” Abby captioned one clip showing Pidge sitting on the dad’s shoulder, nipping on his cheek.

After months of living together, the latest video on their channel shows Pidge chilling in Abby’s Brandon Blackwood handbag, proving that even pigeons can live luxurious lifestyles.