Man beats peacock he says was vampire

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

NEW YORK - A peacock that roamed into the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant was attacked by a man who vilified the bird as a vampire, animal-control authorities said.

Beaten so fiercely that most of his tail feathers fell out, the bird was euthanized, said Richard Gentles, a spokesman for the city's Center for Animal Care and Control.

"It's just unbelievable that someone would do something to a poor, defenseless animal and do it in such a cruel fashion," he said.

The peacock, a male several years old, wandered into a Burger King parking lot in the New York borough of Staten Island and perched on a car hood Thursday morning. Charmed employees were feeding him bread when the man appeared.

He seized the iridescent bird by the neck, hurled it to the ground and started kicking and stomping the creature, said worker Felicia Finnegan, 19.

"He was going crazy," she said.

Asked what he was doing, she said, the attacker explained, "'I'm killing a vampire!'"

Employees called police, but the man ran when he saw them. Authorities were looking for the attacker, described as in his teens or early 20s.

It was not clear how the bird made his way to the Burger King, but a Staten Island resident who raises peacocks said he had given some to a person who lives near the restaurant.

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[Emancipation 2]

wow..

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

"He was going crazy," she said.

This would be more accurate.

[Nessa 23]

[trueimage 0]

This is your brain on drugs.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

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It was not clear how the bird made his way to the Burger King, but a Staten Island resident who raises peacocks said he had given some to a person who lives near the restaurant.

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Most likely combination of flying and walking (peafowl aren't exactly flightless).

I can only hope that chopfrack who killed the peacock winds up spearing himself on a wrought-iron gate.

Edited July 2, 2007 by CherryXS

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Sounds like he needs to be in some sort of secure unit / residential care.

[eric&gen 0]

peaCOCKS.

[almaty 19]

he was psychotic and a chopf##k to boot..a dangerous combination

[Jamie76 0]

Peacock vampire? Ludicrous. Squirrel vampires...now that is more believable.

[Ladylethal 12]

Poor bird, animal cruelty irks me.

Edited July 2, 2007 by Luis&Laura

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Well there was that story the other week about the squirrel that went on a rampage and attacked several people - before an OAP smashed it to death with his walker.

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

Well there was that story the other week about the squirrel that went on a rampage and attacked several people - before an OAP smashed it to death with his walker.

that was one of my posts too

beware the crazy rabid squirrel!