Man Killed, Ate Pet Peacocks to Spite Neighbor Who was Feeding Them

Hudson, FL – On September 23, a Florida man was arrested and charged with animal cruelty for killing his pet peacocks and eating them to spite a neighbor who had been feeding them. According to CBS Miami, Craig Vogt was arrested after a woman said she received a letter in her mailbox from Vogt stating that “he killed two of his pet peacocks because she continued feeding them.”

Pasco Sheriff Office deputies spoke with Vogt, and he admitted to leaving the letter, and to killing his pets. He also said that he would kill more of the pet peacocks if the woman continued to feed them. He claimed he would kill the birds to “prove a point,” reports the Associated Press.

The affidavit states that the 61-year-old man, “admitted to killing the bird by cutting the bird’s neck out of spite, then bleeding it out, and then later eating the bird after cooking it on a frying pan.”

Vogt has a lengthy criminal history. He is now facing a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty excessive pain/death.

(Stock image of peacock via Pixabay)

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