HUDSON, Fla. — A Florida man was arrested for aggravated animal cruelty after confessing to killing two of his pet peacocks in a dispute with his neighbor.
The incident stemmed from a disagreement between the owner, Craig Vogt, and his neighbor over the feeding of the peacocks.
Vogt allegedly placed a letter in his neighbor’s mailbox claiming he killed the birds because they continued to feed them.
The police report states that Vogt admitted to slashing the peacocks’ necks with a knife and cooking them in a frying pan. He claimed he did this out of spite and to make a point to his neighbor.
While being taken to jail, Vogt stated his plan to kill all his remaining peacocks to stop anyone from taking custody of them.
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