Man beats peacock he says was vampire

[j.m@talk]

NEW YORK - A peacock that roamed into a fast-food restaurant parking lot was attacked by 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 Staten Island Burger King parking lot and perched on a car hood Thursday morning. Charmed employees had been 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 being 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.

[leprechaun_40]

Stupid bird, shoulda gone to Wendys

[Imperion1]

http://www.sysopt.com/forum/showthread.php?t=197690

The peacock would have been better of with this guy.

[werz]

Lottsa those vampire peacocks about, this time of year.

[mireland]

"man beats off peacock"

[j.m@talk]

"man beats off peacock"

Mistakes happen

[mireland]

pea cock.

[j.m@talk]

Good Lord

[mireland]

Good Lord

what?

[j.m@talk]

Shaddapa yer face

[mireland]

Shaddapa yer face

I've been taking humour lessons from your cat....

[j.m@talk]

Righti Ho'

[mireland]

slow day today...

[j.m@talk]

Off to bed when "The man in the vest 4" has encoded so I can watch it

[mireland]

Off to bed when "The man in the vest 4" has encoded so I can watch it

say again?