Man Beats Peacock, Mistakes It For Vampire

[Low Key]

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.

[Sparegeez]

Slow day for news huh?

[es-jay]

Slow day for news huh?

sure was

[WC Iz Active]

what a sick fuck! I would love to gey my hands on this fuckin scumbag!

[Low Key]

Slow day for news huh?

Cmon. Like you didn't chuckle a little bit when you read it.

[MontrealCity's Most]

Yo peacock was tripping man, peacock was chillin on the hood of his car, fuck that.

[Don Jacob]

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[Bay Area Jat]

Slow day for news huh?

channel 2 news was hella exciting in the bay this weekend. 4 murders in oakland couple in the rich 4 more in the sco. i was about to tell my girl to make some popcorn

[es-jay]

Slow day for news huh?

channel 2 news was hella exciting in the bay this weekend. 4 murders in oakland couple in the rich 4 more in the sco. i was about to tell my girl to make some popcorn

lol, have a prop.

[Paul]

hahahahaha lmao, none of yous find this amazing, hahaha

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

aaaaaaaaaaaahahahhahahha

[Sparegeez]

Slow day for news huh?

channel 2 news was hella exciting in the bay this weekend. 4 murders in oakland couple in the rich 4 more in the sco. i was about to tell my girl to make some popcorn

There were actually 10 this weekend, not 8.All in Frisco, Richmond and Oakland.

[Bay Area Jat]

a lot of trigger happy fools in the bay

[Choco Taco]

a lot of trigger happy fools in the bay

yeah its def gangsta, not that we have to constantly reinforce this fact because feel weak ourselves

[floatin_above_everything]

Dude was probably trippin' off of something. ?I think it's actually pretty obvious.

[StevenQBosell]

Dude was probably trippin' off of something. ?I think it's actually pretty obvious.

Prolly on that loop (PCP)