In a bizarre case, authorities have charged Craig Vogt of Hudson, Florida, with aggravated animal cruelty after he allegedly killed, cooked, and ate two of his own pet peacocks.
According to a criminal complaint and affidavits from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the incident stemmed from a heated dispute with a nearby neighbor who had been feeding Vogt’s free-roaming peacocks. Vogt, 61, allegedly left a letter in the neighbor’s mailbox in which he admitted to killing the birds “to prove a point” if she continued feeding them.
