A peacock that roamed into a fast-food restaurant parking lot was attacked by a man who claimed the bird was a vampire. The bird was so fiercely beaten that most of its tail feathers fell out, which led to the peacock being put down.
The peacock, a male several years old, wandered into a Burger King parking lot and perched on a car hood. Employees had been feeding him bread when the man appeared. The bird-murderer seized the bird by the neck, hurled it to the ground and started kicking and stomping the creature.
Asked what he was doing, 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 its way to Burger King, but a Staten Island resident who raises peacocks said he had given some to a person who lives near the restaurant.
Source: CBS5