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APB issued in New York for sick teen who attacked peacock





The local New York City police have issued an all points bulletin for a teenager who was seen repeatedly stomping on a peacock last week, the damage ultimately causing the bird's death. n

nThe unidentified teenager's heartless actions that were witnessed ultimately led to the animal being euthanized by animal control officials, the New York Daily News said Sunday.

nOn Thursday the animal was spotted on top of a Staten Island restaurant, the Daily News reports witnesses saying the blond-haired teen then climbed onto the building's roof, choked the bird and threw it to the ground where he began violently stomping on it while screaming "I'm killing a vampire!"

nFelicia Finnegan, a 19-year-old who witnessed the entire event, said the bird had done nothing wrong and was even trying to flee during most of the attack.

n"It was very demented, the whole thing. He was kicking it like crazy. It was just trying to get away," she told the Daily News. "I didn't think any normal person could do something like that."

n"It's just unbelievable that someone would do something to a poor defenseless animal and do it in such a cruel fashion," said Richard Gentles, a spokesman for the Center for Animal Care and Control.

n"We had to euthanize the bird," Gentles said to the Daily News. "He had long tail feathers that fan out, but he was beaten so brutally that he lost most of his feathers."

nAuthorities asked anyone with information about the incident to call Animal Control at (212) 788-4000 or the ASPCA at (212) 876-7700.

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The local New York City police have issued an all points bulletin for a teenager who was seen repeatedly stomping on a peacock last week, the damage ultimately causing the bird's death.

The unidentified teenager's heartless actions that were witnessed ultimately led to the animal being euthanized by animal control officials, the New York Daily News said Sunday.

On Thursday the animal was spotted on top of a Staten Island restaurant, the Daily News reports witnesses saying the blond-haired teen then climbed onto the building's roof, choked the bird and threw it to the ground where he began violently stomping on it while screaming "I'm killing a vampire!"

Felicia Finnegan, a 19-year-old who witnessed the entire event, said the bird had done nothing wrong and was even trying to flee during most of the attack.

"It was very demented, the whole thing. He was kicking it like crazy. It was just trying to get away," she told the Daily News. "I didn't think any normal person could do something like that."

"It's just unbelievable that someone would do something to a poor defenseless animal and do it in such a cruel fashion," said Richard Gentles, a spokesman for the Center for Animal Care and Control.

"We had to euthanize the bird," Gentles said to the Daily News. "He had long tail feathers that fan out, but he was beaten so brutally that he lost most of his feathers."

Authorities asked anyone with information about the incident to call Animal Control at (212) 788-4000 or the ASPCA at (212) 876-7700.

This, surely, is a direct consequence of those Sarah Michelle Gellar programs on TV. I saw this reported under a headline "Man saves Burger King Workers from Vampire Peacock" initially. As the article said, "If someone jumps in to an every-day situation and starts up the violence because there may or may not be vampirism involved, it’s your job to be grateful first and ask questions later". I hope he was mistaken or Staten Island won't be safe to visit after dark.

RedGlitter;651268 wrote: "I didn't think any normal person could do something like that."

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spot;651281 wrote: This, surely, is a direct consequence of those Sarah Michelle Gellar programs on TV. I saw this reported under a headline "Man saves Burger King Workers from Vampire Peacock" initially. As the article said, "If someone jumps in to an every-day situation and starts up the violence because there may or may not be vampirism involved, it’s your job to be grateful first and ask questions later". I hope he was mistaken or Staten Island won't be safe to visit after dark.


Yes, I had read that over the weekend too. The weird headline was enough that I read it.

The teen is obviously hallucinating, a peacock is not a threatening animal. I hope he is arrested and charged.

I hope for worse than that but at least that.

What a punk. Sometimes I really hate people.

That poor bird.

spot;651281 wrote: I hope he was mistaken or Staten Island won't be safe to visit after dark.


Not to make light of what truly is a horrific crime but,

Staten Island Isn't safe to visit after dark.

I had a peacock in my yard in Fl. It wasnt really mine but he just stayed there, maybe because we had an orange tree.

Anyhoo some punk ass kid filled him full of bb's.

He died on the roof.