A Florida man allegedly killed, cooked, and ate two of his pet peacocks to get twisted revenge against his neighbor for feeding them, according to court records.
Craig Vogt, 61, was arrested last Tuesday in Hudson after placing an outlandish letter in his neighbor’s mailbox to tell her he had killed and cooked his peacocks because “she continued feeding them,” according to an affidavit from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office obtained by The Post.
Vogt described killing the colorful exotic birds by “cutting the peacock’s neck with a knife and then cooking it in a frying pan,” the document said.
He delivered the letter to his neighbor to “prove a point that he will continue to kill his pet peacocks if she continues to feed them,” according to the affidavit.
The neighbors had been in a previous verbal argument over the pet birds, authorities added.
While being taken to jail, Vogt allegedly chillingly told police that he “plans to kill all his pet peacocks to prevent anyone from taking custody of them,” the document said.
Vogt flashed a stone-cold grimace with one eye that appeared to be shut in his mugshot.
He has been hit with a third-degree felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty, court records showed.
There are over 40 cases that have been filed against him in Pasco County, including for alleged public intoxication, criminal traffic charges, and aggravated assault, according to records.
It is not clear how many pet peacocks Vogt owns.
An attorney for Vogt has not been listed.
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