Florida Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Killing, Eating Pet Peacocks Over Neighbor Dispute

Craig Vogt, a 61-year-old man from Hudson, Florida, was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty after admitting to killing, cooking, and eating two of his pet peacocks. Vogt reportedly killed the birds out of spite due to a dispute with a neighbor who was feeding them against his wishes, and he had left a letter threatening to continue killing the peacocks to "prove a point." He confessed to cutting their necks, bleeding them out, and cooking them in a frying pan. While being taken into custody, Vogt told deputies he would kill all his remaining peacocks if anyone tried to take them from him. The case remains under investigation, and the fate of the other peacocks is currently unknown. Vogt faces a third-degree felony charge for causing excessive pain and death to the animals.