Animal Protection Services officers are investigating the death of the peacock, which had come to be accepted as the neighborhood pet throughout the years.
A beloved Las Vegas neighborhood peacock named Pete was killed with a hunter’s bow and arrow, and authorities are trying to find who was behind it.
Felicity Carter, a neighbor, said she found the bird Monday against a fence with an arrow sticking out of him. She said the staff rushed to treat him, even looking into getting a blood transfusion from another peacock.“I just don’t understand why someone would do this,” Carter said. “We all just want to find out who did this. We want justice for Pete.”Pete the peacock, a neighborhood bird that became a small sensation was shot and killed by a hunter’s bow and arrow in Las Vegas earlier this month.
She wrapped Pete in a blanket and, with the help of other neighbors, took him to a veterinarian who specializes in exotic pets.She said the staff rushed to treat him, even looking into getting a blood transfusion from another peacock.The mail courier and landscapers knew Pete, too, and would drive carefully through the neighborhood in case he was on the street.
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