CLEARWATER, Fla. – The destiny of a pet peacock is unsure after Clearwater police say its house owners are in violation of a metropolis ordinance by having him.
5 months in the past, Kira Viveiros and her brother discovered an egg of their yard in Clearwater.
She stated hen sanctuaries within the space that she reached out to inform her the egg wasn’t viable.
“I did not contact it for 3 days as a result of, , for those who contact an egg, the mother gained’t come again,” Viveiros stated. “The hen sanctuary did say, ‘the mother will come again. Don’t fear,’ nevertheless it by no means did,” she stated.
Viveiros, who grew up on a farm and is an animal lover, although, took issues into her personal fingers and acquired an incubator. A month later, it hatched.
“He made the preliminary break, which is known as a pip, and that is why we named him Pip,” she stated.
She researched the right way to deal with him, and even began constructing a home for him her yard.
“We had him simply in the home as a result of hawks are a giant deal. We now have them within the neighborhood, , there are lots of predators once they’re that small. So, we simply saved him inside,” Viveiros stated.
“He cuddles with us. He loves once you sing to him. We educated him and stuff. He is a complete pet and such a love bug and the whole lot,” she stated.
Viveiros stated Pip loves watching ‘Love Island’ too.
Monday, although, she stated somebody visiting her neighbor referred to as police.
“I believe what occurred was that she had a pal over and her pal is the one who referred to as the police and referred to as a couple of hen sanctuaries. I imply, Pip’s a white peacock. They’re very uncommon. Not lots of them are on the market on the earth, and he is a bit larger, so I believe they thought I simply captured a hen, however that is not what occurred,” Viveiros stated.
A number of peacocks roam round her Clearwater neighborhood as nicely.
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Clearwater Police instructed her having the peacock is in opposition to metropolis ordinance, and he or she wanted to launch him into the wild.
She says he’s domesticated, although, and wouldn’t survive within the wild. Clearwater Police say they warned her she might face fines for potential code violations.
“There are farms that would take him, however he can simply be exterior. He is not going to know what to do,” Viveiros stated.
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She says some hen sanctuaries she’s reached out to say they’re not capable of take Pip.
Viveiros has additionally reached out to Clearwater Metropolis Council with footage, signatures from a number of neighbors saying they’re happy with Pip and a web-based petition with greater than 300 signatures.
“He is not even a hen. He is simply this lovely being that we love a lot. I’ve realized a lot, too from it. It sounds silly, , some folks will perceive, and for those who’re an animal lover, however he is the neatest little man ever,” she stated.
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Late Friday afternoon, Viveiros stated police got here again, referred to as Animal Management and native hen sanctuaries who, she stated, instructed police they couldn’t come get Pip as a result of he’s domesticated.
She says police instructed her she has to do away with him on Friday, or they’ll positive her a couple of thousand {dollars}. Viveiros stated she is ready to convey him to a farm in Odessa whereas she figures issues out.
FOX 13 additionally reached out to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee.
An company spokesperson stated it doesn’t regulate peacocks, and that rules across the animal are as much as the jurisdiction of native governments.
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The Supply: Info for this story was offered by Kira Viveiros, Clearwater Police and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee.
