Posted on 08/31/2023 3:52:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Residents of Pinecrest have complained about peacocks damaging the community
The village of Pinecrest is planning to use vasectomies to help solve the issue of its overwhelming number of peacocks, according to CBS News.
News 6 partner WPLG-TV has reported extensively on the problems these peacocks have posed to the people of Pinecrest.
In June, some residents told WPLG-TV that the birds were overpopulation the village and damaging vehicles in the area.
“If I ever send pictures to people who don’t live here, they’re like, ‘Oh my God, you have peacocks?” Pinecrest resident Lesley Russo said. Commissioner Raquel Regalado said that the village has been working to solve problems with the peacock population.
“I know everyone sees them, and they’re like, “Oh, they’re so beautiful,’ but when you have a pack of 20 squawking at 3 in the morning, it gets a little annoying, and everybody calls their county commissioner,” Regalado said. “When they see their reflection in cars and in windows, they attack it. They get on top of the roof — they’re very protective about their nests.”
Regalado added that the peacocks don’t just pose a threat to people’s belongings, but to people’s safety, too.
“The No. 1 complaint is peacocks, and we’re actually moving toward their mating season, where they get very, very aggressive,” Regalado said.
In about a month, Pinecrest plans to take part in a pilot program aimed at curbing the population of peacocks by giving them vasectomies. The plan entails partnering with a veterinarian to perform the vasectomies, hopefully cutting down on the number of birds.
“We’re going to be tagging them and finding out what the population is, what is a sustainable population, and how we can ensure that we can all coexist without property damage, without the peacocks being hurt,” Regalado said.
Regalado added that if the plan works in Pinecrest, it could also work in places like South Miami and Coral Gables.
The first time I visited Florida many years ago, my wife and I visited her brother. The first thing I noticed when we pulled up to his house was that he had a couple of grapefruit trees in his front yard with ripe fruit just lying on the ground. When I complimented him on them he said, “You want them? Take them with you, they are a damn nuisance”
I didn’t fully understand until we bought a house with two walnut trees in the yard. “Nuisance is not a strong enough word.
Here’s a suggestion.
Capture the Peahens.
Take them to the boonies, way far away, say Washington, DC.
Or just take them to Georgia.
Problem solved......
Peacocks taste good. Sorta between the Bald Eagle and the Spotted Owl.
Mmmmmmm, good!
To do a proper vasectomy you want to leave a gap in the vas deferens to lessen the possibility of the ends coming back together. A .45 slug would leave the proper gap.
Chemical castration? Heard of it but never known anyone to try it.
Save the taxpayers some money. .22 rounds or birdshot shells are cheaper...
Hahaha!
Thank you very much for this 😆
British historian Sir Stephen Runciman once ate peacock, as he described in his „Traveller’s Alphabet“, but was rather unimpressed, describing the meal as tasting like „a coarse old turkey“.
Or was the cook just unqualified? We don’t know…
I thought to reduce the number of an unwanted animal population you reduced the number of females producing offspring. Wouldn’t they do better sterilizing the females? This town sounds sexist to me.
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