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May 2023
Killinghall's last peacock set to be re-homed
Killinghall's last remaining peacock looks set to be re-homed outside the village.
Roaming peacocks have been a common sight in Killinghall for about 50 years.
But about a dozen are believed to have been killed last winter by a disgruntled villager annoyed by their screeching.
It left just one peahen, which has prompted concerns she is lonely and would be happier elsewhere.
One of the missing Killinghall peacocks
Now a resident has contacted Lucie's Animal Rescue in Thirsk about rehoming her.
The rescue centre has agreed to help and a group of villagers are trying to work out the best way to capture the peacock, which has its own Facebook page.
The resident leading the campaign, who asked not to be named, said:
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The villager said the end of bird flu restrictions made it a good time to act before winter sets in.
Lucie has suggested somebody regularly feeds the peacock so she keeps going back, which would make her easier to capture.
But peacocks are big and strong and difficult to catch so some residents have found a large cage they hope to entice her into. The resident said:
The village peacocks roosting in a tree before their disappearance.
Like many villagers, the resident was incensed by the peacocks' mystery disappearance. That so many vanished overnight and no remains have been found suggests they were slaughtered.
The resident said:
Peter the Peacock, who was regularly seen in Bilton, was re-homed in 2021 after getting injured.
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