The science checks out.

In Spanish, a peacock is literally called a "royal turkey" (pavo real)

Poultry for rich snobs

GET YOUR HAND OFF MY PENIS

10/10 reference. Would meme again.

there is probably a law about them being gamebirds or something.

In my state it is illegal to kill a turkey, outside of designated hunting season w/ license in designated hunting areas.

So if you go to the state park with an orange vest with a gun in November, you're good to kill them. But if you say, beat one to death on your lawn in March, you will get written up on charges and probably face fines and jail time. Both cases, cooking and eating is irrelevant.

Bird law is not governed by reason

The common peacock, also called Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), seen in the pic above, is not endangered. Least concern in fact.

The Green peafowl (pavo muticus) is endangered, but I highly doubt the Florida man had/ate that species. Much harder to acquire—I’ve never even seen it at a zoo.

But would a pet affect this? Isn't endangered status about wild animals?

probably that’s why?

Nope!

He was charged with animal cruelty, probably because of the wacky letter he sent to his neighbor, and that he did it “out of spite.”

They are quite common livestock all over the world.

And exotic to Florida, so calling them "endangered" is completely meaningless.

If it flies, it spies!

This guy was reportedly arrested for his slaughtering methods. I’m no butcher, but I believe the commonly accepted method of slaughter is to swiftly break the bird’s neck to ensure the death is quick. According to the news article, he cut the bird’s necks and let them bleed out which counts as animal cruelty. A person would theoretically get arrested for doing this to their pet/feeder chickens as well.

That's how everyone kills chickens around here, you even have like a metal cone to keep them steady while you do it, I never had the heart to kill any animals but I've seen a lot of it.

Literally every single halal certified carcass was killed like this.

Pretty sure halal and kosher meat requires that the animals bleed out.

thats crazy, i had no idea that would be considered animal cruelty. i grew up on a farm and have only ever seen the head chopped off but out of curioity, how is severing the spinal cord with an axe more inhumane than twisting the neck? logically speaking, the blood draining out has  no effect on cognition, and what if theneck doesnt snap the first time?

Ah, so standard Halal practice, which is savage animal cruelty with a devoted PR department.

Turkeys used to eat peacocks? Well, I never.