One of the Rusa officers who rescued a peacock in Verulam, KZN. Photo: Supplied
An unsuspecting peacock was put through the ringer by two enterprising drug addicts in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday.
According to Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa), the bird was stolen by the addicts and had some feathers plucked.
The plan, according to a man who purchased it from the addicts at R300, was to sell the bird and the feathers separately, and hopefully profit handsomely.
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The proceeds were allegedly going towards feeding the addicts’ heroin addiction.
Rusa was contacted by a concerned passerby who told them the occupants of a white VW Golf bought the bird from the addicts.
When Rusa tracked the vehicle down, officers found the peacock in the backseat of the vehicle. It’s legs were bound.
Luckily, the peacock survived the ordeal, and other than being slightly worse for wear, shaken with a few feathers missing, it looks as though it will make a full recovery.
