Tail feathers were removed to be sold separately
Reaction Unit SA officers rescued a peacock in Verulam yesterday after being tipped-off about two men trying to sell the bird in Todd Street.
In a media release, the security company said it had received the call “after a passerby noticed the two men selling a peacock to the occupants of a white Golf GTI”. “Reaction officers responded to the call and on arrival, located the peacock on the back seat of the vehicle.“Its legs were bound. According to the driver of the car, he had paid the two individuals R300. The suspects had removed the feathers from the bird which they intended selling separately.
Two men selling a peacock in Verulam yesterday told Reaction Unit SA officers they needed money to buy heroin. “They informed Reaction Officers that the proceeds of the sale were to be used to purchase heroin,” said the statement.
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