Shrieking peacocks roam the streets in LA County, damaging vehicles. Now officials want to ban residents from feeding them
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For over a century, peacocks have roamed the streets of Los Angeles County. But after causing sleepless nights and damaged property, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is moving to ban people from feeding them.
But after reports of peacocks causing sleepless nights and damaged property, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a motion to draft an ordinance that would ban people from feeding them. Peacocks, or peafowl, have been a staple of the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles since they were introduced by wealthy entreprenuer Lucky Balwin in the late 19th century.
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