[UPDATED] Beloved McKinleyville Peacock, a ‘Neighborhood Mascot,’ Found Dead After a Craigslist Ad Ordered the Hit | Lost Coast Outpost
UPDATE, 4:17 p.m.: After this post was published, the Outpost spoke with the man who neighbors suspect of posting the Craigslist ad. See the bottom of this post for details.
This peacock, known as Azul or Mr. P to those who cared for him, was found dead this week after a Craigslist ad called for him to be eliminated. | Photo by Melissa Glass via Facebook.
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“The job is simple … “
So began the ad posted to Craigslist on or around June 13. It appeared in the “wanted” section under the title “Someone to get rid of a peacock,” and it specified “by any means necessary.”
The unidentified author of the post complained that the animal had been waking him at dawn with its noisy call. “The bird came here about 4 months ago, no one knows from where, and no one