Man seen on video snatching 3 baby peacocks from Fort Lauderdale neighborhood

A woman is speaking out after surveillance video captured a man snatching a trio of baby peacocks outside of her brother s home Speaking to News on Tuesday Vicki Smith stated the animal abduction occurred last Thursday on Southwest th Court in Fort Lauderdale s Shady Banks neighborhood It makes you sick to your stomach because they re clearly this person is preying on these tiny defenseless creatures They don t have any defenses she explained Video shared with News shows a man approaching the animals in a pickup truck He gets out of the truck while holding what looks like several sort of bait He then snatches three of the peachicks while leaving the mother behind Once he takes the babies the mother just loses her mind commented Smith You can see the distress the mother is in She s moving really fast she is just running in circles The woman disclosed the family of peacocks often visits her brother s home and believes the babies were targeted because one of them is a rare white color which allows them to be sold for hundreds of dollars It s heartbreaking announced Smith According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission permits are required for various wildlife removal programs however the issue is complex and varies from county to county and city by city Smith now hopes that by sharing the video she ll be able to identify the man seen snatching the peachicks and get to the bottom of his intentions Even the people who don t care for the peacocks are not OK with this This is super not cool declared Smith Fort Lauderdale Police stated they would reach out to Smith to obtain more information on the circumstance before opening an review