It’s an only-in-West-Vancouver kind of animal control problem.
Someone’s escaped peacock is sitting at the West Vancouver SPCA waiting for his owner – or anyone else for that matter – to come claim him.
Residents first noticed the non-native species in a Dundarave neighbourhood last weekend.
“He was brought in by our bylaw department. He was running at large by Mathers and 22nd,” said Dragana Hajdukovic, West Vancouver SPCA branch manager.
“He appears to be quite tame. He likes perch on top of the staff’s shoulders as they’re cleaning his closure.”
The notoriously prideful animal, dubbed Fabulous Bob, doesn’t have his impressive iridescent tail plumage.
While West Vancouver council is moving to make backyard chickens legal in the district, peacocks remain blacklisted birds.
“You would be surprised at the many weird animals people decide to keep but it’s the first peacock that I’ve seen while I’ve been in West Vancouver. That’s for sure,” Hajdukovic said.
