A Clearwater woman is hoping to keep her pet peacock after Clearwater Police said a city ordinance prohibits homeowners from possessing certain types of wildlife.

Kira Viveiros found an egg in her front yard about four months ago.

She said sanctuaries could not help and told her that the bird's mother should return within 24 hours.

Kira said that days passed, and the egg was abandoned, so she bought an incubator.

"I just wanted to save it so I got an incubator and he hatched a month later, but we had to assist because he would not have survived if we didn't," said Kira.

She said the peacock had become a pet, and she had cared for the bird ever since its birth.

"He'll still go under the covers and snuggle and stuff like that. He loves TV. He became just very like a domestic pet. We ea

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