A 61-year-old Florida man faces animal cruelty charges after admitting to eating his pet peacocks following a dispute with a neighbor over feeding them, according to court records.

Craig Vogt, of Hudson, a community located about 40 miles north of Tampa , was arrested on Sept. 23, according to the Pasco Sheriff's Office.

The arrest affidavit stated that at about 9 p.m. that Tuesday, deputies were called to a home after a woman said her neighbor left a letter in her mailbox claiming, "he killed two of his pet peacocks because she continued feeding them."

The deputies then spoke with the accused, Vogt, who admitted to placing the letter in the woman's mailbox to "prove a point" and told them he would continue to kill his pet peacocks if she continued to feed them, the affidavit said.

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