Shrieking pet birds in neighbors garden

[jan1ne]

This morning i was woken up at the crack of dawn by a weird screaming sound and on further investigation i noticed that the neighbor had a flock of roughly 7 peacocks strutting around her garden making a loud noise which maybe okay in a kenyan safari park but is totally out of character for a detached house in watford. My cat was nearly attacked in her garden by the gang of birds and has now came in an is refusing to leave the couch.
This afternoon she was seen walking down the street with leads around their necks and everyone had top cross over the other side as people were obviously scared at her menagerie of shrieking birds and what's more is that the birds fouled the pavement on several occasions and she didn't clear the mess up even though she walked back on the same side passing her birds mess.
I never even knew peacocks were allowed as pets so is this legal, do these birds carry any diseases that we the public should be worried about and if this noise continues in the mornings or indeed night or if my cat is attacked who should i call?

[boxtops]

Cats invoke strong feeling jan1ne, it's like Marmite, you love them or detest them. You might guess from my avatar that I'm in the first group - but my neighbour nearly took a shovel to one of mine for cr@pping in his newly drug border.

[boxtops]

^^ that should of course be newly DUG border...

[hc4361]

It was never the cat that was the problem.
It was your reaction to your cat being attatcked by a neighbour's pet in the neighbour's garden - as if you believed your cat had a right to be there, but your neighbour can't keep pets in case they attack your cat.

[jan1ne]

I don't understand what this cat hate is all about to be honest boxtops, just like dogs they have great character as well as being cleaner than dogs and cats either lounge around all day or go out and do their own thing where dogs are always dragging their owners out at all hours through rain, sleet and snow.

[whiskeryron]

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all these comments. Just a brief question, I saw at one point mention of a Ferret, can you put a Peahen down your trousers?

Ron.

[jan1ne]

Hc i've already apologised for my kneejerk reaction due to lack of sleep and being met with animals next door you usually only see on wildlife programs or in zoos.
I'm sure everyone can appreciate that fact.

[hc4361]

Okay, apologies backatcha

[boxtops]

Ron, I wouldn't.

[jan1ne]

Thank you hc.

[Barmaid]

I am lmao at Ron. You CAN put a peahen down your trousers but it would result in a very big bulge.

Cats are a pain in the harris. Don't get me wrong, I love them dearly, but they are still a right pain. They nick your bed, they nick your food, they moan the whole time and nothing is ever quite good enough for them - one of ours scratched the OH on the face last night (although i am inclined, given current circumstances) to say he deserved it.

Birds, however, are far far worse. Never ever be tempted by the lure of fresh eggs. Chickens are mini dinosaurs who will wreck everything in their path. How I didn't kill one (or all) of mine today escapes me. But there is always tomorrow................

[jan1ne]

Ron why would someone of sound mind think something as sick as that?
I'm off to get dinner sorted and need to get away from here for a while.
Like i said earlier thanks to all those that understood and those that think this is a comedy stage built in order to pull my leg and goad me, shame on you.
Good evening!

[paddywak]

I don't particularly like cat's jan but I would never deliberately hurt one however it does annoy me that some people think it's OK for their cats to wander about crapping all over other peoples property. If Max my GSD craps in the street and I don't clean it up I can be fined up to a £1000 yet the some of same people who complain would be up in arms if cat owners were made responsible for cleaning up their cats mess

[mrs.chappie]

Think of the size of the omelettes you could have. Do peeps eat peacock eggs?

[ladybirder]

Mrs C - oven cleaner coming tomorrow (£40).

[mrs.chappie]

Forty quid? Good Lord lass, are you made of money? :o)

If you lived near me I'd do it for nowt for you.

[woofgang]

I understand that roast peacock is a delicacy and peacock pie is pretty yummy....never tried either though.

[emmie]

Ron, i mentioned ferrets, as in seeing someone take one for a walk, i thought it odd, but what do i know.

[fliptheswitch]

please, please, please, please, please, please, please take a pic. It doesn't have to be the peacocks on a lead (LOL!) I'd just love to see all seven of them, in someones back garden.
Just go upstairs and take one from the window... your neighbor will never know.

[wildwood]

Well, this is the best 10 minutes I've spend reading one post for a long time.

It is a little know fact that peacocks scare off elephants. My neighbour 3 doors down has two peafowls and we've not seen an elephant here ever, so it must work.

[boxtops]

LOL @ wildwood, that should reassure jan1ne!