Video appears to show mail carrier attacking peacock in Pasadena

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Darsha Philips and Danielle Smith, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · August 19, 2026 · 1 min read

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A wild peacock is in the care of Pasadena Humane after the animal shelter says it was attacked by a mail carrier on Tuesday afternoon. Video appears to show a U.S. Postal Service worker hitting the bird with a rock at least twice and then taking what looks like a stick and hitting it until it thr...

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