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Peninsula Peacocks Find A New Home

A Stockton woman adopted the four abandoned peacocks that were being housed by the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA.

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The PHS/SPCA released these photos of the peacock pairs that were in need of a new home. (Peninsula Humane Society)
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The PHS/SPCA released these photos of the peacock pairs that were in need of a new home. (Peninsula Humane Society)
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The PHS/SPCA released these photos of the peacock pairs that were in need of a new home. (Peninsula Humane Society)

SAN MATEO, CA — Remember the two pairs of peacocks that were being housed by the Peninsulsa Humane Society and SPCA, in need of a new home?

KTVU reported the good news Friday morning: a woman from Stockton adopted the four peafowl.

The birds' new owner lives on a large property and is an "experienced peacock owner," Humane Society spokesperson Buffy Martin Tarbox told KTVU.

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"When we say adopt don't shop, that applies to not just cats and dogs, but even peacocks!" the Humane Society wrote on Facebook.

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