Martha Stewart is mourning the lack of her beloved peacocks.
The 80-year-old tv persona took to social media on Saturday to share the devastating information that her “lovely BlueBoy” and 5 different pet birds had been horrifically “devoured” by coyotes. She wrote on Instagram alongside a video of her peacock exhibiting off his beautiful feathers and oddly sufficient set to the tune of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On within the background:
“The coyotes got here in broad daylight and devoured him and 5 others together with the magnificent White Boy any options for eliminating six massive and aggressive coyotes who’ve costly tastes in relation to poultry?? we’re not permitting the peafowl out of their yard, we’re enclosing the highest of their massive yard with wire fencing and so on.”
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As for the music alternative within the submit, Martha went on to elucidate:
“and by the way in which i shouldn’t have any thought how the marvin gaye music discovered it’s method. to this unhappy submit however when Blue Boy was alive it will have been completely acceptable”
So unhappy… You possibly can see the tribute to her peacocks HERE.
As chances are you’ll know, the Martha Bakes star has at all times been a bonafide animal lover, proudly owning along with her peacocks, a number of canines, cats, canaries, chinchillas, chickens, cows, geese, miniature donkeys, pigeons, and horses. She beforehand opened up about being a caretaker to so many animals in a 2020 article on her web site, saying:
“Elevating animals is critical enterprise, and I strive very onerous to be a great proprietor to each one. Some reply in pleasant methods, some are extra aloof, and others don’t make a present of figuring out me in any respect. However I believe all of them perceive that I care about their wants and acknowledge their issues. Every of my pets takes a substantial amount of consideration, and a few require extra coaching than others. However the rewards far outweigh the trouble.”
This isn’t the primary loss of life of a pet that has occurred for Martha this yr. In April, her cat Princess Peony was brutally killed by 4 of her canines after they “mistook her for an intruder and killed her defenseless little self.”
That is such a heartbreaking loss for Martha, particularly so quickly after the loss of life of Peony. Relaxation in peace to her peacocks!
[Image via Martha Stewart/Instagram]