Is it illegal to keep peacocks in captivity?

Peacock pheasant family peacock family birds, there are blue peacock, green peacock, white peacock and black peacock several kinds, often inhabit the open area of the forest, meat is edible, has achieved artificial breeding, in recent years, China's peacock breeding industry has begun to show its edge, the production and marketing market is extremely hot, let's take a look at whether it is against the law to raise peacocks.

Is it illegal to keep peacocks in captivity?

It is not illegal to raise blue peacocks and white peacocks in captivity, but green peacocks are first-class protected animals in the country, and it is illegal to raise green peacocks privately. Article 22 of the Wildlife Protection Law of the people's Republic of China stipulates that the sale or purchase of wildlife under special state protection or its products is prohibited. If it is necessary to sell, purchase or utilize first-class protected wild animals or their products due to special circumstances such as scientific research, domestication and breeding, exhibitions, etc., it must be approved by the department of wildlife administration under the State Council or the unit authorized by it.

What kind of certificate does it take to raise a peacock?

To raise peacocks, you need to go to the forestry department to obtain a "license for domestication and breeding of Wild Animals" and a "license for Wild Animals Management." without these two documents, their sales and transportation are illegal, and once caught, they will be confiscated, fined or even sentenced. Moreover, farmers who sell special animals must have a "certificate of animal epidemic prevention" issued by the animal husbandry department, otherwise they will violate the laws and regulations, the products cannot be planted, and there will be problems in production and sales in the future.

Is it profitable to raise peacocks in captivity?

1. Model 1: the introduction of 500 peacock seedlings at a time, calculated at 80 yuan each, requires a seed purchase of 40000 yuan, a feed discount of 30 jin for a body weight of more than 3500 grams in 7 months, and a wholesale price of 30 yuan per catty. The total income can reach more than 100000 yuan.

Model 2: introduce three groups of peacocks to produce eggs for three years at one time (1 male and 4 females as one group). Assuming that each female lays 30 eggs a year, the total number of eggs laid by the three groups of peacocks can reach 360. according to the survival rate of 85%, 300 young peacocks can be obtained, and the income can be more than 120000 yuan after raising for 6 months.