The photo first posted on Lafayette Parish Lost/Found Pets social media page shows the peacock on top of a building on Kaliste Saloom Road, which relates to their natural instincts.

Male peafowl are called peacocks, females are called peahens and babies are called peachicks. If you'd like to report a stray animal in Lafayette, service requests can be made to 311 Lafayette.

The Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center has set up three microchip scanning stations in Lafayette Parish to help pet owners quickly locate their lost pets and keep them out of animal shelters ...

The first clinic will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at LASCC. This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Lafayette animal shelter launches 24-7 pet microchip scanners ...