LOUIS the peacock, who was injured two years ago in a brutal attack on the Pittencrieff Park aviary, has died. 

Hailed by volunteer, Carlyn Cane, as the "most loved and famous" of the birds, he sustained serious injuries to his leg and neck but survived the May 2022 assault. 

Devastatingly, he passed away today after a long battle. 

Carlyn told the Press: "This all stems from what they did, he never fully recovered from it and he was always going to have issues. All the drugs and all the antibiotics he’s had have caused his liver to fail."

Louis had been struggling for some time now, and was frequently at the vets with the hope that he would pull through. 

"He’s just been going downhill since we brought him home," she continued. "We’d been weighing him daily and keeping an eye on him but we knew, I think we knew that he was never going to make it. We just kept hoping he would.  

"He died in Suzi and I's arms and we knew he was ready to go. He was so tired, he could barely keep his head up.

"He’s at peace and he will never suffer again but we are because we fought so hard for him.  

"We’re just utterly devastated because we came so far but we had to let him go. It was time for him to go."

Carlyn, Suzi and the team are devastated that Louis is gone and believe that the two children who committed the attack which also took the life of Malcolm the peacock are to blame for this. 

She said: "We’ll never let this go."

For now, they are taking comfort in the fact that brave Louis is no longer suffering and that the whole city will miss the beloved bird. 

Carlyn added: "We know that we did everything we could and we know that he was loved but it doesn't make it any easier.  

"The love for him is just phenomenal, it really is. People stop us in the street to ask how he’s doing. The most loved and famous peacock.  

"We’re taking him home, he’s going home to be with Malcolm."