David Nielsen, the hotel’s general manager, expressed the profound distress felt by his team. "We’re not sure why anyone would do anything like this, but the staff is absolutely heartbroken ...

David Nielsen, the hotel’s general manager, expressed the profound distress felt by his team. "We’re not sure why anyone would do anything like this, but the staff is absolutely heartbroken," he said.

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Dozens of peacocks and peahens known for wandering the grounds of a historic Art Deco hotel in the Sacramento Delta are missing, and the hotel staff said Tuesday they believe the birds were stolen.

“We’re not sure why anyone would do anything like this, but the staff is absolutely heartbroken,” Nielsen said. Authorities are investigating the case as a property crime.

Nielsen said he’s concerned that the peacocks may have been stolen to be used in cockfights. “That disturbs me highly and is really kind of hard to talk about,” he said, getting choked up.