You kind of forget that animal control means all animals. Even emus.
The Kent County SPCA, which handles animal control for the entire state, was called to pick up an emu running at large. Officials are hoping to find a farm home for Matilda, the big brown bird (that's not her in the photo -- it's a generic emu to give you can idea of what they look like). In the meantime, she seemed happy and playful when I visited this week.
Emus generally are raised on farms -- with more than 5,000 farms in the U.S. and at least a couple in Delaware. An adult emu weighs 125 to 150 pounds and is 5 to 6 feet tall.
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