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Deputies Take Down Escaped Emu With Taser, Handcuffs

by Lee Bains on September 23, 2009 at 06:24 PM


Last Friday, sheriff's deputies in Scott County, Mississippi began hearing reports of two escaped emus terrorizing (okay, maybe not terrorizing) the area around the small city of Forest. Unable to find the flightless felons, deputies continued to field calls over the weekend, until finally this past Sunday, they located one of the winged renegades where it was weaving through traffic on Interstate 20. Seeing as it's safe to assume the bird-brained critter wasn't hearing any sense, officers were forced to use a Taser, later slapping handcuffs on the fallen fowl. (Be sure to check out the UPI link's Related Stories section, which provides a glimpse into the world of Deep South emu escapades.)

While trying to locate the emus' owner and the other emu, officials will be keeping the incarcerated bird at the Scott County Forest Coliseum. Since a quick Google search yields links to only two Mississippi emu farms, and since one of them lies only 40-odd miles east of Forest, in Meridian, we think we just might have their answer. You can send the reward to Switched, officers. [From: UPI]

Tags: animals, emu, funny, police, stun gun, StunGun, taser, top

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