An Arizona couple’s pet emu was captured a few days after escaping from her owners’ home amid New Year’s fireworks that apparently spooked the bird. File Photo by Raul Martinez/EPA
A pet emu was captured in Arizona a few days after escaping from her owners’ home amid New Year’s Day fireworks.
Josh Kondziola and Savannah Smith said their emu, Kevin, escaped from the yard of their Peoria home on New Year’s Day.
They said Kevin had escaped before, but didn’t get far.
“When we first moved into this house, she did the same thing. She flipped open the gate latch and escaped,” Kondziola told 12 News. “But that time it was easy because we watched her get out, and we just went and got her. But we thought we had done the gate up where she couldn’t get out anymore.”
The couple posted about Kevin’s escape on Facebook, and sightings started to roll in.
“There’s been a lot of people, especially from Facebook, that have been out looking or who will send me little updates,” Smith said. “These two little boys got a picture of Kevin and sent it over to their mom, who messaged me on Facebook, but it is crazy to see how many people are here for the emu.”
The duo said Kevin was safely captured Sunday.
“Kevin is home and relaxing,” Smith wrote on Facebook.
