Emotional support emu in man's home sparks legal fight: 'I needed this bird'

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Emotional support emu in man's home sparks legal fight: 'I needed this bird'
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The legal fight over the bird has inspired him to run for office. But other emu owners say the birds shouldn't be kept as pets.

, warning suburban environments are inadequate for the birds. It also doesn’t consider them emotional support or therapy animals.

He bought an egg at an emu farm near his house and brought the chick home in January 2023 after it hatched. They can weigh up to 100 pounds, grow to almost 6 feet tall and sprint more than 30 miles per hour, so they need an adequate amount of fenced space to walk, run and forage, it notes. The judge ruled in his favor. “While it is highly unusual that someone would keep an emu as a pet — or as a companion animal — while also residing in the heart of suburbia, Defendant has shown that it is not impossible,” Virginia Beach Circuit Court Judge Kevin Duffan wrote in his decision on July 27, 2023.Still, Nimbus won’t be coming back to the household.

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