July 20, 2007

Emu found walking streets of Goffstown

GOFFSTOWN - An emu that was walking through the streets of Goffstown on Tuesday was returned to its owner Thursday night.

The large, flightless bird was spotted on Gorham Pond Road in Goffstown, where workers with the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals tranquilized it.

The emu's owner saw a story about the bird and contacted the NHSPCA.  He said that the bird escaped from a pen in Dunbarton, N.H., three weeks ago and is about 6 months old.

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(Courtesy WMUR)