UPDATE: CAUGHT HIM. The PIG did it! Emu on the loose 3 weeks now. :)

[Freedom]

Funny story in today's newspaper locally. I do hope they get Emer soon!

http://www.projo.com/news/content/EMU_COME_HOME_12-07-08_16CI3FC_v60.375106c.html

[Cinder & Smoke]

"... she has wired shut the gates around the pastures
to keep the pig from busting out again."

“I just keep telling her, ‘It’s a good thing I don’t eat meat!’ ”

:D

[IRescue452]

I hope they catch him safely. I also hope the lady learns how to keep pigs if she has several in her care. You need to bury the fencing. Pigs can be very dangerous when they escape.

[Freedom]

Emer the fugitive emu is captured in Burrillville horse barn after weeks on the run

01:00 AM EST on Sunday, December 14, 2008

By Linda Borg

Journal Staff Writer

BURRILLVILLE — Emer the gallivanting emu has been found.

After eluding capture for four weeks, the 130-pound bird was lured into a Harrisville horse barn and trapped. His happy owner, Pamela Hood of Foster, was on her way to pick him up late yesterday afternoon and had to let everyone know that he was safe.

“We are very, very excited,” she said. “We want to thank all the residents of Burrillville and everyone else who has helped.”

Emer, who stands 6 feet tall, took off after Hood’s pig staged a farmhouse coup, lifting the livestock gate off its hinges. All three emus lighted out for territory but the mother and baby returned home.

Not Emer, who went on to have quite an adventure, roaming miles of woods, even wandering into a Burrillville homeowner’s backyard. Not even three rounds of tranquilizer darts could bring him down.

The case of the missing emu made headlines, including a brief mention on NBC’s Today show. Hood, however, is relieved that the saga and the media attention are over.

http://www.projo.com/ri/foster/content/emu_found_12-14-08_SVCKLE6_v17.390fd9e.html