A pair of runaway emus have been captured in Galveston, Texas, after escaping from their owner’s backyard. According to local authorities, keeping the large flightless birds is against the law in Galveston, but they are working with the owner who recently inherited the birds when his mother died.
Criminal gang puts bounty on dog’s head
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