PLANT CITY (FOX 13) -
A wild emu that showed
up in someone's backyard in Plant City has died.
The bird, native to
Australia, was doing
poorly after getting into a scuffle with two dogs. It wandered into someone's yard on Sandy Oaks Road in Plant City
on Tuesday and suffered a bloody attack from a Great Dane and German shepherd.
The emu was rushed to
Busch Gardens animal hospital.
Authorities corralled it into a truck and took it away. The bird was given painkillers and
antibiotics, but it did not survive the brutal attack.
Deputies are still
trying to figure out who the emu belongs to.
Previous coverage: http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/21252774/2013/02/19/injured-emu-ends-up-in-plant-city-residents-yard
