Loose emu caught by animal control officers in Tennessee
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
April 27, 2026 2:43pm CST
A female emu named Picasso on Thursday from her owners home in Mt. Juliet on Thursday of last week when animal control officers were able to catch the emu about a mile away after being reported missing for a few hours into a trailer where the emu was taken care of until the owner planned to pick up Picasso on Saturday.
The owner of Picasso admitted that the emu escaped from her home when a latch was opened by accident on Thursday.
Hopefully Picasso's owner will learn a lesson to make sure that the home is secure so that the animal is in a safe home.
Link is wkrn.com/news/local-new...
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
27 Apr
@Deepizzaguy I agree. A parakeet would be a better bird to have.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Apr
Good question since emus are hard to own and catch when they run away.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Apr
@DianneN I had a macaw and a parrot as a pet a few years ago.
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@Ineeddentures (35523)
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27 Apr
Wow she is a cute Emu
Picasso, what an excellent name
I wonder just how you catch an Emu
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Apr
That is a good question how anyone can catch a running emu.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Apr
@Ineeddentures Most likely what happened.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Apr
I am sure that the emu had a wonderful time being free for a while.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Apr
Me too since they are huge animals.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Apr
I have seen them on television. I would rather have a Rottweiler as a pet than an emu.
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@LindaOHio (222988)
• United States
28 Apr
I'm glad Picasso will be returned to her owners safe and sound.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Apr
So am I happy that the emu is back home where she belongs.
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@LeaPea2417 (40061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Apr
I sm glad he was rescued and returned to his owner. I wonder if it is much trouble raising emus.
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@innertalks (23746)
• Australia
28 Apr
America is a much freer country than Australia, where emus come from. You can do it, here, but you need a licence as a gamekeeper to do it.
I wonder how they got their hands on that emu, over there. I hope it was done legally.
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Apr
Most likely legally since the area where the emu calls home allows emus as pets.
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