A pet emu named Emmanuel became a TikTok sensation in 2022.
A pet emu named Emmanuel became a TikTok sensation in 2022. She worries emus kept as pets by inexperienced owners will have to suffer through bizarre feeds, wearing diapers, having improper footing in a house, being placed in chlorinated deep family swimming pools and taunting by children. Judge rules on 'highly unusual' case Olenik appealed his case to a higher court. He testified how Nimbus is a companion animal who helps his mental health; explained he wasn’t keeping the emu for food or fiber; and presented a letter from his therapist who wrote Olenik should continue his therapy with an emotional support animal “unencumbered.” The judge ruled in his favor. “While it is highly unusual that someone would keep an emu as a pet — or as a companion animal — while also residing in the heart of suburbia, Defendant has shown that it is not impossible,” Virginia Beach Circuit Court Judge Kevin Duffan wrote in his decision on July 27, 2023. He found Olenik not guilty of violating cit...