Kangaroo fails owner, wreaks havoc in Florida

A kangaroo that had failed its owner wreaked havoc on the streets of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before being apprehended by hilarious police officers. Animal news stories are relatively frequent in this southeastern US state with a tropical climate, but they more often involve alligators and giant pythons than marsupials in the wild. Residents of Fort Lauderdale therefore alerted the police Thursday after seeing Jack, a 2-year-old kangaroo, frolicking through their city, located north of Miami.

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"Seriously. I know you must think I'm crazy, but everyone was stopping to watch, nearly knocking him down. And I wouldn't want him to get run over , ” one of them warned in his emergency call, reports local newspaper Sun Sentinel. According to the images filmed by the camera-pedestrian of one of the agents dispatched on the spot, the animal did not put up too much resistance. Surrounded by obviously very amused police officers, who managed to put a leash around his neck, he was led in the back of a police vehicle to a stable accommodating mounted guard horses. .

Police quickly tracked down Jack's owner Anthony Macias, who said the kangaroo was living at his home with his little dog, a corgi called Max. “They adore each other. They play and run together, " he told the Sentinel Sun . The Florida Fauna and Flora Commission was a little less amused than the police by Jack's getaway: his owner, who notably did not have the necessary permits to detain him, will have to answer for three offenses. He faces up to 60 days in prison and a $ 500 fine.