Pet Emu Chased Down Pennsylvania Street Before Being Mauled To Death By Neighbor’s Pitbulls

A pet emu has been mauled to decease by 2 vicinity pitbulls aft nan dogs chased nan ample vertebrate down a Pennsylvania street.

David Callos and Carly Stroman of McKeesport are reeling from nan decease of their 3-year-old emu named Barb.

They told CBS Pittsburgh that they received a telephone Tuesday day that 1 of their emus had escaped and was being attacked by their neighbor’s pitbulls.

In a TikTok video supposedly showing nan moments earlier nan attack, an emu was seen being chased astir nan vicinity by 2 dogs.

"It was for illustration a hunting," Callos said.

The McKeesport Police Department told The Independent that officers were sent to Ravine Street “for an emu that had been attacked by 2 dogs,” adding that nan vertebrate died from its injuries.

"By nan clip I sewage there, McKeesport constabulary had already had to put her down," Stroman said.

"She was lying successful nan mediate of nan roadworthy astatine nan bottommost of our spot statement aft nan dogs had torn her pharynx out, and nan harm they did is conscionable unbelievable."

Barb wasn’t aggressive, and she had ne'er escaped earlier nan incident, according to nan family.

Callos said they person had problems pinch their neighbors and nan pitbulls before.

The neighbors contradict having nan dogs and person not said thing to Callos and Stroman since nan incident, nan family said.

"We said pinch nan canine prison guard astir pressing charges, astatine slightest doing immoderate benignant of a civilian suit for nan sidesplitting of nan animal,” Callos said. “It's considered livestock, and they're expensive.”

McKeesport Police said nan section and “animal-regulating” authorities are reviewing nan emu’s death.

While immoderate pitbulls whitethorn beryllium much apt than different breeds to fight, it doesn’t mean that they’re “unpredictably aggressive,” nan anti-animal cruelty statement ASPCA writes connected its website.

“All dogs, including pit bulls, are individuals. Treating them arsenic such, providing them pinch nan care, training and supervision they require, and judging them by their actions and not by their DNA aliases their beingness quality is nan champion measurement to guarantee that dogs and group tin proceed to stock safe and happy lives together,” nan ASPCA writes.