The pet, named Rodney, had escaped from a property in Loose, a village in Kent, before making his way to a home in Maidstone where he approached the front door. Images shared online of the bird by Kent Police Tactical Operations showed how he had wandered up the driveway of the property and could be seen standing by the door, facing the house. Rodney the emu was pictured approaching the front door of a resident in the Maidstone area (Kent Police/PA)Video footage captured by the doorbell camera showed the bird walking up the driveway and prodding the door with his beak, before kicking a nearby plant pot. In a post to X, formerly Twitter, Kent Police Tactical Operations wrote: “A slightly different call for (vehicles) SD14 & YA92 this afternoon. “One Emu (Rodney) from the Maidstone area safely returned to his owners.”

Source: The Star November 13, 2023 16:24 UTC