Mob of Loose Juvenile Emus Rescued From Busy Long Island Street

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Mob of Loose Juvenile Emus Rescued From Busy Long Island Street "It takes an army and we are grateful. Teamwork saves them." - Frankie Floridia, Strong Island Animal Rescue

SELDEN, NY — What would the 'LiMu Emu' say?

A mob of emus on the loose were rescued from a busy roadway in Selden on Thursday, Strong Island Animal Rescue says.

In a Facebook post, the group said they were first alerted that a baby emu was loose on Middle County Road, and then they we got there, rescuers found three juvenile emus running around and "in danger of getting hit by cars" on the busy road.

In video footage from the group's page, founder, Frankie Floridia, can be seen rounding up the animals within a couple of minutes, before placing them in the cab of his truck. Once inside, the animals damaged about $100 worth of equipment, and Floridia's daughter's homework, but all was good in the end. In another post, Floridia noted that "no rescue is complete" without the help of the rescue's friends, whether it is officers from Suffolk police or a Facebook follower. The rescue will always be the one "doing the tough cases, but it does not stop there," he said. "We then call upon the kind-hearted friends and co-rescuers that help us get the animals where they need to be safe." The rescue group were alerted to the animals' plight by a group of teachers, and rescuers called a colleague for help in getting a truck and trailer to take them to Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown where they will he sheltered and cared for.It was not immediately clear how the animals ended up on the busy street. "It takes an army and we are grateful," the group's founder, said in a Facebook post. "Teamwork saves them."

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