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Subscribe to RSSAccording to the AP. Christie Carr, a depressed Oklahoma woman, has found solace in a kangaroo named Irwin, but local city officials worry that the partially paralyzed therapy pet could become a public safety risk. See the full story here.
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Christie Carr, center, carries her kangaroo, Irwin, as they visit seniors in a nursing home in Broken Arrow, Okla. on March 30, 2011.
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Nette Hudson cuddles Irwin at Broken Arrow Nursing Home in Broken Arrow, Okla. on March 30, 2011.
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Christie Carr dresses her kangaroo, Irwin, in a shirt in her home, in Broken Arrow, Okla., before going out to visit a nursing home on March 30, 2011.
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My first thought was, "Good grief, woman, get a dog!"
An obvious ploy to get attention and it seems to be working. The city should hold firm on this one, although if that's a standard size kangaroo, she won't be carrying it around that much longer.