DW: I consider my left hand to be my emotional, and physical, support thingamabob.
A man in Virginia has been fighting a heated court battle to keep his emotional support emu cuddled up at home. While battling multiple mental health challenges triggered by the death of his brother, Nicholas Olenik took the advice of a friend and bought himself an emu egg which hatched and became a loving member of the family. However, neighbors eventually started complaining about having livestock on the property and asked a judge to force the Oleniks to get rid of “Nimbus”.
The Olenik won that court battle but unfortunately had to fight another one. At the new trial, the judge said Nimbus would have to be removed while the matter was being resolved so Nicholas stowed Nimbus at a friend’s animal sanctuary in Tennessee. However, while the female flightless bird was on birdie vacation, she fell for a male emu. Nicholas left the love birds at the sanctuary but vowed to get another emu as soon as possible.
Source: Pilot Online