CANBERRA, Australia – Police in Australia say they have arrested a man accused of deliberately killing several emu with his car on a rural road and then posting a video of it online.
Police in Victoria said Friday that the 20-year-old man faces several charges of animal cruelty, destruction of protected wildlife and traffic violations.
In the video, a man with a moustache can be seen laughing as he drives into each bird. An animal welfare group had issued a nationwide appeal for help in finding the man.
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Police said the emu killings occurred this month in northwestern Victoria.
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The suspect is to appear in court on Nov. 9.
Emu are flightless running birds native to Australia that are the second-largest living birds by height after ostriches.
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