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An animal lover says she is “heartbroken” after having to put down her “celebrity” emu. Dugee the emu was known for escaping the Happy Pants Ranch near Bobbing, Sittingbourne, on numerous occasions. Owner Amey James had noticed the six-year-old flightless bird was not his usual self last Sunday, August 18, but had initially thought it was because of the heat. But the next day she noticed he was eating less and then in the evening, she found blood where he’d been sitting. After calling 10 practices, a livestock vet agreed to visit the ranch but said Dugee’s condition was too complex to treat be…

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