“Irwin cannot be judged as any normal kangaroo,” Warren wrote. Lesleigh Cash Warren, wrote in a letter to the council supporting Carr’s request to keep him. In fact, Irwin isn’t expected to get larger than about 50 pounds, his veterinarian, Dr. The council last week delayed considering the issue until an April 19 meeting, to give City Attorney Beth Anne Wilkening and other staff time to research the issue. Broken Arrow Mayor Mike Lester said he worries what could happen if Irwin is able to regain full mobility. That’s causing the local city council of Broken Arrow some serious heartburn. Healthy male great red kangaroos like Irwin can grow up to 7 feet tall, weigh more than 200 pounds and bound 25 feet in a single leap. If he continues to improve, he could grow considerably larger than his current 25 pounds. Today, Irwin can walk a few steps at a time without assistance. Irwin might otherwise have had to be euthanized, and Carr says her own condition was driving her toward contemplating suicide. Irwin and Carr quickly bonded, and since the young roo is partially paralyzed and will need continuing care and is unlikely ever to be able to return to the wild, even at a sanctuary, the staff at Wild Heart approved Carr’s offer to take him home.īy all accounts, the two are a blessing to each other – even a mutual lifesaver. The young kangaroo had been brought to Wild Heart after bounding into a fence at the Safari Wildlife Sanctuary and breaking his neck. But in the case of Irwin the kangaroo … well, every rule has an exception.Ĭhristie Carr met Irwin at Wild Heart Ranch Wildlife Rescue, a wildlife rehabilitation sanctuary in Claremore, Okla.Ĭarr was volunteering at the sanctuary on the advice of her therapist, who’d told her that caring for animals would help her through the serious patch of depression from which she was suffering.
Wild animals dressed up and kept as pets? That’s not something Zoe would normally approve of. Should Irwin’s person be allowed to care for him?
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