HOW ROO-D! PLEASE KAN-GA KEEP HIM?

IRWIN

ROO-D city officials are trying to take away woman's beloved partially paralyzed kangaroo, which she claims helps her with depression.
Mad marsupial lover, Christie Carr has cared for Irwin - named after crazy crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin, since he was a baby.
At the advice of her therapist, Carr began volunteering at a local animal sanctuary, where she met the animal, to help her cope with depression.
Less than a week later, the kangaroo ran into a fence, fracturing his neck and causing severe brain damage.
But rather than see him put down, Carr took the animal into her Broken Arrow, OKLA home and nursed him back to health, slowing helping him regain his mobility.
Today, although he cannot stand or walk on his own, he can hop three or
four times with assistance she said.
Rarely apart he rides in a car seat, is dressed in a shirt and pants each day.
But officials in Broken Arrow now say the 25-pound great red kangaroo is in violation of a city ordinance banning exotic and wild animals.
"Irwin will not live if I have to give him up," Carr told KOTV.
"I can't imagine a day living without him."
His veterinarian, Dr. Lesleigh Cash Warren, wrote in a letter to the council supporting Carr's request to keep him.
Broken Arrow 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.