Noah the wallaby banned from Platte City
It looks like Noah, the Platte City wallaby made famous by a daring Thanksgiving Day escape and romp about town, will not return to his owner, Emily Wood. The Platte City board of aldermen voted last night to agree with the early findings by the Public Safety Sub-Committee that Noah was an exotic animal, which is banned under city ordinance, and could not remain in the city.
KSHB Channel 41 reports that city officials were too concerned about public safety — and turning the city into a safe haven for all sorts of strange animals — to make an exception for the hopping 3-foot-tall pet marsupial. Noah has been staying at the Kansas City Zoo since he was captured following his escape. The family had said it would leave Platte City before giving up on Noah. Although, as we’ve previously reported, the odds of finding a nearby wallaby-friendly community are slim.
Wood, 16, isn’t completely resigned to the board’s decision though. She started a Facebook group called “Bring Noah Home,” to build public support for Noah.
