{"id":14284,"date":"2023-12-14T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/?p=14284"},"modified":"2024-02-21T12:37:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T18:37:34","slug":"unbelievable-escaped-kangaroo-in-canada-gives-cop-a-surprise-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/unbelievable-escaped-kangaroo-in-canada-gives-cop-a-surprise-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"Unbelievable: Escaped Kangaroo in Canada Gives Cop a Surprise Punch!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12828877\/Fugitive-kangaroo-zoos-Canada-punches-cop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Daily Mail\">Daily Mail<\/a> | By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-671\/dolores-chang.html\">DOLORES CHANG<\/a> | 5 December 2023\u00a0|\u00a0Kangaroo | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Shield Insurance Agency Blog\">Shield Insurance Agency Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A fugitive kangaroo that spent four days on the run after escaping while being transferred between zoos in Canada punches cop in the face before being caught<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The four-year-old female kangaroo escaped last Thursday while being transported from Ontario to a zoo in Quebec<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>She punched an officer in the face before being successfully caught by officers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The feisty\u00a0marsupial was spotted in <\/strong>Oshawa, 40 miles east of Toronto,<strong> and is currently recovering in Oshawa Zoo and Fun Farm in Ontario<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A rogue kangaroo that punched a police officer in the face has been captured after spending four days on the run in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/canada\/index.html\">Canada<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four-year-old female marsupial escaped last Thursday while being transported from Ontario to a zoo in Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Handlers launched a search for the unnamed animal, born and raised in captivity, and received a report of a possible sighting in Oshawa, 40 miles east of Toronto.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After being briefed on safe capture techniques for kangaroos, police officers were able to sneak up behind her and grab her tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kangaroo was not going to go down without a fight and punched one of the officers in the face, giving her one last chance to escape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, the officer was not seriously injured, and authorities decided &#8216;not to continue the investigation.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kangaroo escaped during a rest stop at the Oshawa Zoo and Fun Farm in Ontario, where she jumped on her handlers&#8217; heads and ran away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;They were trying to unload her into our warm facility un unpredictably, it jumped over them and ran across the road,&#8217; Cameron Preyde, a staff at the Oshawa Zoo told&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/10148186\/fugitive-kangaroo-in-ontario-finally-caught-officer-punched-during-capture\/\">Global National<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;It ran to a farm field and at night this thing was very very difficult to find,&#8217; Preyde added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8216;roo-haunt&#8217; lasted for four days until the Durham Regional Police received a reported kangaroo sighting on a rural property in northern Oshawa early Monday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kangaroo that had escaped was seen hopping around in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers located the kangaroo and spent the next hour monitoring her activities until she appeared to take a little break around the intersection of Wilson Road and Winchester Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;While doing so the officers managed to sneak up behind her and grab her tail,&#8217; the Durham Regional Police said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;So in accordance with best practice by the handlers, the officers just actually grabbed it by the tail and they were able to safely keep her detained in the area,&#8217; Staff Sgt. Chris Boileau said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12828877\/Fugitive-kangaroo-zoos-Canada-punches-cop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hop on over to the Full Article for some great videos!\">Hop on Over to the Article for some great videos!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Blogs by Shield Insurance Agency<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/how-life-insurance-can-support-long-term-care-planning-without-replacing-it\/\">How Life Insurance Can Support Long-Term Care Planning Without Replacing It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-your-vehicle-is-totaled-understanding-the-auto-insurance-claims-process\/\">What Happens If Your Vehicle Is Totaled, Understanding the Auto Insurance Claims Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/why-now-is-a-smart-time-for-michigan-businesses-to-review-liability-coverage-before-spring-foot-traffic-increases\/\">Why Now Is a Smart Time for Michigan Businesses to Review Liability Coverage Before Spring Foot Traffic Increases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/snowstorms-and-roof-damage-is-your-michigan-home-covered\/\">Snowstorms and Roof Damage: Is Your Michigan Home Covered?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/do-you-need-recreational-insurance-for-your-snowmobile-in-michigan\/\">Do You Need Recreational Insurance for Your Snowmobile in Michigan?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fugitive kangaroo that spent four days on the run after escaping while being transferred between zoos in Canada punches cop in the face before being caught<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[2780,2779,62],"class_list":["post-14284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insurance","category-shield-blog","tag-canada","tag-kangaroo","tag-shield-insurance-agency"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14284"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14451,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14284\/revisions\/14451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}