A runaway wallaby sent sheriff's deputies on 40-minute chase after the marsupial escaped from its home during a windstorm. <br /><br />A video released by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, USA, shows officers struggling for forty minutes to catch the runaway wallaby. <br /><br />Deputy Bytmar responded to a call at four am in the morning from a neighbour who thought they had seen a kangaroo in the Waddell area. <br /><br />The wallaby had escaped after the enclosure it was kept in was damaged during the storm.<br /><br />Sheriff's deputies and staff from Farm Angels Sanctuary, an animal rescue service, were deployed and found the animal hiding near a retention basin.<br /><br />The marsupial was in good health and willingly surrendered by its owner to the sanctuary.<br /><br />The sheriff's office said: "The owner stated that the wallaby escaped from its enclosure due to damage from a storm.<br /><br />"Wallabies are legal to own in Arizona. Just because one can own, does not mean they should.<br /><br />"Wallabies are NOT pets. Wallabies are wild animals that should not be kept in captivity."<br /><br />They continued: "Lisa from Farm Angels Sanctuary advised she had access to veterinary personnel who would be able to complete a health assessment on the Wallaby.<br /><br />"She would be able to care for the animal until the owner was identified.<br /><br />"Once the owner was identified, the owner wished to surrender the wallaby to the sanctuary."
