A pet store in Okotoks has rescued a baby red kangaroo named Dingo from a private breeder after it was abandoned by its mother.
The owner of the Exotic Animal House took in the five-month-old joey, and employees at the store are bottle feeding it every four hours.
"With kangaroos in general, they have a baby in utero and then they also have a baby in the pouch," said store manager Kourtney Paulin.
"Sometimes, they deliver early. And as soon as they deliver early, they actually kick the baby that is currently in the pouch out and they pretty much abandon them."
Dingo sleeps in a hanging pillow case to simulate his mother's womb. The baby kangaroo is also allergic to cats and staff must use hand sanitizer before touching the animal.
Tim Stobbs, the municipal enforcement manager for the Town of Okotoks, sent two bylaw officers to the store after he received a call from people concerned about Dingo's welfare.
"The animal is well cared for," he said.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) says it is also satisfied with Dingo's care.
Dingo will go to live on a private exotic animal farm with the pet store's owner, who has a degree in zoology. He has five acres set aside as a sanctuary, and Dingo will be integrated with a mob of red kangaroos.
For now, the store is offering scheduled times for those who want to meet Dingo and learn about kangaroos.
A licence is not needed to keep a kangaroo in Alberta.
"I checked the controlled animal list in the wildlife regulation and I could find no prohibition against owning any of these species," said Duncan MacDonnell, a spokesperson for Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.
"They're called macropods — that's what kangaroos are."
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