Roo on the run

SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) - Somewhere in the fields near Shawnee, Oklahoma, shielded by the thick, wind-whipped brush, is Shayla Menhusen's missing pet.

"It's like finding a small toddler," Menhusen said. "It's like a needle in a haystack. We are walking, hoping we can spook her up, find her or hear her."

This is not your ordinary cat or dog; the family is looking for their runaway kangaroo, "Lucy Sparkles."

She disappeared Thanksgiving day amid the frenzy of holiday guests.

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