--- description: A couple with a pet kangaroo was asked to leave McDonald's after a customer complained title: Couple Who Brought Kangaroo to McDonald's Don't Understand the Fuss image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Couple Who Brought Kangaroo to McDonald's Don't Understand the Fuss  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 4, 2015 5:24 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 4, 2015 5:24 PM CUT A couple who brought their pet kangaroo to a McDonald’s in Beaver Dam, Wis. had to leave after a customer called the police and complained, [12 News](http://www.wisn.com/news/woman-brings-kangaroo-into-beaver-dam-mcdonalds/31070566 "undefined") reports. “Jimmy” is one of five kangaroos that Larry Moyer and his wife Diana own, and Larry told 12 News that Diana uses the exotic animal as a “therapy pet” as she battles cancer. He says they take the animal out in public all of the time and admits it does attract attention. “It’s just kind of a friend for her, basically, a companion,” he told [12 News](http://www.wisn.com/news/woman-brings-kangaroo-into-beaver-dam-mcdonalds/31070566 "undefined"). “We have a little car seat and a stroller.” In a [statement](http://www.wisn.com/news/woman-brings-kangaroo-into-beaver-dam-mcdonalds/31070566 "undefined") to the news station, McDonald’s said, “Our policy is to make our restaurants accessible to all customers, including those with disabilities and special needs.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3695462/pet-kangaroo-mcdonalds/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3695462/pet-kangaroo-mcdonalds/"},"headline":"Couple Who Brought Kangaroo to McDonald's Don't Understand the Fuss","datePublished":"2015-02-04T17:24:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:16:31.787Z","description":"They were kicked out after a customer complained","url":"https://time.com/3695462/pet-kangaroo-mcdonalds/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3695462/pet-kangaroo-mcdonalds/","name":"Couple Who Brought Kangaroo to McDonald's Don't Understand the Fuss"}}]}] ```