An emu and a ewe are not your usual domestic pets. But, for Mary Dewsnup and her partner Willard Bedford, they were pets and family members.

An emu is a large, exotic bird, very similar to the ostrich. A ewe is a female sheep. Though they were two very different animals, Mary said they bonded and were inseparable.

"Where you saw one, you saw the other," she said.

Dewsnup said that the emu was hatched right there in their backyard, nearly 10 years ago.

But Dewsnup's happiness and joy for her pets came to end last Sunday, when she said they were brutally killed. She said they were mauled and attacked by her neighbor's two pit bull dogs.

"I'm angry, I'm very angry," said Dewsnup.

Dewsnup claimed the dogs forced their way through the wooden fence that she shares with her neighbor.

Eyewitness News contacted Dewsnup's neighbor.

About 25,000 people were without power for a short time Sunday after a man climbed up a power transmitter tower.

PG&E quickly de-energized the tower at Jewetta Avenue and Dee Dee Court as a safety precaution. Sheriff's deputies, firefighters and other first-responders tried to negotiate with the man for several hours.

The power went out in parts of Bakersfield, including the northeast, southwest and in the downtown area.

Negotiators enlisted the help of a family member in the end.

"We eventually located his sister, who came out and, after a lengthy conversation, convinced him to come down," said Lt. Steve Hansen of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.

PG&E was able to restore power by re-routing electricity. The man was taken to Kern Medical Center for an evaluation.

Sheriff's officials say no charges will be filed.

A Mother and Son Dance is Saturday night, hosted by North of the River Recreation and Park District.

Tickets are $15 and include a desert bar and games. Portraits will be taken for an extra fee, according to NOR.

The dance runs 7-9 p.m. at the NOR Veterans Building, 400 Norris Road.

Call 392-2060 for more information.