VIDEO: Leashed Wallaby Walks The Streets Of Bed-Stuy

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A man seen swinging what appears to be a leashed wallaby by its tail has outraged his Bed-Stuy neighbors who say wild animals have no place in an urban setting.

Video captured on Somers Street and Mother Gaston Boulevard Wednesday shows the small marsupial sniffing the concrete before his owner swoops in and hauls him up by the tail.

The people who took and shared the video asked not to be named in this story but said they hope city officials will find the man and send the wallaby to an animal sanctuary.

It is not legal to own a pet wallaby in New York City, according to the Health Department.

"The private ownership of exotic animals is dangerous and does not benefit the animal," said the person who shared the video.

"All across the nation, these animals languish in basements, garages and other inappropriate enclosures that cannot meet their natural needs and instincts."

This is not the first wallaby to hop the city pavements. The Daily News reported in May the first ever wallaby had been surrendered to an East Harlem Animal Care Centers of NYC shelter and would join some new mates at the Bronx Zoo.