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Johnny Depp, Amber Heard face death-row wait for pet dogs after dodging Australian quarantine
Courier-Mail (Brisbane) ^ | 14th May 2015

Posted on 05/13/2015 5:30:09 PM PDT by naturalman1975

Hollywood star Johnny Depp will have his two pet dogs seized by Australian authorities and possibly put down after he failed to declare them on the an in-flight manifest.

The Department of Agriculture is investigating Depp after it emerged he was currently in Australia with his two Yorkshire terriers.

Officers from the Department of Agriculture have issued Depp and Heard with 48-hours notice to either remove the dogs voluntarily from the country or have them seized.

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said this morning the two pooches needed to return home.

“It doesn’t matter if Johnny Depp has been awarded sexiest man alive twice, it’s time Boo and Pistol bugger off home,” Mr Joyce said.

“Mr Depp has to either take his dogs back to California or we’re going to have to euthanise them,” he added.

Depp, 51, and his wife, actor and model Amber Heard, 29, flew back into Australia last month so he could resume filming on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales on the Gold Coast.

The couple flew into Brisbane on a private jet and were accompanied by their pets.

But the dogs were not declared as entering Australia under normal requirements and so will be seized by authorities and either shipped back to the US or euthanised.

(Excerpt) Read more at couriermail.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; depp; doggieping
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To: Drumbo; naturalman1975

Wow. American politicians, take heed.


41 posted on 05/14/2015 3:27:10 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
Now yes, then no.

Taking animals or plants that may harbor pathogens into virgin territory is just a bad idea.

42 posted on 05/14/2015 6:36:27 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Titan Magroyne

If Biden goes to Australia, will he be quarantined?


43 posted on 05/14/2015 8:01:24 AM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to targelationt the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: naturalman1975

So, if they execute Depp and Herd, what happens to the dogs?


44 posted on 05/14/2015 8:03:22 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: naturalman1975

Australia would do well to quarantine Johnny Depp as well. Most of those Hollyweirdos probably have a disease of some kind, either physical or mental.


45 posted on 05/14/2015 8:50:57 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Oh no question. Not to mention travel cna be really stressful and difficult on animals. Especially certain kinds. I could never take my guys on a plane.


46 posted on 05/14/2015 3:12:21 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
When I was selling pups I would have people ask me if I shipped. My answer was always, "No, you have to come and pick up your puppy."
47 posted on 05/14/2015 4:25:06 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: dynachrome

Yeah, I know. I JUST DON’T GIVE A DAMN!


49 posted on 05/14/2015 9:51:57 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: 5th MEB

LOL


50 posted on 05/14/2015 10:08:41 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: BigEdLB

>>> If Biden goes to Australia, will he be quarantined?

I reckon they’d just pat him on his big ole head & send him harmlessly along his way.

Be pretty cool if somebody’d strap him up in one of those anti-bark shock collars, tho. Might save the rest of us Murikans a bit of embarrassment.


51 posted on 05/19/2015 3:08:58 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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