Turtle Smuggling
Quick thinking by a 12 year old girl broke up a plot by the animal uprising™ to test the feasibility of using dogs to smuggle turtles. The plan mimicked the way some drug mules smuggle drugs by swallowing bags containing whatever they are carrying in. Which is how the dog was trying to do it.
The saga of Pepper the red-eared slider turtle and Bella the golden retriever started last week. Shelby Terihay, 12, moved her pet pond turtles indoors to protect them from a cold snap — a plan that worked well until Bella found some of the turtles in a bathtub, The Tampa Tribune reported.
A quick headcount confirmed Bella had swallowed one of the turtles. Shelby insisted on a rescue mission and, on the advice of a vet, her parents made Bella vomit. Out came Pepper, still alive despite a shattered shell and an estimated 10 minutes inside Bella's belly.
Our informants were unable to determine exactly what the goal of the operation was, however. One of the more incoherent sources we consult believes it is some form of shell game, then he passed out, so he didn't finish the thought. (Memo to staff: We have got to cut them off sooner).
By old_dawg, Thursday, 15 February , 2007 @ 9:55 pm
Turtles- the other white meat.