The Australian government threatened to kill Johnny Depp’s dogs after the actor failed to put the dogs in a quarantine.
Bringing dogs into Australia requires at least a 10-day quarantine, which you are able to quickly forget if you’re flying on a private jet like Johnny Depp. Depp failed to quarantine his dogs, the authorities found about it, and now he’s in trouble.
From ABC News.au:
Hollywood star Johnny Depp has been given until Saturday to get his two pet dogs out of the country or have them put down after he brought them into Australia without declaring them to quarantine.
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce this morning said Depp had 50 hours to remove the dogs.
“If we start letting movie stars — even though they’ve been the sexiest man alive twice — to come into our nation [and break the laws], then why don’t we just break the laws for everybody?”
“It’s time that Pistol and Boo buggered off back to the United States.”
Mr. Joyce said the dogs came to his attention after they were spotted being taken to a dog groomer.
If you can recall, the latest ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie was already delayed at least four weeks because of an injury to Johnny Depp’s hand.
Now, according to reports, Johnny Depp shipped his dogs out of the country to avoid execution. How did he get his dogs out of the country? By flying them out on a private jet. Remember, they’re Johnny Depp’s dogs and starving children.
The Hollywood couple has reportedly notified the Agriculture Department they will fly out with Boo and Pistol tonight back to California. [9NewsAustralia]
TMZ has learned Boo and Pistol will be boarding a private jet back to U.S. soil within a few hours. The Friday afternoon departure, Aussie time … means they will not be euthanized on Saturday as the country’s Minister for Agriculture had threatened to do.
The dogs may be safe, but Johnny’s not out of hot water yet. The Minister tells us Depp will likely have to pay a hefty fine … and that’s getting off easy, because Pooch smuggling is punishable by up to 10 years in jail. [TMZ]
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