Smuggling Taken Too Far
This turned my stomach when I read it.
I’m quoting the entire article from the WiredNews Furthermore collection, because it tends to scroll so fast:
Dogs and Dope
02:00 AM Jan. 06, 2005 PT Drug smuggling has gone to the dogs. Police in Colombia report that smack traffickers there cut open a half-dozen puppies’ bellies, hid bags of liquid heroin inside and then sewed up the poor pooches in a plan to sneak the drugs across international borders. “The lust for money leads criminals to commit acts of great cruelty,” police said. The surgical scam didn’t work, though: Authorities following up on a tip found six pups with scarred bellies, and ultrasound scans revealed the contraband inside the living dogs. Vets removed the dope, and the dogs are doing fine.
— Lewis Wallace
I cannot imagine what kind of heartless bastard could do this to a dog of any kind, much less puppies. Good lord, the idea of my poor dog just not getting enough attention makes my blood boil. Damn, but stories like this remind me how much I miss my Hildegard. Is it silly to cry over a dog? Oh, Hilda, I hope you’re doing okay.
