Hollywood Actor Johnny Depp Has Flown His Pet Dogs Out Of Australia Just Hours Before A Deadline Set By Local Officials Who Threatened To Have The Yorkshire Terriers Put Down.
Australia's Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce accused Depp and his wife Amber Heard of taking their pet pooches, Pistol and Boo, into the country illegally, failing to fill out the necessary documents, and failing to go through proper quarantine procedures.
The row hit headlines across the world, dubbed the 'War on Terriers', and the couple faced a formal interview with quarantine officers, while they are also expected to be fined for breaking Australia's tough import laws.
They informed officials they would take the dogs out the country by Saturday (16May15), the deadline which had been set for their removal, and on Friday (15May15), Joyce confirmed the request had been met, tweeting, "Dogs gone."
He added in a statement, "(The dogs) have now been exported back to their country of origin. A Department of Agriculture officer has escorted the two dogs from the property in Queensland, where they had been held under quarantine order, to the airport for their flight home. The department issued the necessary export documentation and correspondence to the relevant veterinary authority to facilitate the repatriation of the dogs. All costs associated with returning the dogs were met by the owners... I would like to thank the dog's owners and their associates for their cooperation and compliance with the department's quarantine directives."
Depp has been in Australia filming the latest installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
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