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Puppy Morning: Getting the sad one out of the way Um, okay, you’re saying. That’s nothing special. Their crime? (Uh, in addition to drug trafficking.) Some of the drugs smuggled into the United States were hidden in purebred puppies! Yes, I know: Very weird and sad — and, well, to be honest, clever — and all that stuff. DEA New York field chief John Gilbride sounded even more angry than people usually do at these press conferences: “The organization’s outrageous and heinous smuggling method of implanting heroin inside puppies is a true indication of the extent that drug dealers go to make their profit.” Slight digression: Despite being a puppy lover, I’ve never quite understood why people take animal cruelty (mainly to doggies) more seriously than, uhm, human cruelty. A guy beats another guy to death, people are upset. A guy beats a dog to death, people go nuts. They’re ready for blood. That being said, what the hell, drug smugglers? Is this your response to heroin being illegal? “Oh, we’ll just put it in cute little puppies, that’ll show them!” I mean, I guess a drug-sniffing dog wouldn’t notice the drugs inside a puppy, but it’s just cruel. Puppies are supposed to romp around and play and be cute, not smuggle drugs! Grrr… The New York Daily News reports that DEA rescued 10 puppies from Colombia, but three died shortly after due to complications from the surgery. The surgeon is allegedly Andres Lopez Elorez, a fugitive in Spain, who may not have even had any formal veterinary training. Anyway, this is all sad and weird and such. But let’s end on a happy note: The former puppies — they are all grown dogs now — are alive and well and happily living in Colombia. Yay! 22 accused in using puppies to smuggle drugs [MSNBC.com] |
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Okay, you all probably know this story already, and about 15 of you sent it to me — I can’t imagine why — but it’s a puppy story and this is puppy morning, so let’s go: Indeed, the Drug Enforcement Agency yesterday announced they had 
