Johnny Depp’s Dogs Face Deportation or Death in Australia

NY Times Article by Rick Gladstone

Capt. Jack Sparrow has outsmarted Hector Barbossa, Davy Jones, Blackbeard and Lord Cutler Beckett. But he may have met his match with Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce of Australia.

Mr. Joyce declared that no one is above the law, not even Johnny Depp, the Hollywood star who plays Captain Sparrow in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series and who has twice been named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” Mr. Joyce said Thursday that Mr. Depp had two days to deport his two Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, or they would be put to death.

Mr. Depp, 51, who is filming the fifth installment of the series in Australia, had imported the dogs illegally by bypassing strict documenting and quarantine rules, Mr. Joyce said.

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