'Baby' W as Pet Dog
(N.Z. Press Assn. —Copi/rtpht) SYDNEY. June 8
A Hungarian couple tried to smuggle their pet dog through the Customs at Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney today. The dog was disguised as a baby. The couple had come from the Far East. The man was nursing a small bundle wrapped snugly in a baby blanket-. When they reached the health officer, the couple presented two health cards showing their vaccinations. Babies under six months old do not need a health certificate but the Health Department must examine the child.
“I’ll take a peek at the baby.” the doctor told the couple, who did not speak English. He lifted the corner of the baby blanket—and staring at him were the large brown eyes of a tiny Japanese spaniel. The woman—an attractive blonde—became hysterical when she was told that the dog would have to be taken into quarantine. The man argued with Customs and quarantine officers for almost two hours. Finally, with the woman still weeping they left the Customs hall—without the dog.
Later, the animal —in a new wire cage—was taken from the airport by the quarantine officer.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30153, 10 June 1963, Page 16
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