10 Years in Prison

[TonyStark]

He obviously didn't check with customs about bringing the dogs therefore they are illegal, stuffed with drugs or not

He'll probably get a slap on the wrist and a fine due to his celebrity status and I doubt his dogs will be put down the same way Joe Publics dogs would be put down.

I think the pilot is screwed but.

I watch those programmes on Pick and Dave and it would seem impossible to get anything past customs in Australia if I ever got there. 12 hours to Bangkok is enough nevermind and extra 12 to Sydney lol

[ber]

Did they have drugs stuffed inside them...

Seriously

A shipment of drugs would have a much less impact on the Australian economy than the introduction of certain diseases which
are carried by animals or plants. The fact that it is isolated and surrounded by water means that they have been able to keep
certain diseases at bay that would be a huge cost to their agricultural sector if they managed to infiltrate the country.
While drugs are a serious issue a handful of contaminated seeds or a diseased animal could have much deeper and strongly
felt reprecussions for Oz therefore the seriousness with which they protect their borders

[liffey]

It's easy enough to bring your dog(s) into Australia, just have them tested for rabies and a couple of other things between 5 and 45 days prior to the journey by a vet approved by the Aussie gov't, have them microchipped and passported. IIRC the quarantine period is only 10 days.

The dogs were flown out before their deadline expired.

Mr Depp is in depp shit because he ignored the rules. Now I personally think the Aussies are a bit too fond of rules at times, but there's one thing they're sticky about and that's applying the border rules to everyone. Mr Depp can well afford the 20 grand fine or whatever, but the poor pilot is in bigger trouble. Could be extradited from wherever he is, jailed and barred from landing there ever again and that will have serious repercussions for his career, probably terminal.

It's a pity the Aussies weren't so biosecurity mad when it came to foxes, rabbits, cane toads, several plants and a couple of insects and the animal which has caused more ecological damage than any other except humans: the domestic cat. Stable door and horses, innit?


PS: before the cat lovers jump on me, I like cats. They don't belong in Oz though.

[nonpareil]

The animal that has caused the most ecological damage to Australia is the modern human, since the arrival of Europeans with the first fleet in 1788 to the present.

[justfrank44]

A shipment of drugs would have a much less impact on the Australian economy than the introduction of certain diseases which
are carried by animals or plants. The fact that it is isolated and surrounded by water means that they have been able to keep
certain diseases at bay that would be a huge cost to their agricultural sector if they managed to infiltrate the country.
While drugs are a serious issue a handful of contaminated seeds or a diseased animal could have much deeper and strongly
felt reprecussions for Oz therefore the seriousness with which they protect their borders

Yea , I remember seeing something about that on the simpsons.

[Westsidex]

So Johnny Depp seems to be in deep shit at the moment and could face 10 years in prison for taking his 2 Yorkshire Terriers to Australia illegally and his pilot could spend up to 2 years in prison for his role in the situation.

What do you think about it?

I think Johnny Depp will get away with it, but will have to pay a fine.
The pilot, I think will do time just because he isn't a celebrity.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015...stralia-prison

He will pay his way out of it.

Westside.

[Westsidex]

The fact that it is isolated and surrounded by water

thats what people keep forgetting with Australia and most of it is uninhabited as well. They have to be super strict with rules.

Westside.

[nonpareil]

thats what people keep forgetting with Australia and most of it is uninhabited as well. They have to be super strict with rules.

Westside.

Half of it is desert and a lot of the rest isn't far off.

[fiatpunter]

I just finished an interesting chapter on Australia in this book http://www.jareddiamond.org/Jared_Diamond/Collapse.html

Australia has a very small portion of the country which is suitable for economic agricultural production, its is jut a salty desert and he painted a grim enough picture of the future without significant changes to the way they produced food.

Economic impacts: Feral cats have no obvious
positive economic value. The cost of feral cats due to
management and research has been estimated at $2
million per year. The loss inflicted by feral and domestic
cats, based on bird predation alone, has been estimated
at $144 million annually6.
Environmental impacts: Feral cats are
exceptional hunters and pose a significant threat to the
survival of many native species including small mammals,
birds and reptiles. Feral cats have been implicated in
extinctions of Australian native animals and have added
to the failure of endangered species reintroduction
programs (eg numbat, bilby). About 80 endangered and
threatened species are at risk from feral cat predation in
Australia according to Australia’s Environment Protection
& Biodiversity Conservation

Not close to the costs assciated with rabbits, foxes and Toads but a chunk of change all the same.

[rubberlover]

People like Depp consider themselves demi gods, who we are all supposed to look up to hang on their every word and activity.

Rules and laws in their world don't exsit, they are for the "little" people, and not for them. they abuse their positions, and like was said earlier the pilot would lose his job and be ruined re his career.

You don't have to look at Depp, look at some of the Irish celebs (well those RTE et al promote) and their behaviour re tax, speeding fines, drink driving etc etc.
Australia Eco system demand its protected, and, all it takes in one disease to ruin everything.

Recently its been discovered here(Ireland) that a seed, used in bird seeds, harbours a nasty weed called ambrosia, which causes incurable hay fever.

So I hope the screw the gobshite Depp for a few million.