{"id":2053,"date":"2016-06-18T09:17:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T23:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2016-06-28T09:23:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T23:23:45","slug":"a-tale-of-two-terriers-comes-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=2053","title":{"rendered":"A tale of two terriers comes to an end"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Amber_Heard_2011\"<\/a>Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has welcomed the conclusion of court proceedings against actress Amber Heard.\r\nHeard was charged with violating biosecurity laws after bringing two Yorkshire terriers into the country by private jet last year while her husband Johnny Depp was shooting a film.\r\n\r\nShe was given one month good behaviour bond and no conviction, though she and Depp shot 42 second video expressing regret at the situation.\r\n\r\n\u201cI appreciate Ms Heard\u2019s willingness to take responsibility for her actions last year and her acknowledgement that she broke our national biosecurity laws,\u201d Joyce said.\r\n\r\n\u201cThese legal proceedings reinforce the clear message I sent internationally last year that we will not tolerate disregard for our biosecurity laws, no matter who you are.\u201d\r\n\r\nJoyce used Facebook to share the widely mocked apology clip, which some in the media compared to a hostage video.\r\n\r\n\u201cThese legal proceedings clearly illustrate the government\u2019s serious approach to enforcing our national biosecurity laws, and the fact that there are no exceptions to these laws \u2013 they apply to everyone equally,\u201d he said.\r\n\r\n\u201cAs an island nation, Australia is free of many pests and diseases common throughout the world that have harmed human health, agricultural industries, animals, plants and the environment.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe do not want diseases and pests such as rabies, foot and mouth, screwfly, the varroa mite or ehrlichiosis in our country, and we do not want people making their own arrangements for what they bring into our country.\u201d\r\nSAM WORRAD<\/strong>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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