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eppur_se_muova

(36,247 posts)
Wed May 21, 2014, 12:51 AM May 2014

New Zealand: Cat brings home bag of cannabis (BBC)

A woman in New Zealand has called the police after her cat left a bag of drugs on her doorstep, it's been reported.

The worried owner, who has not been identified, apparently rang the authorities in Dunedin on the county's South Island after she found the bag with 5g (0.2oz) of cannabis inside. ''You hear of cats bringing dead birds and rats home, but certainly in my career I've never seen anything like this before," Sergeant Reece Munro tells the Otago Daily Times, adding the marijuana has a street value of about NZ$100 ($85, £51).

While the origin of the cannabis remains a mystery, Munro says that - until now - he'd never stopped to think about the sniffing potential of cats. "We certainly have police dogs trained to detect drugs - this might be something police could explore in the future," he says.


Duuuuuude ... can you tell I'm baked ?




So ... catnip really is a gateway drug ?

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New Zealand: Cat brings home bag of cannabis (BBC) (Original Post) eppur_se_muova May 2014 OP
Well, of course I had to comment on this thread. TexasTowelie May 2014 #1
Awwww shenmue May 2014 #2
damn. wish I could train my kitty to do that... magical thyme May 2014 #3
Obviously not in the USA. NutmegYankee May 2014 #4
These days, the SWAT team Art_from_Ark May 2014 #5
So who here is pricing plane tickets to New Zealand? jmowreader May 2014 #6
Who's a good kitty? NV Whino May 2014 #7
can you really train a cat to look for drugs -- or anything? orleans May 2014 #8
Only stuff you don't want them to get a hold of ... eppur_se_muova May 2014 #9
Dunno how that's gonna work sakabatou May 2014 #10
Bigger Question is... Lady Freedom Returns May 2014 #11
I wonder if the cat is trying to emulate this one csziggy May 2014 #12
Good cat! KamaAina May 2014 #13
Sounds like the homeowner needed a bong hit or two geardaddy May 2014 #14
Hero Cat eShirl May 2014 #15
That cat is a keeper for sure! Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #16
Good kitty! n/t shanti May 2014 #17

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)
4. Obviously not in the USA.
Wed May 21, 2014, 05:51 AM
May 2014

Here the police would respond with a SWAT team, shoot the cat, and arrest the woman.

Though one has to wonder - did the cat respond to it like catnip?

eppur_se_muova

(36,247 posts)
9. Only stuff you don't want them to get a hold of ...
Wed May 21, 2014, 01:25 PM
May 2014

which they will promptly use to sharpen their claws, or similar amusement.

geardaddy

(24,926 posts)
14. Sounds like the homeowner needed a bong hit or two
Thu May 22, 2014, 02:24 PM
May 2014

Maybe that's why the cat brought the weed in the first place?

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