A woman was stopped by Customs and Border Patrol officers at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last week after she was found with giraffe droppings that she planned to make into necklaces, officials said.
The feces were seized by border officials on Sept. 29 after a woman returning from Kenya declared the feces to be animal feces, prompting an inspection by CBP agricultural experts, according to the agency.
The passenger stated that he acquired feces while traveling and intended to make a necklace.
She told CBP officers that she had previously used moose poop to make jewelry at her home in Iowa.
The giraffe feces were taken and “destroyed” by steam sterilization, according to USDA protocol, officials said.
“There are real dangers with bringing feces into the US,” said LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, CBP Director, Field Operations-Chicago Field Office.
“If this person had entered the US and had not declared these items, there is a high possibility that the person could have contracted a disease from this jewelry and suffered serious health problems,” he said in the statement.
The woman told CBP she intended to use the feces to make necklaces. US Customs and Border Protection The woman said she had previously made jewelry with moose poop.REUTERS The poop was seized by border patrol agents at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.BLOOMBERG NEWS
Animal feces from Kenya can contain African Swine Fever, Classical Swine Fever, Newcastle disease, Foot and Mouth Disease, and Swine Vesicular Disease, CBP said.
A Veterinary Service Permit is required to bring feces into the United States.
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