Birdnapper Given Away by Poop on Shoes

Posted by NG Kids in News Bites on May 12, 2009
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Sony Dong was arrested in March for trying to smuggle songbirds into the United States. He got caught when a Los Angeles International Airport inspector noticed feathers peeking out from the bottom of his pants and bird poop on his shiny black shoes. More than a dozen birds were strapped to his legs with buttoned cloth wrappings.

Exotic songbirds from Asia can earn high prices in the United States. The rescued birds might end up in a zoo.

Photograph by AP/Department of Justice

Read more about the bird smuggling case on National Geographic News.

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Comments

  1. grabbyfriu
    May 12, 2009, 4:57 pm

    eww! who would kill birds just to decorate shoes? no me!i’m glad they aressted HIM!

  2. tonre1
    May 13, 2009, 8:39 am

    ya thats just sick

  3. animal saver09
    May 13, 2009, 9:35 pm

    okay thats plain out nasty.. who would kill birds there not worth any thing now there dead!!!!!

  4. animal saver09
    May 13, 2009, 9:36 pm

    he got what he deserved

  5. animal saver09
    May 13, 2009, 10:00 pm

    thats nasty and really gross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. luckstomper
    May 15, 2009, 4:18 pm

    They didn’t kill the birds he strapped them with cloth on his legs. So he could sell them in the US for great amounts of money!

    ~~~~JON~~~~
    (luckstomper)

  7. Giratina127
    May 17, 2009, 1:13 pm

    I’m glad that guy was aressted! Taking birds from their home in Asia just to sell them in the US is just plain Wrong!

  8. gilly
    May 21, 2009, 12:57 pm

    grabbyfriu I have to agree with you

  9. newmoon00
    March 24, 2010, 4:59 pm

    That is just wrong! who would do that!The birds didnt do anything wrong to him so why would he kill them.they where just minding there own buisness!thats sick!

    why did he do that?

    newmoon00

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