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   From: The Horny Goat    
      
   On Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:32:56 -0500, Ubiquitous    
   wrote:   
      
   >CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — A package of tiny dead birds passed off as pet food was    
   >confiscated by Customs agents at a Virginia airport.   
   >   
   >U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the package came in to Dulles    
   >International Airport on a flight from Beijing on Jan. 27.   
   >   
   >Agents discovered the bag of dead birds in the baggage of a passenger who was    
   >on their way to Prince George's County, Maryland.   
   >   
   >The passenger said the package was cat food. The plastic packaging had    
   >pictures of a cat and dog.   
   >   
   >   
   >The birds are barred from importation to prevent the spread of avian flu.   
   >   
   >[They were sleeping!]   
      
   Surely you mean resting - or alternately 'pining for the fjords'?   
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