WOMAN TRIES TO MAIL A PUPPY

Think you’ve heard it all?  Well here’s proof you haven’t!

Stacey Champion of Minneapolis went to her local post office to mail a birthday present to her son in Atlanta.  But when the box started moving and faint panting was heard inside, postal workers became obviously suspicious.  Attempting to calm their concerns, Champion said the box merely contained a toy robot.  Still not convinced, postal authorities forced Champion to open the box, and to their surprise, inside was a 4-month-old live puppy.  NO food, NO water, NO cushioning, and NO air holes, since the few she had provided had been covered over with wrapping tape.

Now Champion has been charged with animal cruelty, as postal workers scratched their heads how this woman thought a live puppy could survive a 3 day mailing trip, not to mention the well below zero temperatures inside the cargo hold of USPS airplanes.  But wait, there’s more…

When Champion was questioned by police, she refused to tell them what made her fathom she could mail a live animal via the United States Postal Service.  But instead of cooperating or being repentant, Champion boldly returned to the post office earlier this week and demanded a refund for the $22 priority mail fee, since her package never reached its destination. Needless to say, her request was denied. So instead, Champion  has now turned her attention to getting the puppy given back to her custody, a request that will almost certainly be denied.  Authorities have already placed the Schnauzer mix, named Guess, in a city kennel, which will cost Champion $250 in fees.  And there are already hundreds of offers rolling in to adopt the puppy, which could happen as early as Saturday.

“It was supposed to be a birthday gift for a family member,” Minneapolis Police Sgt. Angela Dodge said in a statement. [But] “It would have been kind of traumatizing to get a dead puppy.”

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