trinamick
10-22-2004, 02:53 PM
horsepower (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6298605/?GT1=5472)
Driver fined for cramming pony in hatchback
Police find Shetland pony in Volkswagen Polo
Updated: 11:38 a.m. ET Oct. 21, 2004AMSTERDAM - Dutch police fined the driver of small hatchback car after spotting a Shetland pony crammed in the back, police said on Thursday.
“The small Shetland pony had no room to move and his head was pressed against the window,” police said. A woman on the back seat held the animal by a rope.
Police fined the 42-year-old German driver of the Volkswagen Polo 220 euros ($277.1) for improper transport of the animal, just bought on a local Dutch market.
“Once the driver has obtained an export certificate, the pony can go to Germany,” police said.
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If only I'd thought of this earlier. I'm picking up my colt tomorrow - he would have probably fit in the back of my Sunfire! :D
Driver fined for cramming pony in hatchback
Police find Shetland pony in Volkswagen Polo
Updated: 11:38 a.m. ET Oct. 21, 2004AMSTERDAM - Dutch police fined the driver of small hatchback car after spotting a Shetland pony crammed in the back, police said on Thursday.
“The small Shetland pony had no room to move and his head was pressed against the window,” police said. A woman on the back seat held the animal by a rope.
Police fined the 42-year-old German driver of the Volkswagen Polo 220 euros ($277.1) for improper transport of the animal, just bought on a local Dutch market.
“Once the driver has obtained an export certificate, the pony can go to Germany,” police said.
Copyright 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
If only I'd thought of this earlier. I'm picking up my colt tomorrow - he would have probably fit in the back of my Sunfire! :D