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Shark Left on Newspaper Doorstep

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posted: 16 HOURS 7 MINUTES AGO
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(April 25) -- A live shark was dumped on the doorstep of an Australian newspaper earlier this week, and no one -- not the journalists, not the police -- knows why.
"We've got no idea to what motive is behind this event," Matt Neal, a journalist with the Warrnambool Standard, told the Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
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The discovery was made Wednesday night, when a passer-by called police after midnight. Warrnambool is on the coast, about three and a half hours' drive southwest of Melbourne.
The shark, identified as a Port Jackson, was more than 2 feet long and had poisonous spikes. It was relaxed enough that police were able to carry it back to the water without any injuries from the dangerous tips.
"Police say they've seen a lot of weird things," Neal said, "but nothing like this before."
Authorities vowed to charge the person who left shark with animal cruelty.
Port Jackson sharks can grow up to 5.5 feet long and typically feed on crustaceans, sea urchins, and fish. They are nocturnal and common across Australia's southeast coast.
Read the full story from Australia's ABC News.
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Copyright 2009, Reuters
2009-04-25 07:45:46
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TandLarr

12:49 AMApr 26 2009

definitely the work of rahm emanuel. he has a history of "dead fish terrorism"

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EDoganges

12:44 AMApr 26 2009

A happy ending for the Sharky. That's good. I love happy endings for the innocent animals.. Good good. Find the cruel animal abuser and kill him! Put him on the doorstep while submerged in water. That'll teach him. There should be the death penalty for animal abuse.

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Asgamer

12:32 AMApr 26 2009

www.pophilarity.com

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Alan Wahlstrom

12:11 AMApr 26 2009

>>Candy Gram!<< ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ LOL!! Good one!!

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Taxman7735

12:05 AMApr 26 2009

Candy Gram!

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BadBns

11:02 PMApr 26 2009

Thank you for saving the shark and returning it to its home.

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KHOD3

10:28 PMApr 26 2009

Nice to see some Italians live down there!Who ate the Ziti?

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JUrso84233

08:34 PMApr 26 2009

It means Luca Brazzi sleeps with da sharks.

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Kid R0ck 6904

08:03 PMApr 26 2009

lmao here it after all these years it resurfaces....saturday night lives " Land shark" lmao

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DUGDEEPER

08:02 PMApr 26 2009

Good one Don Pantanella!! oboma, pelosi,aclu and the rest of the whinning left live on the flesh of the White American Working Class!!

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