Rex and Drugs – Can Dogs Get Addicted?
We all know that dogs are highly effective at sniffing out drugs. But a little West Highland Terrier called Holly has this week excelled herself by tipping off police about a massive cannabis factory. According to the BBC, Holly started appearing stoned about a month ago when strange smells started wafting into her Reading home.
Soon Holly started sleeping longer and laying in her den until mid-morning.
“I had a job getting her up in the morning, it was almost as though she was drugged, probably stoned,” Holly’s owner Valerie Bailey told the BBC. After a few weeks, Mrs Bailey started feeling woozy too and called the Police.
When officers investigated the house next door they found a huge drugs factory containing 200 cannabis plants worth £50,000. Mrs Bailey didn’t have too much to worry about, however. It is rare that dogs get addicted to narcotics of any kind. Cats on the other hand are well known for developing a dangerous taste for addictive substances like catnip. Yet another reason why dogs are the superior species
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