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Human Interest, Law Enforcement

WASILLA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE SARAH PALIN’S DOG INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY

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Sarah Palin's son Trig, uses family dog as a step stool (Screen capture from Sarah Palin's Facebook Page)
Sarah Palin’s son Trig, uses family dog as a step stool (Screen capture from Sarah Palin’s Facebook Page)

Wasilla, Alaska (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Wasilla Police Department has issued an order to take Sarah Palin’s dog into protective custody after the former Alaska governor was formally charged with animal cruelty.

The charge came shortly after Palin posted on her Facebook page a photo of her 6-year-old son Trig, trying to reach the kitchen sink and using the dog — a black labrador — as a step stool.

Apparently, Palin was so amused and thought that the photo she took of Trig would be “inspirational” to her followers.

Along with the photo, Palin wrote, “Determined to help wash dishes with an oblivious mama not acknowledging his signs for ‘up!’, found me and a lazy dog blocking his way. He made his stepping stone.”

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Animal cruelty is illegal in the U.S. and the local Bureau of Animal Control has the power to take away abused and battered dogs from their owners.

Wasilla does not have a separate Animal Control Department. The Wasilla Police Department doubles up as the city’s Animal Control.

Palin is set to appear before a judge on Monday.  She plans to plead “not guilty.”

 

Film and TV, International, Law Enforcement, Travel

‘FAST & FURIOUS’ ACTOR VIN DIESEL DENIED U.S. VISA

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Hollywood, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – New York-born Hollywood actor Vin Diesel, famous for his role in the movie ‘Fast & Furious,’ was denied a U.S. visa, according to reliable sources at the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

Diesel recently made headlines when his application for Philippine citizenship was approved. He had purchased a beachside property in Boracay, Central Philippines, a white sandy beach resort town considered one of the best in the world. Becoming a Filiipino citizen made him eligible to buy property in the island nation (Non-citizens cannot own real estate property in the Philippines).

When it was time to return to America to work on his current film projects, Diesel had to apply for a U.S. visa at the U.S. Embassy in Manila. While the Philippines recognizes dual citizenship, the U.S. does not. Unfortunately, Diesel’s visa application had been denied.

The Hollywood actor now joins the ranks of thousands upon thousands of Filipinos who could not get visas to travel to the United States.

Well, at least he has a prime beach property to his name. Perhaps his ongoing movie projects can be filmed entirely in Boracay?

Diesel’s latest completed film project, ‘Furious 7’ is set to be released in the U.S. on April 7, 2015.

Food, Law Enforcement, Local News

PRICE OF BALUT IN CALIFORNIA TO INCREASE 100%

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imageSacramento, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Balut-loving Filipinos and others are in for some bad news effective January 1, 2015. Balut prices will increase 100%.

Balut is a duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as street food in the Philippines and other countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is widely available at Asian supermarkets in California and other states in the U.S.

The culprit in the price hike is California’s Proposition 2, or the Standards for Confining Farm Animals, which was passed by voters in 2008 and which takes into effect January 1, 2015.

Proposition 2 created a new state statute that prohibits the confinement of farm animals -especially chicken and duck  – in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, and fully extend their limbs.

Duck raisers in California had to expand their farms and cages to comply with the new law, costing them an arm and a leg, and then some, to maintain their business.

“We have no choice but increase our balut prices in order to recover our additional investments,” said one duck raiser and balut supplier.

So balut lovers should be prepared to pay an average price of $6 per egg beginning in 2015. In Philippine pesos, that’s P260!