NewsMay 10, 2015
Vet operates on dog that ate 23 bullets
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- A veterinarian kept a dog from going out with a bang after the animal ate 23 live rifle rounds. A 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, Benno, had surgery to remove the .308 caliber ammunition from his stomach. Owner Larry Brassfield says Benno has eaten socks, magnets and marbles, but he didn't expect the animal would bother a bag of bullets by his bed. The vet removed 17 rounds from Benno's stomach but left two in his esophagus the dog would discharge on his own...
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Vet operates on dog that ate 23 bullets
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- A veterinarian kept a dog from going out with a bang after the animal ate 23 live rifle rounds. A 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, Benno, had surgery to remove the .308 caliber ammunition from his stomach. Owner Larry Brassfield says Benno has eaten socks, magnets and marbles, but he didn't expect the animal would bother a bag of bullets by his bed. The vet removed 17 rounds from Benno's stomach but left two in his esophagus the dog would discharge on his own.
-- Associated Press
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