Customs Seize Woman's Giraffe Feces Necklace at Minnesota Airport
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a box of giraffe feces from a woman returning from Kenya who intended to make a necklace with the dung, similar to her previous creations with moose feces. The agency destroyed the smuggled feces, sparking questions about the government's suppression of alternative art. The woman's vision for the necklace included a brown-and-white shell, possibly from a giant African land snail. The process of turning feces into jewelry involves dehydration and a "dip station with secret ingredients." However, hope remains as a moose has been spotted in Iowa, potentially providing the artist with a new source of material.