This is why we own dogs.
As an intoxicated Guillermo Reyes inched his blue Chevy closer to the front of a DUI checkpoint in Mexico City last week, any number of things could have been running through his mind, like “Maybe they won’t notice if I suck on a peso.” Or maybe the more common, “God, if you get me through this, I’ll never drink and drive again, I swear.”
Yet we’re pretty sure the last thing Reyes was thinking was, “Gosh, I sure hope my pet parrot doesn’t tell these officers that I’m hammered.”
But according to police, that is exactly what happened.
When officers approached his car, a voice could be heard yelling, “He’s drunk! He’s drunk.” Expecting to find another person inside the vehicle, police were shocked to find only Reyes’ pet parrot.
Reyes failed his sobriety test and was taken to a local jail where he was held on drunken driving charges. Officers originally called the Animal Surveillance Brigade to take away the parrot, but when it was feared separation from its owner would be too stressful or even fatal for the bird, it was allowed to escort Reyes to the clink.
Hopefully for Reyes’ sake, his parrot kept its mouth shut this time instead of telling the rest of the prisoners that he has a sweet ass. (via UPI)
