American customs agents confiscated a box of giraffe feces collected in Kenya by a visiting Iowa woman, who said she planned to make jewelry out of the droppings.

A woman tried to bring giraffe poop to the US from Kenya to make a necklace, but was stopped. Customs officials at a Minnesota airport seized the woman's small box of poop and had it "destroyed." ...

Customs seizes box of giraffe poop at Minnesota airport By Zoe Sottile, CNN 2 min read Published 5:01 AM EDT, Sat October 7, 2023 ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Minnesota said they recently seized a shipment containing a small box of giraffe poop being transported by a passenger returning home from Africa.

Giraffe poop can be brought back to the U.S. with the proper permits and inspections, according to Minnesota Public Radio. The station reported that the woman won't face sanctions because she ...

Officials said that to bring in poop from certain animals to the U.S., you need a permit, which the woman did not have, and they destroyed the poop box via steam sterilization.

The woman, who lives in Iowa, told officials this wasn't her first attempt at creating a necklace from feces.

Customs agents seized and destroyed a box of giraffe poop at a Minnesota airport after a woman brought the feces to the U.S. from Kenya, officials said Thursday. The Iowa woman was selected for ...

Customs workers at a Minnesota airport discovered a traveler had brought a unique souvenir in her luggage: Giraffe feces.

MINNESOTA-- Customs workers at a Minnesota airport discovered a traveler had brought a unique souvenir in her luggage: Giraffe feces. The passenger arrived at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul ...