Time is ticking for Hollywood actor Johnny Depp to save his illegally imported pooches from doggy death row.
The Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, must be removed from Australia by Saturday after the actor failed to declare the canines to customs.
The animals landed in Brisbane on the superstar's private jet when Depp returned to the set of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie on the Gold Coast last month.
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said not even Depp, twice named the sexiest man alive, is immune to the country's customs laws, so Pistol and Boo must "bugger off" back home.
The Department of Agriculture said the dogs will be euthanased if they're not exported.
Under Australia's strict laws, dogs must be stored in a quarantine facility for at least 10 days after arriving in Australia to prevent conditions such as rabies and parasites coming into the country, and be accompanied by a valid import permit.
The department is reviewing how the dogs were brought in without a permit.
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