How much is that ferret in the window? Argentinians fall victim to
2013年4月8日 · A gullible retired man in Argentina has fallen victim to a scam after discovering the toy poodle pups he bought at a local market were actually fluffed-up ferrets on steroids.
Man Buys Toy Poodles But Gets Ferrets on Steroids Instead
2013年4月9日 · It turns out that the fluffy white ferrets, also known as “Brazilian rats,” were given shots of steroids in order to bulk up to dog size. With a little extra grooming, its coat was made extra puffy.
How giant rats were pumped with steroids and sold as POODLES …
2023年8月4日 · No longer an urban myth: People in the Argentinian market of La Salada were sold ferrets (Brazilian rats - right) given steroids so that they resemble toy poodles. Ferrets typically have...
Argentinian man buys 'toy poodles,' later learns they were ferrets …
2013年4月8日 · A man from Argentina thought he had purchased "toy poodles," but later discovered they were ferrets on steroids. The Huffington Post reports the victim bought each so-called dog for $150 at La Salada market, however, when he brought them to a veterinarian, he learned they were actually rodents.
Man sold ferrets on steroids instead of toy poodles for $150 each
2013年4月9日 · An Argentinian man thought he paid $150 at an outdoor market in Buenos Aires on a toy poodle puppy — only to find out he was duped by con artists who pumped a ferret full of steroids until it...
'Pet poodle' turns out to be giant rodent pumped with steroids
2013年4月8日 · In reality, they’ve just been sold what locals call the ‘Brazilian rat’ – a ferret pumped up on steroids and groomed to resemble a fluffy toy poodle. The retired man was initially fooled by the...
Ferrets on Steroids Sold as Poodles - The Daily Beast
2013年4月8日 · That’s what an Argentine man probably said when he found out that two toy poodles he bought at an outdoor market in Buenos Aires were really ferrets pumped with steroids. The man from Catamarca...
Man buys two poodles for $150 only to discover they are ferrets …
2023年8月5日 · They were breeding and selling white ferrets that were pumped full of hormones upon birth and had their coats combed out in a way that made them seem extra fluffy.
Pet poodles turn out to be ferrets on steroids at Argentina market
2016年7月30日 · The verdict? The poodles were actually ferrets that had been fed steroids since birth to increase their size. The station also found a second victim who bought a ferret marketed as a Chihuahua. Poodles usually cost around $1,000, while ferrets come in much lower, at about $75, the Daily Mail reported.
Ferrets on steroids sold as poodles - news.com.au
2013年4月8日 · DOG-lovers at a market in Argentina paid out hundreds of pounds for fashionable "toy-poodles", only to discover that they were fluffed-up ferrets on steroids.