10/24/2005: Dog becomes shark bait

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

It looks fake-ish, but (sorry for the graphic nature of the following) it would actually be a pretty effective way to rig a live animal as bait.

I'm not buying the hook thru the lip so the dog could be used as bait. It would be a lot easier to just tie the line to a collar or piece of rope around the dog's neck. This has to be either a horrid publicity stunt or there's some other explanation like noviceathome's.