Jerald Reiter, 56, Arrested For Drink Driving With Zebra And Parrot In His Car

The Huffington Post UK  |  By Posted: Updated: 23/05/2012 09:50

A man, a zebra and a parrot walk into a car - and only one gets arrested.

Police in Dubuque, America, stopped 56-year-old Jerald Reiter, from Iowa, for drink driving - possibly after noticing he had a zebra and a parrot riding in the front seat next to him.

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The zebra and parrot in the car


Reiter told KCRG.com he and his partner often take the animals for drives and that the bar lets people bring their pets in.

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Jerald Reiter on the night of his arrest


His girlfriend Vickey Teters said they owned four zebras as well as other animals.

"They love going for rides. They're just a part of a family here.. These are our kids, they come in the house, we take them for walks, we take them for car rides," she said.

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Vickey Teters said she treated the animals like they were her own children


She added she was "surprised" by the attention her boyfriend was getting but added "it's not everyday you see someone with a zebra and parrot in a house."

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laterthanyouthink
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12:45 PM on 06/01/2012
And I thought this was a free country!
03:34 PM on 05/25/2012
"Drink Driving"?
Looks like someone at HuffPo was "Drink Writing".
10:21 AM on 05/31/2012
that`s what they call it in England, maybe it`s from the UK page of huff po
02:46 PM on 05/31/2012
Ah! Thank you for telling me that as I was (obviously) painfully unaware!
12:48 PM on 05/24/2012
He was hoping one of them would drive back, but they were too drunk themselves. Moral is he should have taken his other bird out more instead.
07:53 AM on 05/24/2012
The parrot was there chat up traffic cops with " who's a pretty boy then?", and the zebra was there just in case Mr. Reiter decided to get out of his car and cross the road.
05:02 AM on 05/24/2012
America's getting tough, more than 3 stripes and your out.
09:21 PM on 05/23/2012
But I often take my zebra and parrot for a drive. What's wrong with that?
Southern law girl
Researching my viewpoint....
12:50 AM on 05/24/2012
LOL!
05:19 PM on 05/23/2012
Only in America!
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bullybeef
04:39 PM on 05/23/2012
rubbish story again headline says leopard and parrot story says zebra and parrot for petes sake get your act together will you
03:27 PM on 05/23/2012
56 ?? no0 offence but he looks a lot older than that !
Southern law girl
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12:49 AM on 05/24/2012
It may have been when he was, shall we say, a little under the weather! But the parrot looks great, I love parrots, he/she looks quite happy sitting on the womans arm. Mind you, I cannot imagine where you go to buy a zebra! But then I cannot consider either because my cat would get most upset!