WHAT do the black market, dog vomit and human toes have in common?
Normally not much, nor should it, but one Melbourne woman made it her business to delve into all three, according to a report in The Age - and squeamish readers may prefer to look away.
Joanna Kinman yesterday appeared in the Ringwood Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to one count of offensive conduct involving human remains.
The court heard that in her job as a ranger at an animal shelter, Kinman dug through a bin full of dog vomit to find human toes, which she intended to sell for $400 on the black market.
Kinman disclosed she was a member of a group called Bone Buddies Australia which is a macabre collective of people who call themselves "skull and bone enthusiasts".
The vomit came from two dogs who had partially consumed and thrown up the toes of their former owner, who died of natural causes.
Staff had cleaned up the vomit and placed the toes, or what was left of them, in a bin.
The leading constable testified that Kinman located the toes, took them home and placed them in a jar of formaldehyde.
The jar was being kept amid a treasure trove of weird items including a guinea pig's trotter, a bird's skull, an alligator claw and baby teeth, which once belonged to Kinman's children.
Kinman was sentenced to 150 hours of community work.
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