--- description: Amber Heard said Sunday she will plead not guilty to charges she breached Australia's biosecurity laws by sneaking her dogs into the country title: Amber Heard to Plead Not Guilty to Illegal Animal Import image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3fe65611f7e9802/698873f63c16396ad645b09f/150849031.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Amber Heard to Plead Not Guilty to Illegally Importing Animals by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 7, 2015 8:50 AM CUT  Amber Heard is seen out in Tribeca on August 27, 2012 in New York City Amber Heard is seen out in Tribeca on August 27, 2012 in New York CityJosiah Kamau—BuzzFoto/FilmMagic/Getty Images by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 7, 2015 8:50 AM CUT Actress Amber Heard, Johnny Depp’s wife, said Sunday she will plead not guilty to charges she breached Australia’s biosecurity laws by importing the couple’s two Yorkshire terriers into the country. Heard was [accused](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/johnny-depps-wife-charged-illegally-bringing-dogs-pistol-boo-australia-n392941 "undefined") this year of sneaking the dogs — named Pistol and Boo — into the country on a private jet and charged with illegally importing animals and falsifying documents. “Whilst I am unable to comment on the specific matters before the Court I would like to say that I respect the importance of Australia’s laws,” Heard said in a statement released by her lawyer. “My decision to defend these charges… [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/amber-heard-plead-not-guilty-illegally-importing-animals-n475236?cid=par-time%5F20151207 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4138129/amber-heard-australia-dog-importing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4138129/amber-heard-australia-dog-importing/"},"headline":"Amber Heard to Plead Not Guilty to Illegally Importing Animals","datePublished":"2015-12-07T08:50:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:09:02.472Z","description":"She tried to bring her dogs, Pistol and Boo, to Australia on a private jet","url":"https://time.com/4138129/amber-heard-australia-dog-importing/","keywords":["celebrities","Australia","Johnny Depp","Amber Heard"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3fe65611f7e9802/698873f63c16396ad645b09f/150849031.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3fe65611f7e9802/698873f63c16396ad645b09f/150849031.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BuzzFoto Celebrity Sightings In New York - August 27, 2012","caption":"BuzzFoto Celebrity Sightings In New York - August 27, 2012","creditText":"Josiah Kamau—BuzzFoto/FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4138129/amber-heard-australia-dog-importing/","name":"Amber Heard to Plead Not Guilty to Illegally Importing Animals"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Johnny Depp And Amber Heard: Their Intense Connection","description":"The two are engaged. 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