Johnny Depp and Amber Heard at Brisbane Airport.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard at Brisbane Airport.Credit:Nine News

A spokesman for the minister said he had been inundated for interview requests from across America from noted publications such as theNew York Times,theWashington Post andUSA Today and national television networks such as NBC and CNN.

"Captain Jack Sparrow has outsmarted Hector Barbossa,Davy Jones,Blackbeard and Lord Cutler Beckett. But he may have met his match with Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce ofAustralia,"wroteNew York Times scribe Rick Gladman.

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TheWashington Post's Adam Taylor took a more measured approach,attempting to explain to his audience the rationale behind Mr Joyce's"dramatic threat".

"It's a time-consuming,expensive and complicated process,but it serves a purpose. Australia is one of a relatively small number of countries around the world thatare considered rabies-free,"he wrote.

Barnaby Joyce has made international headlines for threatening Johnny Depp's dogs with euthanasia.

Barnaby Joyce has made international headlines for threatening Johnny Depp's dogs with euthanasia.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

Mr Joyce's advisers were also fielding requests for interview for UK breakfast television on Friday,and he has had his own share of homegrown media appearances since the story broke Thursday morning.

On Channel Ten'sThe Project on Thursday night,hedefended his threat to Depp earlier in the day,saying he did not hate the actor's dogs but had Australian biosecurity protection at heart.

One of the Yorkshire terriers belonging to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

One of the Yorkshire terriers belonging to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.Credit:Amber Heard/Instagram

On Friday morning,hehung up on infamous Sydney radio host Kyle Sandilands,himself no stranger to controversy,when he called the minister a"wanker".

Not to be outdone,Clive Palmer,the billionaire miner-turned-Federal-MP renowned in part for the collection of animatronic dinosaurs at his Sunshine Coast resort,the under-construction replica of the Titanic and his penchant for litigation,accused Mr Joyce of making Australia an international laughing stock.

"The simple solution would be to put the dogs into quarantine today,rather than threaten to kill them,"Mr Palmer said.

"This is nothing but an embarrassing act of grandstanding by Barnaby Joyce which will result in a bad reputation for Australia and hurt the struggling film industry on the Gold Coast."

Depp is likely to face hefty fines for not declaring Pistol and Boo when he arrived by private jet at Brisbane airport last month.

He ispreparing to leave the country with his wife Amber Heard and his beloved terriers on Friday night,again by private jet.

Mr Joyce's office said preparations were being made by the Department off Agriculture to enable their re-entry to the United States,after earlier fears were raised they may not be permitted back in.

"Prior to the dogs departure the Department of Agriculture will issue an export certificate and correspondence detailing the circumstances surrounding their entry into Australia to help facilitate access to the United States,"the statement read.

"Given that Australia is considered to be free of rabies and that the United States has different certification requirements to us,we don't anticipate that the dogs will have any issues re-entering the United States.

"The Australian Government takes biosecurity extremely seriously.

"We have a world-leading biosecurity system that protects Australia's human,animal and plant health from exotic pests and diseases.

"It is critical that we maintain our unique pest and disease free status and we appreciate Mr Depp's cooperation in resolving this issue."

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