BOULDER, Colo., March 11 (UPI) -- A Colorado woman says she broke no laws, or even Boulder city ordinances, when she colored her poodle pink.

Joy Douglas, owner of Zing Salon in Boulder, faces a fine of up to $1,000 a day for dying her pet, Cici. A hearing in municipal court Tuesday was postponed when Douglas said she has hired an attorney.

Douglas ran afoul of an ordinance that specifically prohibits dying "fowl or rabbits or any other animals."

"No person shall dye or color live fowl, rabbits or any other animals or have in possession, display, sell or give away such dyed or colored animals," the ordinance reads.

Douglas said Cici gets only natural coloring -- beet juice and occasionally pink Kool-Aid.

"Cici will be pink until they kick us out of the city of Boulder," Douglas told reporters.

She said one reason she dyes her dog is to raise awareness about breast cancer.

Legendary heavy man can't make party

MONTERREY, Mexico, March 11 (UPI) -- A hefty Mexican man reportedly was prevented from attending his girlfriend's birthday party when a truck hauling him got stuck on the highway.

Manuel Uribe wanted to surprise his girlfriend by arriving at the party via a flatbed truck. However, his bed atop the vehicle got caught on an overpass, El Universal reported Tuesday.

Uribe said he was motivated to attend the festivities by his nearly 350-pound weight loss in the last year.

The 42-year-old man from Monterrey, Mexico, had reached a peak weight of more than 1,200 pounds, making him what physicians believed to have been the heaviest human in history, El Universal reported.

Nonprofit hurt by smoking ban

WITHAMSVILLE, Ohio, March 11 (UPI) -- An Ohio non-profit that uses bingo games to raise money says the state's anti-smoking laws are sending bingo players across state borders.

Jessica Ruebel, executive director of Withamsville's Arc of Clermont/Brown, which provides summer camp and other activities for mentally disabled children and adults, said the smoking ban has led to about 100 bingo players abandoning her organization's games, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Tuesday.

"The smoking ban really did hurt us because most of the people are going to Kentucky or Indiana now to play bingo, or they'll go to Argosy (Casino) in Lawrenceburg," Ruebel said, noting Saturday games currently draw a crowd of about 50 and Monday games had to be canceled when the crowd fell to 10 regulars.

She said the issue has caused the non-profit's revenue to fall from about $6,000 a week to about $1,500 per week.

Telemarketers use 'Jenny's' number

WILMINGTON , Del., March 11 (UPI) -- Delaware residents have complained of predawn telemarketing calls bearing a phone number from a popular song -- 867-5309.

The number, which purportedly belongs to "Jenny" in a song by Tommy Tuoone, is believed to have been attached to the calls by "spoofing" caller-ID systems, as Delaware does not have 867 numbers, the Wilmington (Del.) News Journal reported Tuesday.

"After I jumped out of bed to answer the phone, thinking something was wrong with a family member, I answered the phone to hear a recording about my mortgage rates being lowered," Pike Creek-area resident Lindsey Vitalo said of the 4:20 a.m. call she received Sunday. "It scared the living daylights out of me."

Phone carrier Verizon said spoofing makes it difficult to track the calls.

"It's very difficult for carriers in tracking these perpetrators because they can simply buy prepaid minutes from organizations such as SpoofCard.com or any number of providers that are listed on the Internet," said Sharon Shaffer, a Verizon spokeswoman. "There's not too much we can do, but whenever a customer from Verizon calls to report a spoofer, we assist them to the best of our abilities."