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| Dog weddings called off on grounds of cruelty |
| 2006-12-19 |
| A Hindu wedding ceremony of 18 dogs has been called off in India after hardline religious groups and animal rights activists said it was a mockery of the religion and cruel to the canines, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The marriage of nine dogs to nine bitches to promote canine culture was expected to take place on Sunday in the northwestern town of Jaipur, the Times of India reported. But the wedding which, according to Hindu rituals involves sitting in front of a sacred fire and exchanging flower garlands, was canceled after groups including People for Animals (PFA) criticized the event. The marriage would also have included a procession and a huge feast with a special dance party. Event management company B Positive and the Pink City Canine Club were organizing the spectacle. "In my opinion, marriage of dogs is cruelty on animals," the newspaper quoted the PFA's chairman Naresh Kadyan as saying. "People hold the front legs of the dogs against their will and force them to dance, which is cruel. The lights, noise, sound used in these kinds of events also hurt them." The organizers said they were sorry for hurting people's sentiments but added they still planned to go ahead with the other events, including a beauty pageant for "unmarried dogs." |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #6 (heavy drinkers, Dachsund owners....) You'd be too if your pet was easily mistaken for a ballpark snack. Someone needs to direct PFA's |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-19 18:20 |
| #5 I would have liked to see the beauty contest. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-12-19 09:06 |
| #4 When my girlfriend was running for Judge this past year, we were going to lots of different events, sometimes 3 or 4 a night. One Saturday AM, we were slightly misinformed about one event; it was supposed to be some kind of benefit for an animal rescue foundation at a local gallery. It was, but it turned out to also be a birthday party for a dachsund, and she had all of her maybe 250(!) fellow dachsund friends over for a snack and a playdate. Maybe 300 owners and their food (they had cake and limitless food) and free drink (heavy drinkers, Dachsund owners....), mixed in with 250 8 inch high dogs running and playing in a high end timber loft art gallery in Chicago. While we were hustling votes.... That was surreal.... |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2006-12-19 09:05 |
| #3 But children with misshapen teeth can still marry dogs, right? |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-12-19 09:04 |
| #2 I agree A5089 - it's wacky and tacky, but not cruel. What is it about animal "rights" people that they get so upset about such minor things? Lord knows there are plenty of major things to be upset about, especially in India. |
| Posted by: Spot 2006-12-19 08:18 |
| #1 I can understand the religious mockery angle, but what is cruel in that? Sounds like the dogs wouldn't mind, would get a treat out of it (and dogs do love to eat), not too mention the dogs might get to know the bitches better, if conditions are right (something dogs do enjoy a lot too), and everyone would have a bit of fun. Uptight animals rights activists. Bah. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-12-19 07:45 |