Back in November, an Indian man married a dog… From the article:

An Indian man who believed he had been cursed for stoning to death two dogs has atoned for his sin by marrying another dog in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony.

I’ll lay out some of the details.

• P. Selvakumar, a 33-year-old farm laborer from the southern state of Tamil Nadu, married the four-year-old stray bitch after it was bathed and processed to his village temple dressed in an orange sari and garlanded with flowers.
• The marriage took place on the advice of the man’s astrologer who said it was the only way to atone for his actions of more than 20 years ago.
• He was reported to have suffered a series of physical ailments after stoning the dogs to death and hanging their bodies from a tree.

“After that my legs and hands got paralyzed and I lost hearing in one ear,” said Mr Selvakumar after the ceremony with his new “bride”, whose name is Selvi.

• A reception attended by some 200 guests was held for the newlyweds in the groom’s house during which Selvi grew restless and ran away.
• However she was subsequently recaptured and returned to her husband who gave her milk and a bun to eat.
• It is understood that the groom is still free to find a human wife should he be inclined.
• Mr Selvakumar is not the first man to have hit the headlines for having romantic relations with animals.
• Last year a Sudanese man was forced to marry a goat after village elders discovered him having sex with her. The goat died shortly afterwards.

As far as animal cruelty…I am trying to decide which is worse… being the dogs he killed or the dog he married… ugh… Enjoy, laugh, vomit… whatever. We won’t even talk about the goat issue.

Article found originally via: Ego Development …later found in my endless sea of bookmarks.

“It’s a scene that brings laughter and cheers from visitors to a Japanese aquarium – two white beluga whales wearing Santa hats…. There’s even a chance to receive a wet kiss under the mistletoe from a yuletide beluga.” ~from the article

I mean shouldn’t the promise of a kiss from a whale (I wonder if they use tongue?) be enough to make even the most starch Animal rights activist happy? But no!

Now on a side not I wonder if the Activist, shoppers, and whales prefer to say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?…hmm… food for thought.

Here be ye a jolly link to the full article: link