Dog spinning
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Dog spinning is an alleged form of divination, supposedly practised in Bulgaria.
In dog spinning, a dog is suspended above water on a rope. This rope is then 'wound' by being twisted repeatedly in a given direction (clockwise or anticlockwise), before being released so that the suspended dog rotates rapidly around in the opposite direction (respectively, anticlockwise or clockwise).
The purpose of this is reputed to prophesy the prosperity of a community during the immediate future. This is supposedly judged by the amount of excrement produced by the frightened animal while it is spun round: copious defecation foretells good fortune.
The first known reference to this practice in English is in a press release issued by the UK Green Party, issued on July 29, 2005.
It includes a statement from Green Party MEP Dr Caroline Lucas, vice-president of the RSPCA and the European Parliament's cross-party Animal Welfare Intergroup. Dr Lucas criticised it as being cruel to dogs, saying "Dog-spinning is a barbaric practice and must not be allowed to continue into the 21st century."
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported the practice in March 2005. [1] [2] It apparently takes place in March every year in the village of Brodilovo. [3]
At the time of this article's creation, the reality or otherwise of the alleged practice of dog spinning remains uncertain.
[edit] References
- ^ Aftonbladet: Hundarna plågas – för att fira våren (in Swedish)
- ^ Aftonbladet: ”Barbarer!” (in Swedish)
- ^ Wreed ritueel met honden in Bulgarije (Cruel ritual with dogs in Bulgaria (in Dutch)
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