Celebrate Divfursity

Believing he is cursed for having stoned two dogs to death as a child, an Indian man is attempting to remove the curse by marrying a dog in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony.

P. Selvakumar, a 33-year-old farm labourer 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 paralysed 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.

Unsurprisingly, this story made it into the Free Republic's "homosexual agenda" file, but a couple of the Freepers actually have some funny things to say:

-"Selvi Selvakumar, after a rousing tick dip, wore her bridal dress well and upon inquiry, responded simply, 'woof'. It is expected that a pre-nup received her paw-mark at the insistence of the groom as 'she had nothing when I met her!'"

-"The Massachusetts Supreme Court is expected to rule in his favor."

-"Anyone who is against this happy union is a right-wing Christian conservative."

But I know you guys can do better.
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