Odaisé Gaelach
05-04-2007, 02:47 PM
R.I.P. Sudan's married goat
SUDAN'S MARRIED GOAT has, mercifully, gone to the heavenly farmyard, released from its suffering as a beast of burden.
The goat, known as Rose to close friends, became a web phenomenon when it was reported that she had been "married" to Sudanese man Charles Tombe. The wedding was enforced by elders after a drunken Tombe was found taking advantage of the poor animal. He was also made to pay a dowry to Rose's original owner. The elders hoped to shame Tombe, though did not spare Rose's feelings in doing so.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | R.I.P. Sudan's married goat (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6623895.stm)
SUDAN'S MARRIED GOAT has, mercifully, gone to the heavenly farmyard, released from its suffering as a beast of burden.
The goat, known as Rose to close friends, became a web phenomenon when it was reported that she had been "married" to Sudanese man Charles Tombe. The wedding was enforced by elders after a drunken Tombe was found taking advantage of the poor animal. He was also made to pay a dowry to Rose's original owner. The elders hoped to shame Tombe, though did not spare Rose's feelings in doing so.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | R.I.P. Sudan's married goat (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6623895.stm)