DOG SPINNING

I am not posting this footage for sensationistic purposes. 

i am posting to prensent what supersition does to the masses. 

somehow these people think they are justified in this cruel ritual.

WARING~ DOG LOVERS MAY NOT WANT TO WATCH~

Dog spinning   (Bulgarian: тричане на куче(та), trichane na kuche(ta))  is a ritual performed once a year on March 6 to prevent rabies in a village and keep away the bad spirits of springtime.

The practice was stopped in 2005 when the media outside of Bulgaria found out about the ritual and reported it to the world. Animal welfare organizations were outraged by its cruelty and the pressure they put on Bulgaria put an end to the practice.

The mayor said his village restored the tradition because they were looking for hope in the “extreme” bad economy. A recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease has brought the farming town to the brink of despair.

The dog spinning event has pitted the town against animal advocates from all over Bulgaria. Even the Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov has condemned the practice. He has asked the Prosecutor General to take action and called on his government to establish sanctions against the village.

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