Monday, April 02, 2007

How About A Little Perspective Folks

I do wonder sometimes: Grieving couple commits suicide after dog dies

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - Unable to come to terms with the death of their pet dog, an elderly couple in southern India committed suicide by hanging themselves, police said on Monday.

The bodies of 67-year-old retired soldier C.N. Madanraj and his wife, Tarabai, 63, were found on Sunday in their home in a suburb of Hyderabad.

Police said the childless couple had held a burial ceremony for their dog of 13 years, called "Puppy," and hosted a feast for friends before hanging themselves in their bedroom.

"The couple described the grief over their pet dog in the suicide note they left on March 29," said police inspector V. Anantaiah.


I'm assuming they never saw Old Yeller, because if they had they would have dispatched themselves years ago.

Its a weird world out there.

2 comments:

Tully said...

Not to be too weirdly tangential, but on a trip last weekend I spotted stacks of "Disney's Old Yeller Dog Food" in the pet aisle. Which struck me as about as appropriate as Karen Carpenter muzak in restaurants....

Rich Horton said...

lol

Oh, and when in Orlando don't forget to drop by the "Bambi's Mother" Petting Zoo.