bart_calendar ([info]bart_calendar) wrote,
@ 2008-12-16 15:57:00
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Dog Island
I'm sure that the Dog Island site is satire, but man is it sweet dark humor.

The premise of the site is that the owners of Dog Island are rabid animal rights people who think that it's awful that people own dogs. Therefore, they want people to give up their pooches so they can live on "Dog Island" where "Separated from the anxieties of urban life, dogs on Dog Island are healthy dogs who live a natural, healthy and happy life, free from the stress and hardship associated with daily live among humans."

It has the greatest FAQ section I've ever seen:

Q.My dog is very high strung and often gets into fights with other dogs. I can control this now, but what happens when fights break out on the island?

A. Fights break out occasionally, but this is not a real issue, because eventually, the dogs learn to get along. Every now and then some dogs gang up and kill and then eat another dog, but this is just natural, and it's okay for it to happen now and then, but normally this is not the case.

Q. If I visit the Island, how can I be sure to see my dog?

A. You can't be sure. Your dog is now free, a part of the natural system of life and the world. Many people do see their dogs, and others just instinctively know that their dog is there, happy and free.

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[info]thoughtsex
2008-12-16 03:56 pm UTC (link)
I've been to places in Greece and Italy that are Cat Islands. I think you've correctly pegged this as satire, as there's plenty of stress in "a rampaging pack of wild dogs." Wolves should be wild and free, but a gang of stray dogs terrorizes a city and starves their puppies. Whereas pet dogs are kept puppies forever...humans have been keeping dogs since the stone age, and the crazy dog lady at work told me once that humans (tacky, slutty primates who either keep harems or go at it like bonobos) got the idea for marriage from observing wolves who mate for life.

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[info]vomitrocity
2008-12-16 06:49 pm UTC (link)
That was great.
I wonder if they get emails from people thinking it's real.
I bet they do, just like Bonsai Kitten did.

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[info]blozor
2008-12-16 11:25 pm UTC (link)
"Many people do see their dogs, and others just instinctively know that their dog is there, happy and free."

Or, you know, killed and eaten by a gang of other dogs. You know. Whatevs.

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[info]bart_calendar
2008-12-16 11:30 pm UTC (link)
My cat was being slightly annoying this afternoon.

I threatened to take her to Dog Island.

She shut up.

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[info]cortocorto
2008-12-17 11:43 am UTC (link)
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/dogisland.asp

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[info]toxic_iguana
2008-12-17 09:17 pm UTC (link)
Wouldn't this be a lovely idea for people.
Or, substitution of the word "child(ren)" and:
"Every now and then some children gang up and kill and then eat another child, but this is just natural, and it's okay for it to happen now and then, but normally this is not the case."

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