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Coffee 1:01 Sun Feb 24
Pariah Dog, Calcutta
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I realise this is an invitation for a good old slagging off...
Pariah Dog is a documentary film about Calcutta's street dogs, of which there are over 100,000. It was made by an American fellow called Jesse Alk who has been struggling like anything for the last few years to get the film finished.
On Friday, it won Best Feature in a documentary film festival in the States.
If you've been to India, you'll recognise these dogs from any city, town or village. Sometimes they don't look very nice - they are often mangy, can be aggressive and carry rabies. Their reputation is not good. But they are fantastic animals. In the right hands, they are as loving and loyal as any other kind of dog.
Here's the trailer: https://vimeo.com/316360791?fbclid=IwAR1jE6BQpuh43jPvF9kn1GZHqwyo1Qp0gFMC4MSL8dbnox5lrDlJQ71jB2U
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Replies - In Chronological Order ( Show Newest Messages First)
joe royal
1:37 Sun Feb 24
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Any third world country has a shit load of stray dogs .
1000s it seemed in Bali . Sri Lanka wasn’t to far behind .
Never really noticed loads in India , just the odd few.
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ironsofcanada
1:44 Sun Feb 24
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A hard problem to look at
And not just a Third World one.
Another documentary from near where I lived in the States.
http://preprod.snagfilms.com/films/title/rez_dogs
We had it at home, but to a lesser degree than the Navajo Rez.
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arsene york-hunt
2:04 Sun Feb 24
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Dogs are disgusting, dirty creatures. The only thing worse is their owners who let them lick their faces.
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Gavros
2:13 Sun Feb 24
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I saw a dog like that one in the video, broken spine in Cambodia. He seemed alright, getting by dragging himself about. Absolutely haunting, mind. I care as much for dogs as I do humans.
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Biggie Biggs
2:35 Sun Feb 24
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"Dogs are disgusting, dirty creatures"
I think you got mixed up there and meant to say "Humans are disgusting, dirty creatures"
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Nurse Ratched
2:35 Sun Feb 24
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Sounds fabulous. Where may one adopt one of these rabid, snarling, mangy, fly-blown and flea ridden dogs? Sounds like the perfect addition to a family.
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ironsofcanada
2:38 Sun Feb 24
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A lot of times I wish we had never domesticated dogs.
But that probably comes from seeing so many of mine and other people's die or dead when I was quite young.
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Nurse Ratched
2:43 Sun Feb 24
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a y-h
Seeing people let their dogs lick their faces/hands makes me boak.
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Coffee
3:02 Sun Feb 24
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Nurse Ratched 2:35 Sun Feb 24
I can bring one for you, should you wish? Would you prefer male or female, rabid or not?
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Nurse Ratched
3:26 Sun Feb 24
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Kind of you, Coffee, but I much prefer cats. I'm sure my cat lady status comes as a bit of a surprise, but there it is.
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Gavros
3:29 Sun Feb 24
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Mad cat woman.
Quelle surprise.
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Nurse Ratched
3:30 Sun Feb 24
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Yes. I already made that joke.
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Gavros
3:31 Sun Feb 24
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Mad cat woman gets whooshed.
Quelle surprise.
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Nurse Ratched
3:32 Sun Feb 24
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Riiiiight.
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icwhs
3:38 Sun Feb 24
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The dog man of coffees....
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devonhammer
4:28 Sun Feb 24
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A friend of mine has just this week adopted a pooch from this animal sanctuary in Thailand
http://lantaanimalwelfare.com/
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Hermit Road
4:43 Sun Feb 24
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My grandad would have sorted this issue out with a bucket of water and his trusty shotgun.
He was a killing machine for strays.
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peroni
4:46 Sun Feb 24
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Looks like a good film that, cheers Coffee.
Any human who doesn't like dogs, is at the vey least a bit weird or ignorant. The realationship between our species, and the influence they've had on our evolution is mind-blowing.
Now cats, on the other hand........
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gph
4:49 Sun Feb 24
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That's not fair on cats.
They used to steal our children and eat them.
We had to evolve to sort them out.
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ChillTheKeel
4:59 Sun Feb 24
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We have both.
Dogs - gormless needy circus acts - Her kind of pet.
Cats - wonderfully independent with an occasional glare which simply says 'feed me, you inadequate cunt' - My kind of pet.
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