Dog Spinning in Brodilovo,Bulgaria. (Animal cruelty)

Dog spinning (Bulgarian: тричане на куче(та), trichane na kuche(ta)) is a ritual formerly practiced in a village in southeastern Bulgaria. In dog spinning, a dog is suspended above water on a rope. The dog is turned repeatedly in a given direction to wind the rope, then released so that it spins rapidly in the opposite direction as the rope unwinds. This ancient ritual of pagan origin was performed in order to prevent rabies. The first known reference to this practice in English is in a press release issu