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Week 4

Human–animal marriage (ORIGINAL)

Human-animal marriage is a marriage between an animal and a human. This topic has appeared in mythology and magical fiction.

Human–animal marriage (EDITED)

Human-animal marriage is a marriage between an animal and a human. This topic has appeared in mythology and magical fiction. In the 21st century there have been numerous reports from around the world of humans marrying their pets and other animals, however it is uncertain if there is a legal basis for this practice. Human-animal marriage is often seen in accordance with zoophilia, however they are not necessarily linked. Although animal-human marriage is not mentioned specifically in national laws, the act of engaging in sexual acts with an animal is illegal in many countries under animal abuse laws.

Animal-human marriage in mythology

The practice of animal-marriage has made appearances in several mythological stories and folklore, and is understood to mean a deity-human marriage involving gods or heroes. The Chinese folktale 'The Goddess Of The Silkworm' is an example of a tale where a woman marries a horse. A similar Irish legend tells of a king who marries a horse, symbolizing a divine union between the king and the goddess of the land. Also the indigenous Cheyenne have a story of 'The Girl who Married a dog'.

Animal-Human marriage in the real world

Although it is uncertain if there is a legal basis for marrying an animal, several individuals claim to have done so. The Sudanese goat marriage incident made big headlines in 2006 when a man was forced to marry a goat after being caught in a sexual interaction with the goat. Other reports of marriage include animals such as dogs, cats, frogs and a dolphin.

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Week 3

I have chosen to edit and add the the article of Human-animal marriage.

This article barely contains any information on the subject, so I want to start by adding subtancial facts on what the meaning of a human-animal marriage is, in addition to exploring the legal grounds for this around the world. On the talk page they have discussed deleting the article as a whole based on lack of information and facts aside from fiction, so I am interested to see if I can find a legal basis to support actual events. If not I want to further add where human-animal marriage has appeared in folklore and myths.

Human-animal marriage in fiction and folklore:
 * Marriage to a horse in The Silkworm. URL: https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/174
 * The Cheyenne story, "The Girl Who Married a dog. URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/815804.pdf
 * Irish legend of the king who married a horse. URL: https://books.google.com/books?id=mRRQJZSHEZwC&pg=PT115&lpg=PT115&dq=mythological+king+in+Donegal+is+said+to+have+married+a+horse&source=bl&ots=kPRazrwHsz&sig=6vOwZsoKZKIfaTEAgQkca-ZCPUQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTse_Uy4bSAhUJa7wKHTaeAaUQ6AEIJTAC#v=onepage&q=MARRIAGE&f=false

Examples:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4748292.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3004930.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8658327.stm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/11/13/man-in-india-marries-dog-to-atone-for-stoning-to-death-mating-canines.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4290761/Seven-year-old-Indian-girls-marry-frogs.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1334993/Joseph-Guiso-marries-dog-Honey-sunset-ceremony.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2006/01/03/british-woman-marries-dolphin.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/12/woman-married-to-cats-barbarella-buchner_n_6455472.html