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    'LIONS VS. DONKEY, DONKEY WINS': A VIDEO SCANDAL

    Tert
    Oct 20 2009
    Armenia

    What began as a tweet on Twitter and quickly disseminated on Facebook,
    has now been picked up by blogs and published on Global Voices Online,
    an online community of more than 200 bloggers around the world who
    report on local news and events in a plethora of languages.

    And what is this news of the day that has spread like wildfire in
    social networking sites and online communities? A video posted on
    YouTube of what is allegedly the private zoo of Armenian MP Gagik
    Tsarukyan.

    Tsarukyan, the head of the second largest political party in the
    Armenian National Assembly, Prosperous Armenia, is also the head of
    the Armenian National Olympic Committee.

    The video shows a fight between three lion cubs and a donkey;
    apparently, the donkey was placed in the lions' cage for the amusement
    of onlookers who many assume to be members of Tsarukyan's entourage.

    Near the end of the video, one can hear gunshots, though it's not
    clear whether those present are shooting at the donkey, the lion
    cubs, or into the air. Regardless of who the shots were aimed at,
    it is clear that the animals were ill-treated, to say the least.

    The video was quickly removed after news circulated on Facebook (as per
    YouTube,"This video has been removed due to terms of use violation"),
    though links were re-posted and the video is now available on alternate
    video-sharing sites, such as Dailymotion.
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