Early this year the Asheville, North Carolina Times carried the remarkable
story of couple who fly all over the country putting on special events for
dogs. They do dog weddings. They do dog bar mitzvahs. They do dog birthday
parties. They got started in this strange business by baking all natural dog
biscuits. That led to doggie cakes and pizzas. Now they are hired by the rich
to put on extravaganzas for dog’s special days. Though we may all agree that a
dog is man’s best friend, it is obvious that these events are not really for
the dogs but for their owners. One wonders about a society where people have so
much money they can cheerfully throw it away on such events while millions
starve.