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Harry Potter Blamed For India's Disappearing Owls

Posted by samzenpus on from the even-muggles-want-one dept.

GillBates0 writes "Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has blamed fans of Harry Potter for the demise of wild owls in the country as children seek to emulate the boy wizard by taking the birds as pets. 'Following Harry Potter, there seems to be a strange fascination even among the urban middle classes for presenting their children with owls,' Ramesh said Wednesday, according to comments reported by the BBC."

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  1. Easy fix by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    The next Harry Potter (or other such insanely popular movie) should feature wild killer possums with rabies as pets. That should take care of the problem.

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  2. Change the animal... by AdeBaumann · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe JK Rowling can write another book that has Harry ditch his owl for an alligator. Bam - Problem solved.

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  3. My first impression: by arielCo · · Score: 3, Funny

    O RLY?

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