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I was just watching this documentary about a bridge in Scotland. Ever since the 50s dogs have been jumping off this bridge 40ft to their deaths. Approximately 50 dogs havve done this, the most recent one happening just under a year. It really freaked me out but it turns out that the dogs caught a scent of an animal underneath and appently didn't see what was under the bridge and just leapt to their deaths. So curiousity did kill the dog..... Anyway here's an article about it.

Can dogs really commit suicide?

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/webl ... icide/P60/

That is very strange. But very sad for dogs

I find it more 'OMG how freaky!!!!!!' than 'Those poor dogs!'. If you read the last part of the article it's been proved it's haunted.

That is scary. Poor doggies. That is just really really weird.

Tell me about it! I have to go to bed in 15 minutes I'm probably not going to get to bed because of it.

Can dogs commit suicide? I really doubt any animal would do it. Their instinct for survival is too strong for it. Yet there are animals that die by the loss of their partner, when they then fall into depressions (mostly known from birds) - one could interpretate that as a "suicide", as they mostly stop eating and drinking then... the reason why I can't really see that as a suicide is because these animals don't do that intentionally - it happens out of the sheer sadness given by such a situation and belongs to their behavioral pattern.

Yeah, I agree with Kovu on this matter. I know a lot of people believe in haunted things and witchcraft, but I'm not really that superstitious. There's a few things I get freaked out about when it comes to superstition, but other than that, I think it's just a hoax. As you said, (Orlando) the dogs were probably smelling an unidentified animal under the bridge and tried to find it by jumping down. Please, just because it's around Halloween, doesn't mean you need to be spooked about everything that you happen to read, or see.

I agree with Kovu. I think that what happened to Little Ann in Where the Red Fern Grows is the closest possible thing to dogs commiting suicide.

Yes you do make a point there Kovu. But it would of freaked me out at anytime of the year, I'm not too bothered with halloween. But I still find it really suspicious that it's the same bridge they kept jumping off......

*sighs* I am sick and tired of people thinking things that could only be solved by reading an animals mind! You don't know if animals can think about real suicide, so why don't you just go stare an animal who might be emotionaly and/or mentally damaged right in the eye until you can pick up anything coming from his eyes. I'm not saying any of you are right or wrong, you should just think about my post until it makes sense to you.

o.O Calm down ol' dear! Kovu is probably the most out there about animals person and I've aready agreed with him.

The stuff Kovu said could only be determined by reading an animal's mind, I'm sure he can't read an animal's mind, therefore he could not make sure of what he said.

that is really freaky! i feel so sad by those dog, yet i feel freaked out at the same time, oh well, i suppose they'll never find out why theyre doing it .

Poor dogs.. That is sad, but I don't think they are comiting suicide or that the bridge is haunted. The 'hautning' thing is really dumb sounding.

Yes, poor dogs...I suppose they can if they are in great pain they can just decide to starve themselves...It's happened to myt friends dog..