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By Erin Flaherty, Shine staff, on Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:57pm PST

Whiplash, in all his glory

So I see this Buzzfeed item that claims, today, people are checking out the state fair sensation that is the Banana Derby. I'm like, "What the heck is that?" I click through and look at a picture. It's stupid cute. There's a monkey riding a dog in this rodeo ring. What's not to love?

The animal advocate in me wonders, is this some (ridiculously cute) form of animal abuse? Still, adorable monkeys + cute dogs, together at last. I mean, how can something that looks so right be wrong? Read More »

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