'Harry Potter' Blamed For Disappearing Indian Owls

By PopEater Staff Posted Nov 2nd 2010 04:33PM

First 'Twilight' got blamed for crazy people stabbing a guy and drinking his blood, and now 'Harry Potter' is getting heat for Indian Owls being hunted, traded and killed. According to BBC News, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh thinks J.K. Rowling's franchise is responsible for spiking the owl market.

"Following 'Harry Potter,' there seems to be a strange fascination even among the urban middle classes for presenting their children with owls," Ramesh says.

A report conducted by conservation group Traffic suggested tough measures should be put in place to protect owls from an upcoming Hindu festival since thousands of owls are sacrificed on Hindu "auspicious occasions."

The author of the report, Abrar Ahmed, took on the case after being asked to get a white owl for a boy's 'Harry Potter'-themed 10th birthday.

The report also says endangered owls are still hunted and sold in Indian markets, while others are killed for medicine or black arts.

Tags: harry potter, owls

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Tuesday 02 November

By pjchilds

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If thousands of owls are sacrificed on Hindu "auspicious occasions" and owls are sold in Indian markets, it doesn't make any sense to lay the blame on Harry Potter.

Wednesday 03 November

By BTDT

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Damn you Harry Potter!!!

By michael morris

i know really harry potter kills a couple owls and gets blamed next thing you know there gonna blame the soldiers for killing people or the metor for killing dinos jaws for killing a couple sharks

Friday 07 January

By MadDaddy

Are they kidding? Who is this crackpot? He needs to put down the crack pipe...

By Jordin

It's about time parents take responsibility for their over indulgent children. After 101 Dalmations breeders could not keep the dogs in stock, and they are not the best breed to have with children. Parents need to realize that you don't need to deplete the planet everytime there is a new "fad". Educate your children and make them more aware of our over exploited planet.

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