Amusing the Muse

Yes, reality shows are becoming increasingly popular, but does that warrant a reality show starring Sheep? Apparently it does, for Croatia has launched a new reality show on the internet that stars sheep, not people! How madly interesting!!! But unlike the reality shows with people, where the winner gets a load of money and the loser just walk off with nothing, things are different with the sheep. The winner gets a poem read out to it, while the sheep that get voted out …sob sob…they might be eaten!

You can see the show for 24 hours of the day, if you want to, on the website. 24 full hours of watching sheep at their best - eating, interacting with each other, moving around, sleeping, pooping – all the time, blissfully unaware that their fates might be sealed by a bunch of viewers who might be clicking a mouse and voting them out!

Naturally, the show has drawn anger from rights groups who reported animal abuse to local veterinary inspectors. But the organizer Sinisa Labrovic denies the charges. He says a vet is in place to tend to the sheep that need medical attention. The aim, he says, of the whole show was to demonstrate how people, who take part in reality shows, are made to look like sheep in every situation!

Some way to showcase his opinions of reality shows! The sheepish website is www.stado.org. Check it out, and let me know if it is worth a sheep…er…a peep! The only problem is it is not in English!!!