Every five years, millions of Hindus gather at the temple of Gadhimai, the goddess of power, in Bariyarpur, Nepal to kill more than 250,000 animals including buffalo, birds and goats.

This practice is said to be performed to honor a Hindu goddess. According to People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, who strongly opposes the practice, more than 250,000 animals were also slaughtered when the festival was last held in 2009.

Thousands of buffaloes were slaughtered as part of a Hindu tradition in Nepal.

Birthday celebrants who are thrown surprise parties have mixed reactions. Others love the limelight, whilst others absolutely hate being taken aback. Sometimes, friends and families need to be extravagant for the celebrant to appreciate the effort because let's admit it, the more indulgent the surprise, the happier the celebrant becomes.

We have an idea how people react to such events, but how about dogs? In this video we found, a pet owner surprised her dog, Joey for its second birthday. A bed of 800 tennis balls was made on the floor for Joey to play and dive in. His reaction was priceless, and we can't help but be moved by how happy Joey seemed to be - running around, waggling his tail and enjoying every bit of the surprise.

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Dogs are man’s bestfriend. At least this is what Killian, a family dog residing in Charleston, South Carolina confirmed when guarding his buddy 7-month-old Finn Jordan.

As observed by the family, Killian shows unusual aggression towards 22-year-old babysitter Alexis Khan whenever she pays seven-month-old Baby Finn Jordan a visit. "He was very aggressive towards her and a few times we actually had to physically restrain our dog from going towards her", the family narrated.

Apparently, Khan has been discretely abusing the poor baby without the family’s knowledge and naturally, permission.