"Cattle Wed in 2,000-Guest Thai Ceremony
Tuesday, July 12, 2005 8:50 AM EDT
The Associated Press
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Farmer Amphol Wangboon was hesitant to give up his beloved Thong Khaow for marriage until he found her the perfect match and a dowry he couldn't refuse: truckloads of fresh grass, hay, maize and $2,400.
So Thong Khaow and her new mate, Thong Kham — a pair of rare dwarf Brahman cattle — were married Sunday morning in a traditional Thai ceremony featuring a banquet for more than 2,000 human guests in central Sa Kaew province."
I'm sure Opebo will be delighted to know that the institution of marriage is respected even among cattle in his adopted home country.