Dogs Committing Suicide!!?

OK, this one's pretty silly (unless you're a bereaved pet owner) but I thought I needed to lighten things up a a bit.

Apparently, in just six short months, FIVE DOGS have COMMITTED SUICIDE by leaping off the same 40-foot bridge in Dumbarton, Scotland! (a short distance from Glasgow)

The place is pretty creepy to start with, having been used as a backdrop for the BBC series, "Tales from the Madhouse," perhaps prompted by the tragic scene in 1994 when a certain Kevin Moy used the same location to throw his two-week-old son to his death, believing him to be the Antichrist.

As their appalled owners watch, doggies see, hear or smell some powerful canine siren that plunges them to their doom!

Overtoun House was built in 1863 by James White, the father of Lord Overtoun…as an ornate religious symbol and has the words "Fear God and keep His commandments" carved into its walls. Local historians describe it as a place where angels and gargoyles are said to keep company. It is now being renovated as a Christian Centre for Hope & Healing – part of a £2.5m project by Pastor Bob Hill. But the outbreak of lemming-like behaviour has sent shudders down the spines of animal welfare inspectors, local residents and dog owners.

The bridge, over a tributary of the Clyde, lies within the grounds of Overtoun House, an A-listed baronial building currently run as a Christian centre. It was the scene of a family tragedy in 1994 when Kevin Moy threw his two-week-old son to his death believing him to be the Antichrist.

A spokeswoman for the SSPCA warned dog owners to get their pets on leads around the bridge. One owner, who lost her cocker spaniel when it recently leapt off the bridge, said: "I know that a number of other dogs have died after jumping from that spot. I read somewhere that Dumbarton is one of the most depressing places to live in Britain, but I thought that meant for humans, not dogs."

SOURCES:
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/34553.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1508499,00.html