On Tuesday morning, several eyebrows were raised after the wedding of a woman who was marrying her dog.
Alison Hammond was seen struggling to keep her face straight when she was married, where Elizabeth Hodd married her Golden Retriever Logan, abandoning men after four failed engagements.
Of course, she is not the first person to claim that she will marry something inhuman. A woman recently revealed that she was going to marry a torchbearer;
And let’s not forget that the man got married with a pillow.
Here’s what you need to know…
Is it legal to marry an animal?
Human-animal marriage is not specifically mentioned in national laws – meaning technically that there’s nothing to stop you entering a state of holy matrimony with your dog, cat, hamster. rabbit or whatever species you favour.
However the act of bestiality – of engaging in sexual acts with an animal – is illegal in many countries, including the UK, where you could face a two-year prison sentence for committing such acts.
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Also bear in mind that such a marriage would be spiritual and symbolic rather than legally binding.
Is it legal to marry an inanimate object?
Once again there are no specific laws relating to this, as it’s not possible to officially marry an inanimate object
– although that hasn’t stopped people from enjoying wedded bliss with such items (and in some cases landmarks), with many of those people identifying as an objectum sexual – someone who is attracted to inanimate objects.
However Amanda Liberty, who recently revealed she was planning a wedding to her favourite chandelier, Lumiere, explained that she identified as an objectum sexual, and that she hoped holding such a ceremony would help legitimise this.
Amanda, who also plighted her troth to the Statue Of Liberty – even changing her surname to reflect this – said: ‘I’m determined to have this commitment ceremony, to prove that I’m here for Lumiere and that my love is going to last.’
Other similar weddings include that of San Diego native Carol Santa Fe, who ‘married’ Santa Fe train station in 2017, and Erica Eiffel, who famously wed Paris’ Eiffel Tower in 2007.
