Louk
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Louk also known as 'Riot Dog', 'Anarchy Dog', or 'Rebel Dog' is a stray Athenian Dog from Greece which has been the highlight of much media coverage during the Greek financial crisis. This dog is not to be confused with Kanellos who was also a stray dog who died from natural causes in 2008 and was also famous for his appearances in many notable demonstrations in Athens.[1]
Louk has been the subject of publicity from foreign news outlets for being present at numerous protests between 2008 and 2010, allegedly always on the side of the protesters.[2][3][4][5] Kanellos - or a dog very much like Kanellos - has allegedly shown up at every major protest since 2008.[6][7] It is uncertain whether this is the same dog, due to the high number of stray dogs in Athens. Dogs can be easily mistaken for one another since they all wear the same collars, blue for males and red for females, which are provided by the city with tracking tags when the dogs are vaccinated and spayed or neutered.[8]
Louk now has a Facebook page devoted to him (as "Riot-Dog").[7]
References
- ^ http://rebeldog.tumblr.com/post/579120890/ok-lets-clear-this-out-rebel-dog-is-not#notes
- ^ Kanellos the Greek protest dog, The Guardian. "The hound always seems to side with the protesters, whatever the dispute."
- ^ No protest too ruff for Kanellos, Globe and Mail, (May 07, 2010).
- ^ Queally, Jon. With Dog on Your Side, Common Dreams. (May 07, 2010).
- ^ DN: Grekisk rebellhund hyllas på nätet
- ^ Cunnyngham, Chris. Kanellos the Greek riot dog inspires protesters. Examiner. (May 8, 2010).
- ^ a b Dykes, Brett Michael. Mysterious 'Rebel Dog' of Greek riots becoming latest Web icon, Yahoo-News. (May 07, 2010). "Amid the turmoil of the Greece financial crisis, photos and videos of street protests have turned up a kind of canine "Where's Waldo" figure: a mutt that....clearly has a strong interest in civic disorder."
- ^ Paul, Katie. Mange Against the Machine. Newsweek. (May 2010).
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