Can Animals be Flogs? A Scientific Investigation (Not Really)

This week on Flogs, Flan, Craig and returning menace Uncle Tim Floggins dive into the very serious, very scientific question: Can animals be flogs? Spoiler: Craig says no. Flan says absolutely. Tim is just here for chaos.We cover:• The medieval pig put on trial and hanged in 1386 (“He was dressed in human clothes and publicly hanged and barbecued…” — transcript)• Mary the elephant who was executed by crane• Praying mantises who decapitate their partners mid‑root• The dingo that took Azaria• Monkeys in Bali who steal your sunnies and dignity• The bees that killed Thomas J. Sennett• The stingray that killed Steve Irwin• Harambe, the most controversial gorilla of all time• And a lion who definitely wasn’t Mufasa (Flan, you absolute idiot)Plus:• Tim pitches “Perpetual Puppies,” the worst subscription service ever invented• Craig nominates himself for Flog of the Week• Flan loses the room repeatedlySources:• 1386 French pig execution — historical accounts of animal trials in medieval Europe• Mary the Elephant (1916) — public execution in Erwin, Tennessee• Praying mantis mating behaviour — documented biological research• Azaria Chamberlain case (1980) — Australian legal history• Bali monkey theft behaviour — behavioural ecology studies• Thomas J. Sennett (1991) — fictional character from My Girl • Steve Irwin stingray incident (2006) — news reports• Harambe (2016) — Cincinnati Zoo incident• Lion death (1994) — fictionalised reference to The Lion KingSources (Spotify)