Despite their usefulness and the fact that people in many areas of the world depend on them for their very survival, donkeys have an unfortunate ignoble reputation. They’re used to represent all sorts of unpleasant things.

In Jordan, a Valentine’s Day protestor dressed one up in red cloth and affixed roses to its ears (I don’t want to know how) to illustrate his dismay at the celebration of the holiday, according to a news item in the daily al-Dustour, discussed on MonstersandCritics.com.

"The move is intended to send a clear message to all that celebrating Valentine’s Day is strange to our religion, traditions and culture," Ayman Quaider told the paper