This story, about a man sexually assaulting sheep (via Eschaton), is sad and bizarre.
In the same way that Americans make jokes about Canadians being lumberjacks and hockey players, New Zealanders and Australians are accustomed to making jokes that buggery of sheep is prevalent in the other country. (Search for 'sheep' on any of the linked pages to find them).
Other than that very sophisticated, cosmopolitan countries ...