Posted on 04/19/2011 7:15:26 AM PDT by Realman30
For much of the past decade, the Iranian government has tolerated what it considers a particularly depraved and un-Islamic vice: the keeping of pet dogs.
During periodic crackdowns, police have confiscated dogs from their owners right off the street; and state media has lectured Iranians on the diseases spread by canines. The cleric Gholamreza Hassani, from the city of Urmia, has been satirized for his sermons railing against "short-legged" and "holdable" dogs. But as with the policing of many other practices (like imbibing alcoholic drinks) that are deemed impure by the mullahs but perfectly fine to many Iranians, the state has eventually relaxed and let dog lovers be. (See the top 10 animal stories of 2010.)
Those days of tacit acceptance may soon be over, however. Lawmakers in Tehran have recently proposed a bill in parliament that would criminalize dog ownership, formally enshrining its punishment within the country's Islamic penal code. The bill warns that that in addition to posing public health hazards, the popularity of dog ownership "also poses a cultural problem, a blind imitation of the vulgar culture of the West." The proposed legislation for the first time outlines specific punishments for "the walking and keeping" of "impure and dangerous animals," a definition that could feasibly include cats but for the time being seems targeted at dogs. The law would see the offending animal confiscated, the leveling of a $100-to-$500 fine on the owner, but leaves the fate of confiscated dogs uncertain. "Considering the several thousand dogs [that are kept] in Tehran alone, the problem arises as to what is going to happen to these animals," Hooman Malekpour, a veterinarian in Tehran, said to the BBC's Persian service. If passed, the law would ultimately energize police and volunteer militias to enforce the ban systematically
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Well that about seals the deal for me. Anyone who doesn’t like dogs is not to be trusted nor associated with.
Seriously, these muslims are not sane.
Didn’t Iran just sign a trad deal with North Korea?...............
Two of the ways God shows he loves you are dogs, and sausage, pepper and onion heroes. Muzzis, take note. ;^)
As if. Stoned or beheaded, you get to choose.
Wouldn’t surprise me that they’d send the dogs to North Korea for food. Things are getting pretty bad in both countries.
There’s something fundamentally wrong with someone who doesn’t like dogs. They are people who cannot be trusted in any circumstance.
Muslims don’t like dogs. We’re going to have that here too, if obama gets his way.
Same here. If you don’t like dogs then I don’t like you. Buzz off muzzie!
Trade dogs for uranium........
Bumping your sentiment.
I think the dogs will be wearing:”Barkas”.
He later relented a bit, and said dogs could be kept for the purpose of protecting flocks, but not as pets.
Considering Mo's years as a caravan robber and raider, he probably grew to hate dogs, who would bark and warn their owners of his approach.
I thought they ate dogs in Iran?
What do you call a family without dogs in China?
Vegetarians.....
What do you call a family with 2 dogs in China?
Ranchers......
“Muslims don’t like dogs. “
“Same here. If you don’t like dogs then I don’t like you. Buzz off muzzie!”
Who do you think owns the thousands of dogs they’re talking about?
Please, no more dogs for oil!!!
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