Cats and dogs banned by Saudi religious police
The decree — which applies to the Red Sea port city of Jiddah and the holy city of Mecca — bans the sale of cats and dogs because “some youths have been buying them and parading them in public,” according to a memo from the Municipal Affairs Ministry to Jiddah’s city government.
The memo, obtained by The Associated Press, urges city authorities to help enforce the ban.
Pet owning is not common in the Arab world, though dogs are kept for hunting and guarding. In large cities around the Middle East, stray dogs often wander the streets and are considered pests. Street cats are also plentiful, and people will often feed them or play with them — but it isn’t a widespread custom to keep one in the home, and many cannot afford it...
The arabs hatred of dogs stems from their history of raiding and looting neighbouring tribes. The dog, as a guard animal was despised by mohammad BECAUSE DOGS BARK!
Thank you for further validating my argument that cats have, historically, been revered in Islam.
“Street cats are also plentiful, and people will often feed them or play with them “
Street dog? A pest. Street cat? To be fed, played with and enjoyed.
Why? Because they believe Mohammed commanded it. They may not have the same view of cats as pets as Americans but they do revere cats, in keeping with the views of Mohammed.