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Date: July 19, 2022 07:43AM
The bond between humans and dogs predates Islam by thousands of years, but the fundies don't care.
Isn't religious extremism wonderful?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62205744According to the proposed legislation, pet ownership would be subject to a permit issued by a special committee. There would also be a minimum fine of around $800 (790 euros; £670) for the "import, purchase and sale, transportation and keeping" of a range of animals, including common pets such as cats, turtles and rabbits.
"Debates around this bill started more than a decade ago, when a group of Iranian MPs tried to promote a law to confiscate all dogs and give them to zoos or leave them in deserts," Dr Payam Mohebi, the president of the Iran Veterinary Association and an opponent of the bill, told the BBC.
The animals are considered impure in Islamic tradition. In the eyes of the new regime dogs also became a symbol of the "Westernisation" that it sought to curb.
"There has not been a solid regulation around owning dogs," Dr Ashkan Shemirani, a Tehran-based veterinarian, told the BBC.
"Police forces arrest people for walking their dogs or even carrying them in their cars based on their interpretation of what could be seen as symbols of Westernisation."
Dr Shemirani said the authorities even created a "prison" for the seized pets.
"We heard loads of horror stories from that place," he added.
"The animals were kept for many days in open areas without proper food or water while the dog owners were going through all kinds of legal trouble."