Iranian animal lovers decry plan to ban pets
Posted By: NorthernDog, 12/12/2021 9:18:53 AM
"No, my cat is not dangerous," says Iranian animal lover Mostafa, outraged by a proposal from ultraconservative lawmakers to ban pets. The 25-year-old, who runs a pet supplies shop on busy Eskandari Street in downtown Tehran, is stunned. "Crocodiles can be called dangerous, but how can rabbits, dogs and cats be dangerous?" he asked incredulously about the bill introduced a month ago. The proposed law pits growing numbers of people with pets against those who consider the practice decadent and hold that under Islamic law dogs, like pigs, are unclean. According to media reports, 75 MPs, or one quarter of
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Proposed law is getting some pushback. Even in Iran there are limits to imposing Draconian Islamic laws.