PETA-People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (not People Eating Tasty Animals) and the goofy but dangerous government of Iran and some of their Ayatollahs have some of the same beliefs regarding dogs.
From the Wall Street Journal: Iranians have turned to the Internet to organize antigovernment protests. Now they're flocking online to defy another Islamic Republic edict: buying and selling dogs.
Pooch lovers in Iran are clicking on popular websites like Woof Woof Iran Digital Pets and Persianpet to pick their favorite canine, study dog grooming or swap pet tales.
Buying and selling dogs is illegal in Iran, unless they are guard dogs or used by police. Dogs are considered "haram," or unclean, in Islam. Until recently, keeping dogs as pets was limited to a small circle of Westernized Iranians.
But access to satellite television—and American programs depicting families playing with pups—has turned dog ownership into a sign of social status in Iran...
From the Wall Street Journal: Iranians have turned to the Internet to organize antigovernment protests. Now they're flocking online to defy another Islamic Republic edict: buying and selling dogs.
Pooch lovers in Iran are clicking on popular websites like Woof Woof Iran Digital Pets and Persianpet to pick their favorite canine, study dog grooming or swap pet tales.
Buying and selling dogs is illegal in Iran, unless they are guard dogs or used by police. Dogs are considered "haram," or unclean, in Islam. Until recently, keeping dogs as pets was limited to a small circle of Westernized Iranians.
But access to satellite television—and American programs depicting families playing with pups—has turned dog ownership into a sign of social status in Iran...
Authorities are striking back. Last year, Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi issued a fatwa, or religious edict, denouncing dog ownership. In April, Iran's parliament passed a bill to criminalize dog ownership, declaring the phenomenon a sign of "vulgar Western values."
This summer, so-called morality police are cruising the streets looking to enforce the anti-dog law. The punishment varies from a fine of up to $500 if the dog is seen in a public space to temporarily confiscating cars and suspending drivers' licenses if the dog isn't contained in a carrier inside the car.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576430161732491064.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_TheA-Hed
This summer, so-called morality police are cruising the streets looking to enforce the anti-dog law. The punishment varies from a fine of up to $500 if the dog is seen in a public space to temporarily confiscating cars and suspending drivers' licenses if the dog isn't contained in a carrier inside the car.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576430161732491064.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_TheA-Hed
I have listened to many PETA wackos and they are against dog ownership because it is akin to owning a slave. That's nuts of course because most dog owners take very good care of their animals.
So, perhaps PETA (the animal group, not the meat eating group) has overthrown the government of Iran and outlawed the owning of dogs.
Next up, PETA outlaw cats, who then are set free and then eat the mice in Tehran, which causes PETA fits: who does PETA support, cats or rats?
h/t Althouse
No, it's no crazy what PETA says, unfortunately there is a hidden reality that people are unaware of the unethical business after the sale of animals, dogs in this case, please visit the links below and judge for yourself.:
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http://animalhelp.es/perros-maltratados.htm
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I put this link in www.iranrobocup.org
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