Iran issues fatwa against pets

[Bangyai]

Iranian authorities have banned all advertisements for pets, pet food and other pet products.

Published: 5:56PM BST 26 Aug 2010

An Iranian woman holding her dog in Tehran Photo: REUTERS


The decision by Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance comes after the fatwa was issued by powerful cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi.
While keeping dogs as pets has become increasingly fashionable in Iran in recent years, the fatwa cited Islamic tradition, which dictates that dogs are unclean.
In June, Ayatollah Shirazi declared dogs unclean, saying that dog owners were “blindly imitating the West” and that their devotion to the animals would result in “evil outcomes”.
“Many people in the West love their dogs more than their wives and children,” he said.
The ban on pet advertising is the latest attempt by Iran’s culture ministry to undermine “decadent” Western culture.
In July, Tehran produced a catalogue of haircuts meeting government approval. The list banned ponytails, mullets and elaborate spikes.

Iran issues fatwa against pets - Telegraph

[Moonraker]

The list banned ponytails, mullets and elaborate spikes

They might have something there.

[Smug Farang Bore]

“Many people in the West love their dogs more than their wives and children,”

Why coz....

If you locked the wife and dog in the boot of the car for two days then opened it ... which one would be pleased to see you...?




Knob ends..!

[keda]

About time they banned the Koran. Then the people would have the opportunity to evolve into civilised human beings.

[Bangyai]

The list banned ponytails, mullets and elaborate spikes

They might have something there.

I thought a mullet was a fish of sorts ?? Do people where fish on their heads now then ? I must get out more.

[billy the kid]

those ayeatollahs are an insane bunch.
love me love my dog.

[Norton]

The guy who made mullets fashionable.

[Bangyai]

The guy who made mullets fashionable.

Very ban worthy. A fish would look a lot more sensible ................. IMO.