OK....that's a TMI alert! lol I'll have to email ol' Georgy boy and let him know my plan. Think he'll go for it? hehehehe
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OK....that's a TMI alert! lol I'll have to email ol' Georgy boy and let him know my plan. Think he'll go for it? hehehehe
WHAT AN IDIOT!!!! oh MY GOD!! How ironic is that?? There's the article that Lalania is talking about.
Iran cleric wants to arrest all dogs
Sun Oct 13,11:30 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Dogs and their owners could become the latest target of a clampdown on moral corruption in Iran after a hardline cleric called for canines of all shapes to be arrested.
"I call on the judiciary to arrest all long-legged, medium- legged and short-legged dogs along with their long-legged owners," the newspaper quoted Gholamreza Hassani, Friday prayer leader in the northwestern city of Urumiyeh, as saying.
"Otherwise I'll do it myself," the Etemad newspaper on Sunday quoted the cleric as saying.
While canines are reviled by strict Muslims for being "unclean", dog-ownership has increased in Iran in recent years especially among well-to-do, Westernised Iranians.
"In our country there is freedom of speech, but not freedom for corruption," said Hassani, famous for his often eccentric outbursts. "Some evil people interpret freedom to promote un- Islamic and corrupt behaviour."
Police and hardline judiciary agents have carried out sporadic clampdowns on dogs in Iran, fining owners and confiscating their pets in streets and public parks.
In his latest comments, Hassani appeared to be widening the net of his anti-canine campaign since last year when he thanked police for confiscating short-legged dogs in Urumiyeh.
WOW, how refreshingly ignorant. Leave the canines alone, just go after the people!
Ain't it the truth!
WOW!! what happens while I am away!!!
Dogs unclean? I thought it was pigs.....
uh huh.... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Many, many, many people take religion out of context.Quote:
Originally posted by popcornbird
That's right. Pigs are unclean. Pigs are impure inside/out. Dog's saliva, that's what we consider unclean. Get it now? I hope so. But what they are doing in Iran is absolutely ridiculous and against the teachings of the religion. Some people :rolleyes:
Not to start another religous discussion, but to me...dog saliva isn't any different than horse saliva, pig saliva, cat saliva (yes, cats drool), etc. I don't understand the distinction. Is it a regional thing?
Pigs actually like being clean, they lay in mud to cool off and to rid pests off them. Pigs are also the most intelligent farm animal!
Lalania-
Have you tried asking your vet? My BF and I mentioned apartment hunting one time while in our vets office and walked out with a list of places that were pet friendly, including places that allowed large dogs. Evidently they started the list because their vet techs were having a hard time finding pet friendly places. Your vet, animal shelters, heck, even pet stores may know of animal friendly places to rent....even if it's just meeting someone in one of these places who knows someone else who is a pet friendly renter. Just a thought. Good Luck.