SubscribeIran’s Police Begin To Crack Down On Pet Dogs
From Radio Free Europe:
Dogs are taken from their owners and kept at a detention center.
Iran: Tehran Officials Begin Crackdown On Pet Dogs
Friday, September 14, 2007
In an unprecedented move, Iran’s police have created a dog “prison” in Tehran. The move is part of a crackdown on what officials describe as immoral and un-Islamic behavior, during which thousands of young men and women have been detained or received warnings about the way they are dressed. Radio Farda reports that Tehran pet-owners are now also among those under pressure from the authorities.
September 14, 2007 (RFE/RL) — Since the creation of the Islamic republic in Iran in 1979, the acceptability of dog ownership has been debated by the authorities.
Iranian officials say that according to Islam, dogs are considered to be dirty animals, and people who own dogs are viewed as being under Western influence. Some conservative clerics have denounced dog ownership as “morally depraved” and say it should be banned.
Friday prayer leader Hojatoleslam Gholamreza Hassani, who is known for his hard-line stances, was quoted a few years ago as saying that all dog owners and their dogs should be arrested.
In the past, dog owners have received warnings or were forced to pay fines for having a pet dog. Despite such harassment, dog ownership has increased over the years, especially among young people in Tehran.
One of them is 23-year-old Banafshe, whose dog was recently detained in Tehran for 48 hours and then released on bail.
Banafshe says she was walking her young puppy, Jessica, when Iranian police snatched the dog and took her to a dog “jail.” The dog’s crime was “walking in public.”
Banafshe claims the police insulted her, but out of fear for her dog, she didn’t protest. She said she told the police that Allah says in the Koran that nothing bad has been created in this world.
“They said, ‘We want to get rid of Western culture,’” Banafshe said. “They said, ‘You live in an Islamic country, it’s not right to have dogs. Are you not Islamic? Why does your family allow you to own a dog?’ They insulted me, they even told me that they hope my dog will die. But there was nothing I could do but cry. You can’t imagine how badly I was insulted.”
‘The Police Must Be Laughing’
The new clampdown on dogs follows a recent order by the head of Tehran’s security forces, Ahmad Reza Radan, who said it is against the law for dogs to walk in public. The order has left many people baffled.
Nadja, whose sick dog was arrested right after it had surgery, considers the clampdown on dogs ridiculous. “One day it’s dogs, the next day it’s [crime prevention], tomorrow they have to catch birds. The police themselves must be laughing at this,” Nadja said.
Another dog owner in Tehran, who did not want to be named, said that instead of detaining dogs, officials should concentrate their efforts on improving the country’s economy and other important issues.
Some say they see the move as government interference in their lives.
All detained pets are taken to a newly created detention center. Radio Farda reports that some dogs are housed amid piles of garbage and debris. Others reported that a very large dog was confined to a cramped cage within the dog “prison.”
Dr. Javid Aledavud, the head of Iran’s Society to Defend the Rights of Animals, told Radio Farda that conditions at the center are very poor and unsuitable for pets. He says there are no passages in the Koran about dogs being dirty.
He adds that sniffer dogs are being used in Iran in the fight against drug trafficking.
Iranian security forces say the ban against walking dogs in public is meant strictly to fight Western influences.
Reza Javalchi, the secretary of the Society to Defend the Rights of Animals, says dog ownership, more common in the West, is considered by Iranian officials to be a sign of Western influence. “But that is not the case,” he said. “If we want to speak about symbols of Western civilization then maybe wearing a suit is also Western. These are issues that have become part of human life. Based on our research, domestic dogs were kept in Iran for hunting and guarding maybe long before it became widespread in the West.”
Last month, a young person was arrested in Tehran for posting ads of his lost dog.
According to Mehdi Ahmadi, a spokesman for Tehran’s police force, such ads spread depravity by encouraging dog ownership.
Activists say that officially no legal prohibition exists in Iran against keeping dogs as pets. But that is little solace to the dozens of dogs that kept in the detention center, or their owners waiting for the return of their beloved pets.
No, all the gentleness and beauty in the world must be relentlessly stamped out.
You will bow down.
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September 15th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
“Allah says in the Koran that nothing bad has been created in this world”
So where the hell did muslims come from, Oh answered my own question.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Well they do have a lot in common with some Americans when it comes to animal treatment……Michael Vick for instance. Dogs or women, either one to whip on because they tend to be defenseless. Cowards. Funny though, like you hear nothing from NOW when they abuse or kill their women, I don’t think PETA will have much to say about this either.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I may have missed out on a marketing idea.
Islamic squeaky chew toys, They look like mohammad, But squeal like a pig when the dog bites em.
September 15th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Warmonger, you beat me to it. I’m sure the outrage from PETA will begin any moment now….
Meanwhile, it’s almost amusing. Rape, ‘honor killings’, forced suicide, child molestation… just chicken-feed next to the sin of dog ownership.
Kinda shows you just how absolutely wrong these people are.
September 15th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
So they want to steer away from ‘Western influence’, then quit using the internet, electricity, cars, knives and forks, hell, about everything! These islamics, animals themselves anyway, are the biggest hypocrites ever. Too stupid and backward to invent anything, they all rely on the west to provide life’s improvements. Western influence?? What about nuclear weapons? I guess we could give them a couple of those though….
September 15th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Come on folks, cut the Iranians some slack. They just managed to avoid massive chaos from the foreign squirrel espionage ring. Do you thing they’re going to risk canines planting steaming satellite burst transmitters all over the place?
Hey DEZ, I’ll take a dozen of the hoMohammed chew toys for my dog. Great idea.
September 15th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
“So they want to steer away from ‘Western influence’, then quit using the internet, electricity, cars, knives and forks, hell, about everything!”
And Mr. Ahmadinejad should have to give up his pants suits.
September 15th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Funny though, like you hear nothing from NOW when they abuse or kill their women, I don’t think PETA will have much to say about this either.
Neither one of these groups would have the courage to stand and protest in Iran….they know they can get away with murder in the States, but it’s another story altogether if you get murdered for doing what they do anywhere else.
I agree about the hypocrisy of this “western influence” crap. They need to stop being a viable society…period. Almost everything in Iran is because of “western influence”….and I think a great start would be a giant EMP to eliminate their power grid….being as how electricity is one of the largest “western influences” they suffer under. Without power….well, all of that other “western influence” electronics dont work so swell…..
funny how the Iranian government uses tons of “western influence” technology to keep their boot on the throat of the population. Such ass ass ass ass assholes!!! Stupid too.
September 15th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Just checked with my 10 pound shitzu who loves chew toys. She said send amadamadingdong over here and she’ll make him squeak.
September 15th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
I swear, I just get more and more revolted at these excuses for semi-sentient lifeforms that steal our oxygen.
ANYONE who hates or mistreats dogs is sick, SICK, SICK!
These sweet animals give us something no human is capable of: unconditional love. When I come home, my two dogs are happier to see me than any human being I have ever known. They make me feel better when I’m sick, they keep me company when I’m alone, they wait for me whan I’m away. God gave mankind a true gift when He gave us dogs, and far too many of us don’t see that…or flat out reject it.
Islum, which seems to pride itself on how cruel it can be, rejects the love of a good dog, just as it sanctions the abuse of women. Basically, it’s a twisted excuse for a cult and stands directly opposed to all that is good on this Earth. In islum, people don’t marry for love, they marry for lust or for property. Children aren’t cherished, they’re raised to immolate themselves for allah or for the false prophet. Animals are treated with cruelty because it’s a cruel society and a cruel cult.
I’m no PETA freak. I just have a soft heart for dogs, horses and kids. I take very seriously God’s word to have dominion over the animals of this world, but also to be kind to them, for they are innocent. When I get bucked off a green horse, I’m not angry at the horse…he’s just scared that he’ll be hurt if I stay on his back. I get back on, and ride him until he’s calm, and then show him that I would NEVER hurt him. I treat that horse the way God treats us: I care for him, and make sure he has a good life. I do the same to my dogs…care for them and give them a good and safe life.
I can’t bear to see those poor animals being mistreated by those barbarians, and I refuse to make any of my normal smart-assed comments about it. Sometimes we are given the greatest and best responsibility we can ever have when we have animals. Children are often ungrateful and nasty to their parents…I know of no dog, horse, or any other pet (and even though my horses are work animals, I do consider them pets and care for them in a manner befitting that status) that doesn’t return that love to their humans in proportions greater than it was given. These animals bear no malice, they don’t know evil…and to be as cruel to them as muslimes are is as great a sin as taking a life. I am certain God will have a proper punishment for these worthless excuses for what passes for humanoid life.
Some things are just wrong…and mistreatment of animals is one of them. There is NO excuse for it, and any “religion” that sanctions that behavior is one that deserves to be annihilated.
September 15th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Oh, one other point: The Nazis were against owning dogs and other pets. Never mind that ol’ Scramblebrains himself and Eva owned dogs, the party higherups propagandized against it.
Seems the sicker the society, the more they mistreat the weakest members of it.
I hope those mohammedan scum burn in Hell…and it can’t be too soon to suit me.
September 15th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Sharps….my sentiments exactly about animals. Especially dogs…..or as I call mine, little people with fur coats. Ok…I’ll post a very soap opera like story about the dog we lost 4 years ago. She had already be diagnosed with cancer of the spine and we didn’t expect her to live more than 2-3 months. Just after her diagnosis, we lost our grandson. I swear that doggie knew how much were were hurting, treated us like one of her own to comfort us and held on for 6 months to make sure we were ok before she left us. To be honest, I don’t think either my wife or I would have survived without her. And these animals in Iran want to kill them all? Bastards.
September 15th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
WI…my tibetan spaniel say he’ll bite on a amadamadingdong chew toy only if it DOES squeak!!!!
Also, thanks for the “heads up” on the AP story about the rallies.
You’re right Sharps…it always starts with mistreating dogs, then children and the elderly.
September 16th, 2007 at 4:43 am
What happens if you own a cute pot belly pig?
September 16th, 2007 at 4:44 am
I will offer himmijimmidud the Snag…..she is a dog, she loves terrorists, and she would be in a country where she would be looking up at her own flabby buttocks if she opened her gob for two seconds. yeah, I think Iran could use a worn out stupid over filled vacumn bag like her….if nothing else to rid us of her stank.
September 16th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Hey Sharps,
I agree with your sentiments regarding animals 110%. People who abuse animals are vile scum and deserve a protracted, nightmarish death.
September 16th, 2007 at 9:45 am
sj….every dog on the planet now hates you for the disrespectful comparison to al-snaggo….lol
September 16th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Hey War…you are correct! I was chased down the street by all the neighborhood mutts who were vehemently protesting the comparison….most of them volunteered to go bite nutjob’s juevos off too, and the rest were just vomiting because they saw a photo of the Snag in the garbage….or maybe it was the Snag in the garbage….no…couldnt be, the racoons werent threatening to kill themselves this morning.
September 17th, 2007 at 6:31 am
First they came for the poodles and I did nothing because I was not a poodle. Then they came for the schnauzers and I did nothing because I was not a schnauzer…
September 17th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Western influences–such as women having rights and status as human beings?
Could it be that a dog’s unconditional love and acceptance is an affront to Islam?
September 18th, 2007 at 6:30 am
Filthy, unclean beasts…covered in matted fur, licking themselves, leaving their droppings everywhere, always barking and fighting, sniffing each other’s butts…and the dogs are pretty messy too.
September 18th, 2007 at 8:42 am
Artboy…..hahahaha……not too far from the truth. I’m going to go watch the “crazy mullah dance’ now, I need another good laugh.