Iran’s dog walkers could face 74 lashes in criminalisation of pet ownership

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Iran’s dog walkers could face 74 lashes in criminalisation of pet ownership

Saeed Kamali Dehghan
The Guardian, Thursday 6 November 2014 15.20 GMT

A group of Iranian MPs has proposed making it a criminal offence to keep dogs as pets or walk them in public, with offenders subject to 74 lashes or a fine.

Iran’s reformist Shargh newspaper reported on Thursday that 32 members of parliament, who are mostly affiliated to the conservatives, had put forward the proposal for the legislative body to vote on.

If the bill passes the Majlis (Iranian parliament), “walking dogs, trading them or keeping them at home will be punishable by 74 lashes or a fine of 1m to 10m Tomans (an equivalent of £200 to £2,000),” Shargh said.

“Walking and playing with animals such as dogs and monkeys outdoors and in public places are harmful to the health and the peace of other people, especially kids and women, and are against our Islamic culture,” the bill says.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/06/iran-dog-owners-40-lashes-pets-islam

[louis-t]

1. What are they going to do with all of the dogs?

Not a dog lover, but jeez! I doubt this will happen. I'm sure a mullah or two have dogs that they love.

[Cleita]

2. Well I guess letting them run in packs, eating garbage and

spreading diseases is so much better because that is what would happen. And I thought our wacko religious were crazy.

[lunasun]

3. Oh FFS

74 lashes why 74 ? Some Quran reference ? 74
Give it up .
People like pets

[shenmue]

4. :(

[FiveGoodMen]

5. When someone claims to speak for god, what you're hearing is the devil