Iran cleric says dogs "unclean" and not to be kept as pets

reuters ^ | Jun 19, 2010 | Robin Pomeroy

[JoeProBono]

A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are "unclean" and should not be kept as pets -- a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Dogs are considered "unclean" under Islamic tradition but, while relatively rare in Iran, some people do keep them as pets.

By issuing a fatwa -- a religious ruling -- Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has sent a clear message that this trend must stop. "Friendship with dogs is a blind imitation of the West,"

[JoeProBono]

[FlyingEagle]

the reverse is true

[Drango]

F*@#ing cat lovers.

[cripplecreek]

I wouldn’t let my dog keep a muslim as a pet.

[JoeProBono]

[bunkerhill7]

Iran cleric says pigs “clean” and to be kept as pets

[Kozak]

Everything I need to know about Islam is contained in it’s attitude toward dogs.

[FourPeas]

Can’t allow the peons to have something loyal to them as well as capable and willing to protect them.

[JoeProBono]

[Drango]

[Jemian]

Moslems just have no joy or fun in this world. They hate dogs, they hate singing, they hate women. They are the antithesis of all that is clean, joyful or holy.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

I am going to issue my own fatwah: Iranian clerics are unclean spawn of the devil and are not to be treated as human.

[JoeProBono]

[Semper Mark]

"A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are "unclean" and should not be kept as pets..."

Fluffy is not amused...

[JoeProBono]

[trisham]

I’ll take the dog. I mean, the canine.

[fanfan]

I wouldn’t let my dog keep a muslim as a pet.

Why don't the so called moderate ones leave the Rel....cult?

[trisham]

Heh. :)

[McLynnan]

That’s pretty much what I was going to say. The only thing they seem to enjoy is hating us. I feel sorry for people who have never known the joy of sharing their lives with a dog.

[Drango]

Cats are pussies...