hey many muslims in that area think dogs are dirty and stuff...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2326357.stm
"A conservative Iranian cleric has denounced the "moral depravity" of owning a dog, and called for the arrest of all dogs and their owners.
Dogs are considered unclean in Islamic law and the spread of dog ownership in Westernised secular circles in Iran is frowned upon by the religious establishment.
"I demand the judiciary arrest all dogs with long, medium or short legs - together with their long-legged owners," Hojatolislam Hassani is quoted as saying in the reformist Etemad newspaper."
http://dogblog.dogster.com/2011/04/20/dog-ownership-may-soon-be-criminalized-in-iran/
"For years now, the Iranian government has generally tolerated dogs, despite dogs being seen as dirty un-Islamic scourges. Sure, you could be walking down the street with your dog during a crackdown and have your dog taken away from you by police. But in general, dog ownership there carried relatively few risks, and dogs have become increasingly popular with the urban middle class.
That could change soon, if lawmakers pass a bill that criminalizes dog ownership, according to Time magazine.
“Walking dangerous, unhealthy or unclean animals such as dogs in places and public transport is forbidden,” states the bill, which notes that violators will be fined $100 to $500 and that “their animal will be confiscated,” states an AFP article. An article by the Indo-Asian News Service (IA..."
that area is full of messed up sh*t.
