'Dog Walking Is a Clear Crime': Iran's Latest Morality Push

[Zorro]

The government regards pet dogs as a sign of Western cultural influence. They are also considered impure, in Islam. Now there is a crackdown.

When Iran banned dog walking in 2019, few dog owners were all that worried about the order. But after years of lax enforcement, officials in recent days have pledged to crack down, according to the state news media.

Prosecutors in at least 20 cities cited public health risks and threats to public safety in announcing the heightened enforcement of the bans, which include both dog walking and driving with dogs.

“Dog walking is a clear crime,” Mohammad Hossein Doroudi, the prosecutor in Mashhad, told reporters on Monday as he announced that city’s plan, according to IRNA, a state-owned news outlet.

Iran’s government has also long seen pet dogs as a sign of Western cultural influence. And much of the opposition to dogs in Iran stems from religious beliefs, with dogs considered to be “najes,” or impure, in Islam.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/world/middleeast/iran-dog-walking-bans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ok8.dHsY.t1HydMuVvklF&smid=url-share

I've also heard black dogs are considered evil and should be killed.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Religion warps thinking wherever it takes over, including parts of the US -- reference christian dominionists. . . . nt

[littlemissmartypants]

2. If we ever get the chance to deport...

Noem... we know where to send her now.

[Efilroft Sul]

3. Kristi Noem's interest intensifies...

[BlueKota]

4. I am so sick of religion being used as an excuse

for being excessively cruel to everyone and everything else on the planet. This isn't confined to one religion either. All of them, including Christianity have evil nutballs in their midst. The ones who twist teachings and justify what evil they do in the name of whatever they chose to the call their sumpreme being. They are lying to everyone maybe even themselves. They just enjoy being violent assholes, period.

Then they wonder why more and more people are saying they prefer spending time with their pets, rather than other human beings.

[doublethink]

5. Lets just Nuke Um then ...

India
Cows are considered sacred by Hindus in India. They were the favorite animal of Lord Krishna, and they serve as a symbol of wealth, strength, and abundance.

If this is relevant then India should Nuke us because oh you know ..... Mc Donald's and such.

Look .... mi familia consists of 3 Jack Russles. But I'm not gonna inflame sentiment against the "Iranian People" because of something "you've heard" ... okay fuck the ayatollah's and such .... but fuck Fox News too for the 'some people say' .... bullshit on this that and the other thing narrative day in and day out. Later.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Good Thing Our Vincent Isn't There

He's black as coal!
Good thing he doesn't read their religious texts. Would bum him out!