Iran expands the ban on dogs behind Tehran

Iranian officials expanded a ban on walking dogs into a group of cities across the country, citing general matter, health concerns and safety.

The ban – which reflects the 2019 police order that prevented the dog walking in the capital, Tehran – was extended to at least 18 other cities last week. Dogs were also transported in vehicles.

The ownership of dogs was a frown in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when dogs were considered “unclean” by the authorities and the legacy of Western cultural influence.

But despite the efforts made to discourage them, ownership of dogs rises, especially among young people, and is seen as a form of rebellion against the restricted Iranian regime.

Cities, including ISFAHAN and Kerman, have brought a ban in recent days, according to AFP News Agency.

An official from the western city of Ilam, where a ban on Sunday was carried out that the “legal action” will be taken against the people who violated the new rules, according to the local media.

However, the application of restrictions in the past was incomplete, while many dog ​​owners continue to walk their dogs in a year in Tehran and other parts of Iran.

There is no national law prohibiting the ownership of explicit dogs, but prosecutors often issue local restrictions carried out by the police.

“Dogs walk a threat to public health, peace and comfort.”.

Sometimes the owners were arrested and dog confiscation To walk in public places.

Many took their dogs in isolated areas at night or led them to evade the detection.

Politicians in the Islamic system consider the ownership of pets non -Islamic. Many religious scholars look at dogs or touch with their saliva as “unclean” or unclean rituals.

The supreme leader of Iran has previously described Ayatollah Ali Khawnai dog ownership – other than the purposes of grazing, hunting and security – as “reprehensible”.

In 2021, 75 legislators condemned the ownership of dogs as a “devastating social problem” that can “gradually change the Iranian and Islamic way of life.”

The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidelines banned advertisements for pets or pets related to pets in 2010-and in 2014 there was a campaign in Parliament to the paths of beautiful dogs and even the volume, although the bill did not pass.

In the aftermath of the last campaign, critics argue that the police must focus on public safety in an increasing time of concern about violent crime, rather than targeting dog owners and restricting personal freedoms.

Dog ownership, challenging the laws of compulsory veil in Iran, attending underground parties and drinking alcohol, for a long time forms of calm rebellion against the Iranian theocratic system.