Saudis Plan to Eliminate Pets

It seems no surprise that a culture and country that treats its women so badly would also pass a decree banning cats and dogs. Dragging a dog behind you in Saudi Arabia is too much like what the infidels do.

Despite the fact that Mohammed liked cats (which is why muslims think that dogs are unclean- Mo was a staunch cat person!), and had several as pets, the Saudis want to punish anyone that is selling animals or appearing with them in public. Next I imagine that they will hold a massive rally in which they slaughter the animals. Where is PETA on this issue?

From the AP here:

Saudi Arabia’s religious police, normally tasked with chiding beating women to cover themselves and ensuring men attend mosque prayers, are turning to a new target: cats and dogs.

The police have issued a decree banning the sale of the pets, seen as a sign of Western influence.

The prohibition on dogs may be less of a surprise, since conservative Muslims despise dogs as unclean. But the cat ban befuddled many, since Islamic tradition holds that the Prophet Muhammad loved cats and even let a cat drink from his ablutions water before washing himself for prayers.

The religious police, known as the Muttawa, have the role of enforcing Saudi Arabia’s strict Islamic code. Its members prowl streets and malls, ensuring unmarried men and women do not mix, confronting women they feel are not properly covered or urging men to go to prayers.

“Then what’s the point of dragging a dog behind you?” he added. “This is blind emulation of the infidels.”

Thanks to Little Green Footballs for the story.