Views within Islam vary. Some schools of thought have called for the destruction of all dogs. This would seem to be behind this latest cull, which is being done by stealth: taking people's dogs away under pretence of veterinary treatment, then killing them. Religious scholars in Iran are mostly in favour of getting rid of all dogs, but at a popular level many ordinary people like having a dog as a pet. To kill all dogs in the country would cause such an uproar that religious leaders have chosen a more cunning method to get rid of dogs - by stealth, and in one area at a time.
There is an excellent review of the issue of dogs in Islam here:
http://www.scholarofthehouse.org/dinistrandna.html
The Maliki school of Islam disputes that dogs are unclean (see article), but sadly most of the other schools in general regard dogs as unclean. Some allow dogs to be kept for guarding or hunting. Others urge the destruction of dogs generally (such as the latest surreptitious campaign in Iran).
This phenomenon is not restricted to Muslim countries. Muslims in various western countries have been pushing for dogs to be banned in public, or for the possession of dogs to be criminalised. See https://www.sott.net/article/240934-Stir...-in-Europe
Members may remember that some while ago I mentioned the case of a blind person with a guide dog being refused access to a public bus. There are more examples here: https://www.sott.net/article/240934-Stir...-in-Europe
Sorry, Catherine! My post goes beyond the article you cited about Iran. But the issue of dogs being banned or even killed is an issue which is very worrying, and it is spreading worldwide.
There is an excellent review of the issue of dogs in Islam here:
http://www.scholarofthehouse.org/dinistrandna.html
The Maliki school of Islam disputes that dogs are unclean (see article), but sadly most of the other schools in general regard dogs as unclean. Some allow dogs to be kept for guarding or hunting. Others urge the destruction of dogs generally (such as the latest surreptitious campaign in Iran).
This phenomenon is not restricted to Muslim countries. Muslims in various western countries have been pushing for dogs to be banned in public, or for the possession of dogs to be criminalised. See https://www.sott.net/article/240934-Stir...-in-Europe
Members may remember that some while ago I mentioned the case of a blind person with a guide dog being refused access to a public bus. There are more examples here: https://www.sott.net/article/240934-Stir...-in-Europe
Sorry, Catherine! My post goes beyond the article you cited about Iran. But the issue of dogs being banned or even killed is an issue which is very worrying, and it is spreading worldwide.
