Iran confiscates pets.

[Catherine]

Quote: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.

Thank-you for expanding the issue. It clearly is part of a bigger problem.

For some reason human beings create religions that ban things. It is terrible when it is dogs because there are lives at stake. Sometimes it has been alcohol or dancing that is condemned. Gambling is often banned because of religion. There is a religion that bans tea and coffee, but does drink hot chocolate. There is no logic to these things, but people feel righteous if they follow some random rule.
Declaring dogs unclean and getting rid of them gives them a sense of being right and somehow better than the rest of us.

To be better they should act better. They could be really good people who do good things for others. That would take work and a person would actually need to be a better person. It is much easier to denounce dogs and dog owners. You don't have to be a good person to do that and it takes no personal effort.

We just have to keep fighting this narrow thinking. It isn't just Iran and it isn't just dogs. Right now one religion tends to be the focus of this, but it isn't one particular religion. All religions go through phases like this and they need to grow up and be more mature in their actions and beliefs.

For now we can feel for the pain of Iranian pet owners and if we can help we will.