Iran recently expanded its ban on dog-walking to cities outside Tehran, while a growing number of Iranians are embracing dog ownership as an act of rebellion against their theocratic regime.
“Dog walking is a threat to public health, peace, and comfort,” declared a prosecutor in the western city of Hamedan.
Another prosecutor in the city of Ilam vowed “legal action” would be taken against people who walk their dogs in public. The chief prosecutor in Mashhad told reporters on Monday that walking dogs is a “clear crime” committed “under the name of harassment of women and children.”
Iran’s hostility to dogs is based on Islamic traditions that regard the animals as “unclean.” Advertising for pet-related items was banned by the Ministry of Culture
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