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If Mohammed loved cats, then why is their sale being banned in Saudi Arabia?

____________________________________ From the article: However, in the past decades, owning dogs or cats has become a fashion statement among Saudis. Showing off a Doberman, pit bull or fancy breed of feline has became a status symbol. Conservatives decry the trend as a Western influence, just like the fast food, shorts, jeans and pop music that have become more common in the kingdom, which is ruled by the puritanical Wahhabi interpretation of Islam. They say it should be fought because it is threatening the fabric of Gulf nations. ______________________________________ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saudi_cat_and_dog_ban

Public Comments

1. i dont know
2. I can see it being a bad thing for people to just blindly follow a fad, a cat is an animal and requires food and care, perhaps if people all run out to get one due to a fashion, they will get bored with it later and abandon the pet, as many do here int he states-look at animal shelters and see. If they had a stray cat, couldn't they just adopt it and give it food and a home instead of buying fancy animals to "show off"?
3. It is all about control!!!!
4. Banning the sale of cats. Is it more than likely a fanatic religious reason. Some cultures have believed that cats are evil.
5. well if you think of it another way.. if we all really really loved animals.. would we OWN them??