Yes you guessed right I am from Pakistan!! and i love my country very much. In my opinion what happens in Iran is very very wrong and sad but not due to religious reasons( and if so these people are in no way good Muslims). However there is nothing like this in Pakistan. The bird hobbie is huge And there are even specific markets for selling birds and some of these breeders and experienced people also are the only Vets as said by Ellie due to demand. The reason there are not many vets as people consider it a less economical job and don't want to pay and go to University for that. Which in my opinion is very sad. I suppose you must me miss informed as in Islam we our encouraged by God to take care of animals and feed them though God has said That if you do not take good care of them and cause them intentional harm you will be severely punished. And then some people have taken it so so wrongly and prefer not to even own these pets , which is very sad. In no way animals are considered distractions and dirty except for pigs and even for cruelty on that animal is said to be harshly punished. It in no way applies that animals should be exterminated. The Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) himself had a pet camel named Qaswa.
Yes you guessed right I am from Pakistan!! and i love my country very much. In my opinion what happens in Iran is very very wrong and sad but not due to religious reasons( and if so these people are in no way good Muslims). However there is nothing like this in Pakistan. The bird hobbie is huge And there are even specific markets for selling birds and some of these breeders and experienced people also are the only Vets as said by Ellie due to demand. The reason there are not many vets as people consider it a less economical job and don't want to pay and go to University for that. Which in my opinion is very sad. I suppose you must me miss informed as in Islam we our encouraged by God to take care of animals and feed them though God has said That if you do not take good care of them and cause them intentional harm you will be severely punished. And then some people have taken it so so wrongly and prefer not to even own these pets , which is very sad. In no way animals are considered distractions and dirty except for pigs and even for cruelty on that animal is said to be harshly punished. It in no way applies that animals should be exterminated. The Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) himself had a pet camel named Qaswa.
And Ramadan Mubarak to every Muslim
But of course, Iranians love their pets and refuse to listen to these laws anyway, and even many of the police are so tired of it that they look the other way.
but he always heals up I can see more of the scar fall of pictures soon.
It is slightly wet and i think the huge scab will be replaced with a smaller thinner one as the healing continues. Photos soon
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I'll chime in, as my Husband is from Iran (left when he was a teen). I think in Iran, in particular, pets inside the home is just considered dirty as all get out. Not haram, just unclean. My in-laws cannot stand dogs of any kind, for any reason. They border on paranoia/fear with dogs! Interestingly, they LOVE birds. They all got very excited when we got Bubbles, but stopped coming over when we had a dog for a short time years ago. The family that still lives in Iran (most of my husbands immediate family is in the US) all saw pictures of Bubbles on social media and said "what a lovely love bird". Me: She's a Budgie, not a Lovebird! I assume it's a translation thing.I am so glad Lovey is doing better! I guess he will always have a problem with falling over, but I think the shelves and soft surfaces will help him a lot.
I think there are a dozen or so schools that offer veterinary training/education in Pakistan now, so hopefully everyone will start to have more options as people realize that veterinary medicine can be profitable (and also that it is noble to help animals!).
Even in Iran I haven't heard of anything quite so extreme as death or imprisonment for the owner. They have made it illegal to walk dogs or have them in the car in Tehran, and will confiscate them and have them euthanized if they see people with them. This is less to do with Islam though, and more to do with them trying to keep out things they consider Western. Unfortunately dogs are easy targets because while they are not haram (forbidden) in the Qur'an, there are things against them in Hadith, and since Western culture loves dogs it makes them sort of a symbol for the government's rejection of the West.
Sorry for being off-topic; it is an interesting subject. Ramadan Mubarak, Suhaimah!
