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To: SARMAN who wrote (257050)	2/20/2008 4:52:21 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Wonder What The Imamms Say About Camels> Iranian Man Sentenced to 4 Months in Jail, 30 Lashes for Walking Dog Wednesday, February 20, 2008 A 70-year-old Iranian man was arrested and sentenced to four months in jail and 30 lashes for walking his dog, Adnkronos.com reported Tuesday. Police caught the man on the street with his dog in Shahr Rey, a suburb of Tehran. Owners of domestic animals are forbidden from taking them on the streets of the city because Islam considers dogs to be impure. An Islamic judge later charged the man for "disturbing the public order,” Adnkronos.com reported. Despite repeated warnings by the police, dog owners continue to defy authorities by taking their dogs outside their homes. Typical punishment for people caught with dogs outside is a fine or the "detention" of their animals in a pound, Adnkronos.com reported. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently provoked debate in Iran about dog ownership when he took possession of four guard dogs, bought in Germany for approximately $161,040 each. Click here to read more on this story from Adnkronos.com.