Thirty dogs have diedof starvation and thirst in a dog jail in Kahrizak, a suburb south of Tehran. The shocking news broke just acouple of weeks ago, and was somehow overlooked amid the heat of Irans presidential elections. All of these dogs had owners. Ahmad-Reza Radan, commander of Tehran's Armed Forces Corps, warned dog owners to refrain from walking ...

Iranian lawmakers have proposed a bill that would outlaw bring dogs in public places or driven around in cars. Officials said that dogs pose 'a cultural problem' as they are 'unclean' and represent 'blind imitation of the vulgar Western culture.' Deputy police chief Ahmad Reza Radan angrily told an international news agency that they will confront ...