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2006-08-24 Arabia
Authorities in Saudi Arabia ban sale of pet cats and dogs
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Posted by Steve 2006-08-24 10:05|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 
"dogs and cats, living together, mass hysteria!"

-----Dr. Peter Venkman
Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-24 10:40||   2006-08-24 10:40|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't trust people that have an aversion (for whatever reason) against pet cats and dogs.
Posted by twobyfour 2006-08-24 10:45||   2006-08-24 10:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Look for a significant increase in vermin, followed by episodes of bubonic plague and other flea-carried diseases. Has there ever been a culture so enthusiastically self-destructive?
Posted by trailing wife 2006-08-24 11:02||   2006-08-24 11:02|| Front Page Top

#4 FILTHY INFIDEL BEASTS!!!
Posted by tu3031 2006-08-24 11:38||   2006-08-24 11:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Just when you can't imagine these nut cases to get any crazier...THEY DO !
Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-08-24 11:38||   2006-08-24 11:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Reading "Before the Dawn", a book which attempts to summarize what we know about humanity's history before we started writing things down. One of the interesting theories is that the domestication of the dog enabled humanity to settle down, meaning dogs, in part, gave us civilization.

I don't trust a "culture" that hates dogs.
Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford  2006-08-24 12:20|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2006-08-24 12:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Interestingly, you can find out alot about a person by seeing how dogs react to him. I don't trust a person who dogs don't like. I imagine that if my dog met most Saudis, he'd be chomping at the bit.
Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-24 12:32||   2006-08-24 12:32|| Front Page Top

#8 But I thought Mohammed _did_ have a cat?
Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2006-08-24 13:06||   2006-08-24 13:06|| Front Page Top

#9 What about "working" dogs? Do blind folks start bumping into lightpoles and wandering out into traffic now?
Posted by mojo">mojo  2006-08-24 14:22||   2006-08-24 14:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Did a Google search on Mohammad and cats and found a lot of references to the fact he loved them. Examples:

"Many tabbies have a distinct 'M' marking on their forehead, which is the mark of the true tabby. There are several legends about where this came from, including one that the Virgin Mary bestowed an M on a tabby's head because the cat helped keep the baby Jesus warm. There is another legend to explain the M, where the prophet Muhammad bestowed the marking upon his beloved cat's brow after it warned him of danger. According to the legend, the M remains today to remind us of Mohammed's blessings upon cats"

"In Arabia, where cats have been sacred since the sixth century, there springs the myth of Muhammad's cat Muezza, the first nine-lived cat in history. It is said that when the cat was asleep on the Sleeve of Muhammad's robe, rather than disturb the cat Muhammad cut off the sleeve so the cat could sleep on. When Mohammad returned, Muezza bowed in a gesture of appreciation. Mohammad then stroked Muezza three times down the length of the back, which, according to some myths, is the thing that puts cats safely on their feet when they fall."

"The cat receives much respect in Islam, because of tales that the Prophet Mohammed was a cat lover. One story says a cat saved Mohammed from being bitten by a deadly snake. In another, when Mohammed’s cat Muezza fell asleep on his sleeve, the Prophet cut off his sleeve rather than disturb his cat."

"The Messenger of Allaah , taught Muslims to have mercy for all of Allaah's creation. There are many reports of his love for cats, resulting in their historical acceptance among Muslims. Cats were very common amongst the people during the time of the Prophet , and he said: "They (cats) are not impure and they intermingle with you." The cat is such a clean animal that according to authentic narrations one may make ablution for prayer with the same water that a cat drank from. Yet, it is known that some people nowadays have opposed the traditions of the Prophet , by taking up the evil practices of torturing and poisoning cats. Do they think that Allaah will not punish them for this? Certainly Allaah's punishment for such acts is severe, if we bear in mind the Hadeeth of Allaah's Messenger , as reported by Al-Bukhaari and Muslim regarding a woman who locked up a cat, refused to feed it and did not release it so that it could feed itself. Allaah's Messenger , said of her punishment that she was tortured and put in Hellfire."

So, a curse upon all you cat haters!
Posted by Steve 2006-08-24 15:14||   2006-08-24 15:14|| Front Page Top

#11 Inshallah.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-24 15:37||   2006-08-24 15:37|| Front Page Top

#12 Everybody face S.A. and in unison: "Meow"
Posted by USN, ret. 2006-08-24 16:08||   2006-08-24 16:08|| Front Page Top

#13 BAST: the Egyptian Goddess for those who worship pussy...
Posted by borgboy 2006-08-24 17:33||   2006-08-24 17:33|| Front Page Top

#14 I know the problem with dogs in SA is that they can lick themselves and the Muzzies are jealous.
Posted by BrerRabbit 2006-08-24 17:50||   2006-08-24 17:50|| Front Page Top

#15 The story about Mo and the cat sounds like another story I read somewhere.
Posted by James">James  2006-08-24 18:25|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]  2006-08-24 18:25|| Front Page Top

#16 Considering that one of the cleanest household locations is a pet dog's mouth, I'd prefer to be licked by my dog than shake hands with someone who wipes their @ss with their hand.

(For those of you about to argue regarding use of the left hand. The left hand still touches the right, 'nuff said.)

As to the whole cat and dog thingie, when they make housecats that can chew up a burglar better than my wolf hybrid, let me know. Yes, I have a cat. He and the mutt are best friends, but my cat still has the IQ of a celery stalk.
Posted by Zenster 2006-08-24 18:55||   2006-08-24 18:55|| Front Page Top

#17 Zenster is the one pissing in the tub.

Don't blame the cat.

Posted by The Celery Stalks 2006-08-24 19:39||   2006-08-24 19:39|| Front Page Top

#18 I recall your puppies name was.... :>
Posted by 6 2006-08-24 19:40||   2006-08-24 19:40|| Front Page Top

#19 Zenster is the one pissing in the tub.

You wanna know what really hacks me off? You're at a kegger for a few hours, you find there's this huge line at the bathroom door and the sink's full of dishes when you go to piss in it!
Posted by Zenster 2006-08-24 20:02||   2006-08-24 20:02|| Front Page Top

#20 ewwww.
Posted by Ewwww 2006-08-24 20:11||   2006-08-24 20:11|| Front Page Top

#21 LOL Zen! 'course I've never pissed in a sink myself!!
Posted by RD 2006-08-24 21:03||   2006-08-24 21:03|| Front Page Top

#22 I figure...hey! they're not my dishes....
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-08-24 21:22||   2006-08-24 21:22|| Front Page Top

#23 Damn right Frank, and even if they are, I know where my rig has been. Kind of like the dude that gets out of the shower to piss in the toilet.
Posted by Broadhead6 2006-08-24 21:47||   2006-08-24 21:47|| Front Page Top

#24 Y'all have never heard of ... a shrubbery?
Posted by trailing wife 2006-08-24 22:48||   2006-08-24 22:48|| Front Page Top

#25 LOL
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-08-24 23:16||   2006-08-24 23:16|| Front Page Top

#26 Back to the topic at hand:

"In Arabia, where cats have been sacred since the sixth century, there springs the myth of Muhammad's cat Muezza, the first nine-lived cat in history. It is said that when the cat was asleep on the Sleeve of Muhammad's robe, rather than disturb the cat Muhammad cut off the sleeve so the cat could sleep on. When Mohammad returned, Muezza bowed in a gesture of appreciation. Mohammad then stroked Muezza three times down the length of the back, which, according to some myths, is the thing that puts cats safely on their feet when they fall."

You're meanin' to tell me that they're NOW claiming that the 9 lives and always landin' on their feet thingies were from big Mo too? Give me a farkin' break, is their nothing they don't claim to have started? Of course, if I was in Saudi, I'd start walkin' my pet goat into all the shops.

No wonder I'm a "dog man" and can't stand cats. *ducks*
Posted by BA 2006-08-24 23:27||   2006-08-24 23:27|| Front Page Top

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