Pets banned in public in Riyadh
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Religious police in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, banned the sale of dogs and cats as pets and prohibited walking them in public.
An official of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice said the ban was because of “the rising phenomenon of men using cats and dogs to make passes at women and pester families,” as well as “violate proper behavior in public.”
Previous bans in Mecca and Jidda have been ignored and failed to stop pet sales. The commission official said pets would be confiscated if found outside with their owners.
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