Today, Persia is Iran. Fortunately, we have at our disposal a well-known study which evaluated the genetics of cat breeds and worldwide random-bread populations. One objective, as I understand it, of this study was to look at the origins of … continue reading…
NEWS AND COMMENT-IRAN: The Iranian government has proposed a nationwide, blanket ban on pets. To me, it looks like a battle of wits between the strongly Islamic Iranian government and the secular citizens of Iran. It’s a battle between ancient … continue reading…
The Iranian government is generally paranoid nowadays. They think that everyone is spying on them, looking for ways to undermine the country. They hate America and Israel and their blood is boiling for violence. Trump makes it worse. Wildlife conservation … continue reading…
This is an opinion piece essentially because I’m going to say right away that this story indicates once again how the Iranian government have a habit of jailing innocent people in order to provide them with leverage against those governments … continue reading…
Anecdotal evidence indicates that Iranians are having smaller families and keeping more pets because of the uncertain future in their country.
continue reading...People who are concerned about animal welfare should be concerned about global matters. Â In the West we tend to focus too much on what happens in the West with respect to animal welfare. Â This is my personal viewpoint. We also … continue reading…
No idea 😉 That is not quite true. I am always interested in finding out about cats in countries other than in the group of countries that we call “the West”. For me, the West is Europe and North America … continue reading…
