All Iranian media have been forbidden to publish any advertisements about pets or pet-related products.
The decision was made by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance after it requested a fatwa on the issue from Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, announced the ministry’s Advertisement and Information Dissemination Office (AIDO) in a press release on Tuesday.
Based on his response, publishing any advertisement about keeping, buying, and selling pets is forbidden, AIDO Director Alireza Karimi said