Post by peterd on Nov 9, 2013 7:06:15 GMT -8
Police sniffer dogs to wear bootees during house searches to avoid offending Muslims
Sniffer dogs may have to start wearing bootees when they are used by police to search Muslim homes so that they do not cause offence, it has emerged.
A recommendation initially drawn up to cover police searches of mosques where dogs are fitted with leather bootees is now said to have been extended to Muslim homes.
Under proposals from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the bootees would be used when the occupants objected to the search on religious grounds.
Dogs' saliva is considered to be unclean or impure in Islamic teaching and it is forbidden to keep the animals as pets.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1032449/Police-sniffer-dogs-wear-bootees-house-searches-avoid-offending-Muslims.html#ixzz2k9ljGa00
Sniffer dogs may have to start wearing bootees when they are used by police to search Muslim homes so that they do not cause offence, it has emerged.
A recommendation initially drawn up to cover police searches of mosques where dogs are fitted with leather bootees is now said to have been extended to Muslim homes.
Under proposals from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the bootees would be used when the occupants objected to the search on religious grounds.
Dogs' saliva is considered to be unclean or impure in Islamic teaching and it is forbidden to keep the animals as pets.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1032449/Police-sniffer-dogs-wear-bootees-house-searches-avoid-offending-Muslims.html#ixzz2k9ljGa00
