Animal hospital treats Tehran's pets

(9 May 2007) SHOTLIST :
1. Tina Hossienzadeh, pet owner in Tehran, walking into house with her dog
2. Close up of Tina's dog
3. Various of Tina playing with her dog
4. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Tina Hosseinzadeh, Pet owner :
"Many of my friends and relatives keep dogs in their houses, many of them have cats. I even know many people who keep more than one pet in their houses."
5. Tina and her neighbour playing with dog in backyard
6. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Tina Hosseinzadeh, Pet owner :
"There is no way for us to take our pets out. Animals need fresh air and one can not imprison the pets inside the house all the time."
7. Wide of Tehran pet hospital
8. Close up of sign reading (in Farsi and English) "Tehran Pet Hospital"
9. Tina Hosseinzadeh entering hospital
10. Close up of dog, pan from dog's face to Tina's
11. Wide of young veterinary surgeon and founder of Pet Hospital Dr Payam Mohebi
12. Close up of Dr Mohebi
13. Dr Mohebi treating Tina's dog
14. Tina Hosseinzadeh with Dr Mohebi
15. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Dr. Payam Mohebi, Founder of Tehran Pet Hospital :
"Iranians were the first tribe to domesticate dogs and keep them as pets in their houses. For example, the Saluki is a breed of dog which is known worldwide with an Iranian origin from 2500 years ago."
16. People waiting in the pet hospital
17. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Dr. Payam Mohebi, Founder of Tehran Pet Hospital :
"The necessity of dogs accompanying humans is so great that right now in Iran the police forces, the Red Crescent and the military have their own dogs and they use dogs to meet their needs. Truly they have no replacements for dogs and for example they might not be able to use any other animal in search and rescue operations to find live victims buried under wreckage."
18. Dr Mohebi and his assistant visiting hospitalised pets
19. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Dr. Payam Mohebi, Founder of Tehran Pet Hospital :
"It looks like our job in Iran is semi-legal. The Iranian Veterinary organisation as a part of the government has authorised us to establish the pet hospital but when pet owners try to take their pets to the hospital, the police might stop them and ask them not to carry dogs in their cars."
20. Various of dog on table receiving drip
21. Pet owner Sara Karimi watching her dog
22. Mid of Sara and her mother with Dr Mohebi
23. Dr Mohebi treating Sara's dog
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Sara Mohebi, Pet owner:
"I have a son and personally I think kids, if they grow up with pets, they'll have more attachments to family and they can express themselves emotionally."
25. Various of people in pet hospital waiting room
26. Close up of rabbits in cage
27. Various of hamsters in cage in pet shop
28. Various of birds in cages in pet shop
29. Wide of alley in Molavi neighbourhood in central Tehran which is home to many pet shops
30. Wide of northern Tehran
LEAD IN :
The recent crackdown on un-Islamic behaviour in Iran has not only affected the nation's people, but also their pets.
The Iranian government says that dogs are unclean and should not be kept as pets. But many people in Tehran defy those rules and a pet hospital has opened to look after the health of the city's pets.
STORYLINE:
Taking the dog for a walk is a liberty that most people take for granted, but pet lovers in Iran often find themselves at odds with the government.
The Iranian government says that keeping pets is 'un-Islamic' as they are considered unclean.
Tina Hosseinzadeh is the owner of a fluffy white dog.
She says she can't take him to the park so she plays with him in the back yard.
Keyword-animals wacky
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[@NoName.._.]

beautiful dog

[@lorascelsi8102]

Dogs are protectors of intruders. Love rabbits too. Cant imagine life without dogs.

[@santisihite6963]

Awesome

[@Kittens_Cats_Karma]

Ruling clerics who are cruel to animals are also evil and intellectually impaired. Cats and dogs are family members, not "impure" like those whom hatred drives them to torture animals and humans under the disguise of religion. These sadistic, desperate and power-hungry clerics should be purged from society, as they are twisting and using religion to commit cruelty and suffering