Clerics rule besieged Damascus residents may eat dogs
 

Clerics rule besieged Damascus residents may eat dogs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24532793

Well, now that the US is worried that it's EBT & SNAP cards might not be reloaded it doesn't appear to be worrying about Syria.

So our government can't focus on two things at once?

"A group of Syrian clerics have issued a ruling - or fatwa - allowing people living in besieged suburbs of Damascus to eat meat that is normally forbidden.

In a video, the Muslim clerics said people could eat cats, dogs and donkeys to stave off hunger.

The fatwa comes amid reports of starvation in the besieged, rebel-held Damascus suburb of Muadhamiya.............."

And the Muslim countries surrounding Syria..........