A new law was passed in Saudi Arabia today announcing a ban on selling cats and dogs as pets, or walking them in public in the Saudi capital, because of men using them as a means of making passes at women.

There is a rising fashion among some men using pets in public to make passes to strange women.

I know we have to respect the laws and traditions of other countries, but I find this one a little hard to understand. I often give my neighbour Mrs,L's dog the odd left over sausage, will be a bit more careful from now on.

Well I suppose at least they aren't using the dogs to make passes at men !