Asked to leave because our dog was offending the Muslim children?

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anchovies · 05/12/2011 15:08

We went to watch ds2 play football at a local sports centre yesterday. He was playing on the astroturf which was next to a field. We stood on the field to watch with the dog on a lead. The caretaker came over about 2 minutes later and asked us to leave, not because dogs aren't allowed, but because apparently our black dog was offending the Muslim children in the arts centre next door. We saw some parents dropping children off as we arrived but other than that we were nowhere near any Muslim children. Apparently complaints had been made because we had the dog on the site, we refused to leave at first but the caretaker got the site manager. I am planning on making a complaint but before I send it am I right in thinking this is bonkers? I understand that dogs are unclean but he was on a lead? Seems like a very strange policy, apparently the dog was "worse" because he is black?

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edam · 05/12/2011 21:03

The caretaker may have been officious or confused but bless him for inspiring such an entertaining thread.

If we are repatriating dogs, btw, should all the greyhounds be sent off on bus tours of the US?

redpanda13 · 05/12/2011 22:13

If we are repatriating dogs were would we send the Saluki? Back to North Africa? Back to all those dog hating Muslims?

Baffledandbewildered · 05/12/2011 23:22

My red setters are of to join the communists somewhere, but the Gordon setters want to know if they can stay as they are called Gordon so must be human!!

hester · 05/12/2011 23:23

The Saluki to Salonika?

confuddledDOTcom · 05/12/2011 23:49

warzonemummy, I think that happens a lot. I was talking a friend in Canada who was celebrating something with her family because they're English descent, I'd never heard of whatever it was. I think that people hold onto the old ways, without knowing why and probably stronger than they would at home. Eventually the meanings of things get lost.

wahwahwah · 06/12/2011 18:05

Where do the mongrels go? Mon-gro-lia?

SantasStrapon · 06/12/2011 18:09

And what about Poodles? WTF would poodles go?

Heelers back to Swaheelyland?

Alouisee · 06/12/2011 18:51

LeonBergers? Where should they go? Mcdonalds or Berger King?

laprincipessa · 06/12/2011 20:14

please don't rely on wikepedia as your source in this.....

mamaLou13 · 06/12/2011 20:25

So what if Muslims have a problem with dogs? Its not as if the dog was licking them or anywhere near them for that matter!!!f**king joke!!! this is just yet another exampe of the ludacris situations that happen time and time again in the UK these days

losingtheplotagain · 06/12/2011 20:35

Ludacris!