Judiciary Chief: Respect for Animals Should be Learnt from Childhood

According to IRNA, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said that respect for animals should be taught to people from their childhood.

“If we want to make the preservation of the environment into a popular culture, all government organizations must fulfil their duties. If not, it will be impossible to act judicially by appointing guards for everyone,” said the official while addressing an environmental conference in Tehran on Sunday.

He said that respecting animal rights must be taught at an early age, and that the Department of the Environment (DOE), as the custodian of preserving the environment, must make it a public issue.