Video: 1st Cafe for Dogs Opens in Saudi

For the first time in Saudi Arabia, dogs have a cafe that welcomes them and gives their owners and lovers an opportunity to spend amusing time with their animals outside the home and away from the noise of the street.

The first dog cafe in Khobar city, eastern Saudi, has been opened last June, where owners can bring their pets to enjoy their time with them.

The cafe’s owner said in press statements that the idea of the cafe came to her mind when she visited Saudi years ago with her dog and she was not able to walk with him.

"I came to Saudi Arabia for a visit with my dog, but I was not allowed to walk with him on the beach. It was strange,” the Kuwaiti woman told the AFP.

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Dog owners in Saudi Arabia can now enjoy a cup of coffee alongside their pets for the first time in this very conservative country.

Dogs are considered by Islamic doctrines as "unclean animals" - unlike cats - and they are generally prohibited from entering public places in Saudi Arabia.

But the "The Barking Lot" cafe, which opened in June in the eastern port city of Khobar, is the happiest animal-lovers in a country where there are few places to take dogs outside.