Syria

[libby]

Ugh, that's terrible!  Each of them takes a little bit of my heart with them when they pass but I can't imagine life without them.

So true. I had an Old English Sheep Dog I found on the side of the street in a cardboard box one morning when I was walking. There was a tiny ball of fur in the  corner of the box. I reached down and touched it and it moved and I  realized it was a tiny puppy. I picked it up and took it home with me. She was like my 3rd child, grew up with my son and daughter. I had been in Colorado and realized when I got back she was not her usual enthusiastic self. My son took her to the vet. He said it was too late to save her. I never knew the details -- couldn't bear to think of it. She was 13. 

[Exterminator]

It's part of the religion.

Yes it is and that is why their religion is evil.  But we have some Christians who would do about the same thing if they could.

And now for the truth from The alarming rise of female genital mutilation in America:

"It has no basis in religion...

No religious texts require FGM. Yet some cultures and sects believe the practice makes for better wives by making girls more acceptable in their communities, thus improving their eligibility for marriage. The practice aims to reduce a woman's libido to ensure premarital virginity and marital fidelity, and can be associated with being 'feminine,' 'modest,' 'clean' and 'beautiful.'

It's practiced in households at all educational levels and all social classes and occurs among many religious groups, including Muslims, Christians and animists. The origins of the practice are unclear, with historians citing evidence of it in Egyptian mummies and in the fifth century BC."

So, yeah, it is not part of any religion and Christians do it, too.