tattooing pets

kendal · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:56 am Post subject: tattooing pets

ok i must admit i like the idea of clipping a poodles coat into shapes and pictures and making them a different coulor, but after a couple of weeks it can be clipped off or washed out.

my girls all have a tattoo on their ear but it is an identification number just like when you chip a dog.

this on the other hand is too far. i found it when i googled hairless cats.

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Dave Rowland · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject:

its ridiculous... leave the animals alone!!!
the fish looks printed and the some of those looks like photoshop... most look like tattoos, especially the pigs... stupid!!
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John Thomson · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject:

These have to be Photoshop..........

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Jack · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject:

I've heard of people "practising" their skills on pigs before so I'm convinced that happens but if these others are all real and not photoshopped.....well I just hope I don't meet ANYONE who either does the tattooing OR who allows their pets to be subjected to this. Evil or Very Mad

Humans can CHOOSE whether to be tattooed or cosmetically altered - animals cannot and I HATE that "we" subject them to it for the sake of OUR vanity.

Right shutting up now.
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Megan · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject:

There's one or two that are definitely photoshopped, But the pigs are real, They are part of a Belgian artist "art farm"...

John Thomson · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:27 pm Post subject:

On a serious note......plenty of dogs have an ID number tattooed inside there ears as a permanent means if identification.

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Janis · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:26 am Post subject:

all three of mine have tattoos in their ears for id purposes and that is the only tattoo they will ever have!

to my knowledge it is done within a few days of birth and it is done with a clamp style tool.

for identification i feel this is acceptable.......however anything else is barbaric!!!!!
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Jack · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:31 pm Post subject:

Apparently Janis......HATE to share this info but it's something I have just been made aware of by a Rescue dealing with people in Sheffield (NOT restricted to that area I hasten to add, just that's the specific one that was told to me) IF a dog is stolen by an unsavoury character and IF that dog is chipped and/or tattooed .....what the thief does is cut out the chip with NO anaesthesia OR disinfectant and they also cut off ears or tattooed skin. Again without anaesthesia etc. You can imagine the pain for the dogs Evil or Very Mad

So I have to question....how effective these things are and are we lining our dogs up for future pain? This is particularly important for my breed you understand where it is VERY common to see cropped ears (something I absolutely DETEST!). As it can be "normal" for dogs to appear that way no alarm bells ring Crying or Very sad

The idea is sound but scumbags will ALWAYS find a way around the things we try to do to protect our babies.

Dunno about the cats and dogs but I've just read that it is becoming quite a fad to tattoo fish Evil or Very Mad

Apparently quite a lot are dying after severe pain and infection sets in as the tatooing can kill their scales forcing them to rot and drop off leaving open wounds and infections Crying or Very sad

Can't "man" just leave animals to BE animals and STOP tarting them up for his own amusement and obssessions? I've no problem whatsoever in dressing them up occassionally - so long as pooch is happy with that, my Sykes hates it so he rarely gets dressed up but the girls love the attention it gets them so humour us with good grace.

Clipping and dyeing.......well I'm not fussed on it. I think the dogs look a bit ridiculous at times and feel for them. The clipping - no problem but the dyeing - well that COULD cause medical problems if they have skin allergies or the dye is even mildly toxic to them so don't like that for that reason.......right little blooming killjoy today aren't I? Embarassed

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Janis · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject:

yeah i know about this jack.....all of mine are tattooed on their ears also Rolling Eyes

......however they are never out without me or kendal!

i also know that some breeders tattoo on the tummy.....not sure if it's as easy and i assume the puppies must have loose skin around the tummy area to be caught in the clamp!
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