Animal Owners Tattoo Their Pets

[Punk]

http://www.gomestic.com/pets/animal-owners-tattoo-their-pets.177171/

These animals have been tattooed by their owners, some for identification, some purely for the sake of art.

Is tattooing an animal inhumane, or is it art? Animal Rights lobbyists exclaim in horror as animals receive decorative tattoos from their owners, claiming that animals can't choose whether or not to not have the tattoos done.
Identification Tattoos

Owners of rare or valuable pets have the option to tag their pets with an identification tattoo. The marking deters theft, and if the pet is found, the code can be traced back to the owner of the animal. The tattoo allows a person to know who the breeder of the animal is and the litter number that the animal came from, which authenticates the lineage of the animal.

These tattoos are performed while the animal is under anesthetic, at a young age.

This dog has a Hello Kitty tattoo on its belly, apparently for identification purposes. The dog was tattooed by its owner, while under anesthetic. The actual tattooing process wasn't particularly cruel, but now this poor pooch must live in Hello Kitty hell, unable to lift its leg in public for fear of other dogs seeing the abominably cutesy cat face.

Tattooed Fish

Tattooed Pigs

Yet more appalled shrieks from animal lovers, as Belgian tattoo artist Vim Delvoye decorates living pigs with permanent tattoos.

Delvoye says, “I tattoo pigs because they grow fast and they are so much better to tattoo than fish. I tattoo them when they are young and I like the way the artwork stretches and distorts over time. Essentially, we invest in small tattoos and we harvest large paintings.â€

The pigs live a peaceful lifestyle on an art farm in China, free to roam and forage for food. Previously destined for the slaughterhouse, these pigs have a full, happy life ahead of them in return for the tattoos on their skin, which are harvested after their death. The pigs are tattooed whilst sedated, and may not even be aware of their own markings.

Animal Rights groups wish to stop unnecessary cruelty towards animals. But is it really so cruel to trade a slaughterhouse death for a few tattoos and a tranquil life on a farm?

I really don't know what to say...People take **** way to far and this shows you how.

 

[Forever Knight]

*blank stare*

 

[KAGEKI]

I'm speechless.

 

[Kai Yamato]

What...the...hell?

 

[Kivat]

How are the fish..not dead?

 

[Fox-Chan]

I'd say it's cruel, but the animals themselves don't really look all that mad about it. In fact, it was actually beneficial for the pigs because it saved them from the slaughterhouse.

 

[KAGEKI]

True, but those pigs look fuckin' ugly now. Come to think of it, wouldn't the ink from the tattoos have chemicals that could harm the animal?

 

[Kivat]

True, but those pigs look fuckin' ugly now. Come to think of it, wouldn't the ink from the tattoos have chemicals that could harm the animal?

Especially the fish, that's what I'm saying...

 

[Skinwalker]

Not sure how the fish tattoos worked...

I dunno the pig thing actually sounds kind of nice, it's weird but it's... different. It'd make a good Pixar movie. Some of the pig tattoos are actually very good though, a waste if they only tattoo pigs exclusively (but use different needles...)

 

[Aoiblue]

Oh, cool.