Tattoo On A Pet Causes Outrage

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By Staff

Thursday, March 5, 2009, 2:32

A pet cat owner has outraged the animal lovers after he got his cat tattooed on the chest. Reportedly the owner is delighted with the Tutankhamun design on Mickey, the rare Canadian Hairless breed also known as a Sphynx cat.

"I wanted something new and different for the times we live in," the Mirror quoted her as saying. This has not gone too well with the animal welfare activists, who term the fad as 'sick' and 'barbaric'. They feel this will soon catch a trends among the wealthy pet owners of the west.

"We are totally against using animals for purely cosmetic reasons just on the owner's whim. Clearly the animal has no say in the matter," an RSPCA spokesman said.

"We do not believe in using pets as fashion accessories. It shows no respect for the animal whatsoever. So far we have only heard about this practice happening overseas " and we hope it doesn't spread," he added.

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