[I'm hoping this is just a photoshop]
Posted on 04/25/2013 4:15:03 PM PDT by Daffynition
A North Carolina man has created huge controversy among animal lovers after tattooing Duchess - his own pet dog.
Ernesto Rodriguez, who is a tattoo artist and Army veteran, inked the 5-month-old purebred American Pit Bull on the underbelly at his basement parlor in Pinnacle, NC, on Wednesday.
When Rodriguez posted pictures of the emblem on Facebook he received fierce criticism from all over the U.S. But the man claims the tattoo can be used for identification and compares it to branding farm animals
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[I'm hoping this is just a photoshop]
I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.
Here’s what I think happened, Mr. Rod posted this on Facebook, hoping to drum up some clients for his at home tatt business. It backfired and got the authorities involved. Probably just as well.
that is lady gaga without her makeup
That’s the actual tattoo? What does it say? Now it’s either hard to tattoo a dog which I’m sure it is or this guys sucks as a tattoo artist or both.
Not that I’d get a tatt....but would you get one from someone who operates out of their basement?
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Nope but neither would I get one from someone operating out of a hospital. The point is it is his dog and if it’s not against the laws of the country/state/local that he lives in then it pretty much is his own business to do as he pleases. JMO. Animals are tattooed quite ofter with ink for identification.
Yes, it’s the work of the dog’s owner.
Is it a *D*? I have no idea.
Read the vet link above. I agree with him
**Because tattooing hurts! I should know. I’ve got two on my back, each about the size of this dog’s six-inch-long design. Yet her owner defends the design’s humane origins by claiming it was created immediately after her ear crop, while she remained fully anesthetized and under a veterinarian’s care.
Personally, I’d argue that since the tattooing was medically unnecessary (as was the ear crop, for that matter), the whole thing was a bad idea. Why do this to a dog to satisfy one big-headed yahoo’s warped cultural norms and bad taste? As a veterinarian, I’d never agree to participate in such narcissistic shenanigans. I’m offended by this and think it deserves far more “exploration” than a few rants on Facebook and a smattering of tacky local TV news spots. **
This is cruelty.
Normal dog ID tattoos take about 15 seconds to do and don’t penetrate the skin near as deep as ‘real tattoos’.
Exactly who ‘anesthetized’ the dog?
Done incorrectly, that can kill.
And BS it’s not suffering.
Anybody who’s ever had a tattoo can tell you they hurt like a bitch for quite a while until they heal.
Your Yorkie’s tat was a non-event for the dog.
They’re fast and the dogs barely even flinch.
I’ve had all my dogs tattooed up until they started having microchips available here.
One of my dogs has both.
Back in ‘99, I took 3 dogs for tats at a local clinic and they did them all in 5 minutes.
All of those procedures are done very quickly and for ID purposes only.
We never ‘went artsy’ on any of them.
Years ago, before microchip implants were available, I used to tattoo ID numbers on pets for the purpose of returning them to their owners in the event they got lost. A guy called me up one day and wanted me to tattoo a swastika on his dog. He got an earful of some the most colorful language I’m capable of. I’ve been around and have quite a vocabulary that I can employ when circumstances warrant it. He was dead silent until I finished and then hung up on him.
” Why do this to a dog to satisfy one big-headed yahoo’s warped cultural norms and bad taste?”
Yeah.
Why?
So, if he wants to, he can douse it with gas and set it on fire?
If not, why not?
It says Duchess, spelled wrong.
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I am not the least into tattoos, but...that is one great looking tattoo!
It’s *cruel and unusual* to me.
I flinch like a child when it comes to immunizations and blood draws....so I wouldn’t inflict that on a pet I love.
It’s his own dog and he misspelled the name on the tattoo?!
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