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7. Scratching my head...

Tue May 21, 2013, 12:39 PM

May 2013

Tattooing dogs is terrible horrible doubleplusungood, but tattooing human beings in your basement is fine?

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Man Tattoos Puppy! [View all] cynatnite May 2013 OP

Neither procedure was necessary get the red out May 2013 #1

I hate animal abusers get the red out May 2013 #22

Animal abuse! gopiscrap May 2013 #2

Tattoo bad, ear clipping OK. Brickbat May 2013 #3

Nope. Ear cropping is not okay either. Nor is tail docking. cui bono May 2013 #14

Great points. n/t OneGrassRoot May 2013 #16

When I was a kid we had a springer spaniel cali May 2013 #24

Not really. baldguy May 2013 #15

What, he couldn't find a branding iron? NightWatcher May 2013 #4

Eesh. HappyMe May 2013 #5

They look meaner and tougher with clipped ears. Quantess May 2013 #27

Good grief. HappyMe May 2013 #29

That man is an Idiot! jorno67 May 2013 #6

Love it get the red out May 2013 #11

Scratching my head... jmowreader May 2013 #7

The humans can say "no". baldguy May 2013 #13

The real world interjects... jmowreader May 2013 #23

Teenagers can also say "no". Quantess May 2013 #25

Poor dog will probably turn all violent and aggressive as a result Orrex May 2013 #8

An RFID chip would have been more humane and more useful. winter is coming May 2013 #9

What an asshole. baldguy May 2013 #10

I wish this wouldn't get publicized. cui bono May 2013 #12

Agreed RudynJack May 2013 #18

was this the same guy who tryed to milk his cat ? olddots May 2013 #19

Im not too supportive of this LostOne4Ever May 2013 #21

If you want to cut some ears off, cut your own! roody May 2013 #28

Two of my cats (sisters) have identifying tats on their tummies. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #30