Originally Posted by
jackie
Why? Lots of people dye chickens and rabbits for Easter using toxic colours which can harm the animals health. It is put into place to protect animals, it is an excellent law.
Who should be the one who decides which dye job is acceptable? Justice is supposed to be blind right?
Then the law should state that it is illegal to dye an animal using toxic dye. It needs to be more specific.
There is absolutely nothing cruel or wrong about dying a dog's coat with a non-toxic dye. What is the difference is saying you will be fined for putting some green Kool Aid on your dog for St. Patrick's day, and saying you will be fined for shaving your dog's tail to look like a lion's tail, or giving a dog a mohawk? How about dressing your dog up in clothes or painting it's toenails? It's simply silly.
IMO, the resources of the animal control agencies and the legal system would be put to FAR better use by spending their time and money investigating and prosecuting people who torture, neglect, beat, fight and starve their pets, than someone who is dyed a poodle pink to raise money for a charity. Common sense is severly lacking here.
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