Woman Faces Fine For Pink Poodle Dyed To Help Raise Awareness For Breast Cancer

[jackie]

Great that she raised money for a good cause, but she still violated an animal protection law.

The laws are put there to protect animals, and they have to be regulated. IMO she should have to pay the fine.

I hope that she raised a lot of money for breast cancer!

[elizabethann]

Did the woman dye her hair pink too? Or just the dog?

Why doesn't she dye her hair pink?

[buttercup132]

There is nothing wrong with dyeing her poodle pink for a cause, especially since she is using dyes that are safe for the pup. I don't really have anything against it. And I understand the city's reason for the ordinance is to protect animals from people who don't know what they are doing or are doing it for the wrong reasons.

Ditto, I know alot of people on my Crested forum dye their dogs pink,blue,green and their dogs are perfectly fine. They use safe dye so no harm. I know there are dangerous ways to dye chicks and bunnies and people do that at easter so I can kind of understand the law.

[luckies4me]

People dye their dogs different colors all the time, ask any big show groomer. There are contests all over the states for groomers who have dyed their dogs and cut their coats into all sorts of shapes etc. This is an everyday occurance. It's not going to hurt the dog. Most people use food coloring. We have people brings poodles in all the time with their coats dyed, even cats will come in with mohawks. I can understand if you were using something unsafe, but food coloring isn't going to do anything. I have no problem with a person dying the coat of their pet. IMO, they should go fine people who are really breaking the laws. Like people starving or beating their pets!

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[Pam]

I don't see anything wrong with dying her dog's hair (heck, I do mine ..... I mean MY hair not Bella's...LOL! ) and this woman is using safe products. I do believe, though, if she broke the law she should be made to pay. Like Joyce said, it's a shame that the city got that $1,000. It certainly could have gone to something more meaningful like cancer research. I imagine the woman has learned her lesson.