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Mickey, a hairless Canadian cat, is subjected to a three hour tattooing ordeal.
(Photo: www.balkanpix.com)
A disturbing new trend has surfaced in Russia: cat owners getting their felines tattooed with elaborate, colorful designs.
A young Russian woman, Oksana Popova, had her rare Canadian Hairless cat Mickey put under general anesthesia for three hours while an image of King Tut was etched onto the cat's chest.
The tattoo artist Anatoly Keksel performed the work at his TattoonHamon Tattoo Parlor in Russia.
"I wanted something new and different for the times we live in," Popova explains.
"I have the same tattoo," boasts Keksel, lifting up his shirt.
The practice has infuriated animal rights activists in Russia, such as Irina Novozhilova.
"The ethical thinking about animals in Russia lacks behind that of the West," says Nozozhilova. "People in Russia mostly buy animals for selfish reasons and anything that happens to them afterwards is a consequence of that."
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.
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.
--Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in England
For more pictures of Mickey's three hour ordeal, click here.
Watch video of the tattoo procedure...
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Disturbing indeed. She 'wanted something new and different for the times we live in"? First of all - huh??? What does that even mean? And second, the best she could think of for 'new and different' was to tattoo her poor cat? Not to mention third - howzabout spending that time and $ saving the life of one of the many miserable homeless kitties trying to make it through the Russian winters? Aaaarrrgh. Thanks for covering this story, Helena.
That is HORRIBLE! Bored and stupid people are truly dangerous.
how would she like it if someone rendered her unconscious for several hours and she awoke to find that she had been tattood on her neck and chest with someone's face?
This is terrible. That poor kitty. Why can't people just be normal and not idiots.
IT SEEMS PEOPLE ARE BECOMING MORE IDIOTS THAN EVER.TO DO IT TO YOUR OWN BODY IS ONE THING.
BUT TO AN ANIMAL IS PLAIN CRUEL.
Stupidity + too much time and money = tattooed cats. Of all the frivolous things that the rich amuse themselves with this has to be one of the most pointless and stupid!
I think this person bizzarely seems to be trying to impress others by having something different in the superficial shallow world they obviously live in. The only people that would be impressed by the unnatural tattoing of an animal are airheads! An animal is a living, feeling being and should be treated with respect and not used as a fashion item. Poor cat hasnt even got hair like he/she should have. She has made herself look like a little twerp to intelligent people, so well done! Do something good for animals with your money and dont spoil or change their natural appearance. They are beautiful looking naturally, its absurd behaviour!
Did you see how miserable that cats face looked in the last few seconds of the film?? Its disgusting how they treat those animals ( I'm guessing the only reason they put it under general anesthesia is so the cat doesn't f*** up the tattoo, otherwise they prob wouldn't even bother giving it to the cat... selfish )
This woman is sick.I wish she will get caught and punish by the CANADIAN ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY.
This is animal abuse.
OMG that is crulty 2 freeking animals. This should not be encuraged. People should be fined not rewarded with attention.
This is so cruel. Stuff like this makes me so happy I live in the US where there are some laws protecting the welfare of animals. Sighs.
Hope does fxxking axxholes will burne in hell...
IT SEEMS PEOPLE ARE BECOMING MORE IDIOTS THAN EVER.TO DO IT TO YOUR OWN BODY IS ONE THING.
BUT TO AN ANIMAL IS PLAIN CRUEL.
OMG! WHAT A CRAZY MEAN HEARTLESS MANIAC OF A PERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
TATOO YOURSELF IF YOU WANT BUT NOT YOUR POOR CAT! CRAZY+ DEMENTED+MEAN= HUMANS THAT TATOO PETS!!!!!
ANIIMAL TORTURE, MUST IMPRISON THE PERSON!!
Awesome ! I'm doing that to my cat.
:D
You are a f***ing idiot do you not understand how cruel that is!! how would you like it if someone put you under and tattoed "I'm a f***ing Idiot" on your chest because if you do that to a cat i will do that to you
Well that has to be up there in the top 10 of the truly most disgusting things I've ever seen.
I have more than one tattoo and I dare say I'll have more done yet but I'd never dream of inflicting that on an innocent animal ... people doing that to animals should be locked up ... that or shot.
I hate fu...ing ...cats....
Animal abuse! i love tatoos and have many myself....but this is going beyond the animal's purpose in life. They don't understand the concept and wake up from anesthesia completely confised. Completely unacceptable.
not ALL russians..
but COME ON.
WOW thats very cruel indeed. if you want to get a small tattoo on your cats ear so if it gets lost then go for it but that was just wrong that poor animal must have been in pain and had to have had trouble sleeping for at least a week. i have many tattoos and i love my animals dearly and could never put them through the pain of tattooing ever!
No different than neutering, spaying, cropping ears, docking tails, or microchipping. Pet owners cut their pets hair to look a certain way, even dye them. Tattooing is only painful during the procedure, in which animals are put to sleep, which is the same procedure they use for doing dental work on animals. Mind your own business, to each their own, but overall it is not cruelty.
Yes it is cruelty...what sort of person are you to say it isn't cruel, were you there and did you watch the video? No animal is put on this earth to be tattooed, and yes to each his own, but at least we have a choice!!
I have no wish to be rude, but you have no knowledge of animals have you?? If you did you would not have made that crass comment.
It is NOT painful only during the procedure but AFTER as well, and for days! Have you ever got a tattoo? It KILLS after.. not to mention the itching, and the risk of infection.
That is abuse cause the animal has no say in it, Spaying and neutering is a different process all together. A tattoo, c'mon now. Thats just idiotic anyway. Has Humans become so bored with their lives. If you have a "PET" it should be treated as a member of your family. Giving what it needs Food, Shelter, and Love, and the decision to choose and I high doubt if they had the means to choose, it would not want a tattoo, Animals are much smarter than human beings in the image section, where they do not care what they look like, they are confident no matter what society thinks of them and build they're confidence from the love they receive, Unlike the f'd up minds of humans now a days.....
No mention of a vet being involved. Is it legal for someone other than a vet to put an animal under anesthesia in Russia? In the US, the drugs used for that purpose are controlled substances.
I'm sorry but it has to be said, that is a diabolical thing to do to a cat, or any animal for that matter. Just for the sake of looking good! I feel there should be a law against it, and anyone caught breaking it, prosecuted and banned from owning pets! There is NO reason in this world why anyone should be so INHUMANE towards an animal, it's disgusting it really is. If I EVER saw someone do that to an animal I would tattoo their eyes and see how they like it. Tattoos are for humans, the only thing close to an animal tattoo is animal branding for farmers so they know where their livestock is. This is NOT a new trend, it is a cruel and disgusting trend.
this is animal cruelty!! I have a tattoo myself but I would never make my dog get one. Animals should not have to go through this type of pain it's not right!!I hope all you people who are doing this to your pets go to hell!!!
that bitches must be tattoed on the ass!! poor kittens, debería de existir una ley que prohiba hacerle eso a los inocentes gatitos
YOUUUUUUUUUUUUR SOOO SAD!!! THIS POOR CAT DESERVES SOO MUCH BETTER. IF I EVER SEEN THIS PATHETIC BITCH IN THE STREETS ID MAKE HER FEEL EXCACTLY THE WAY THIS POOR CAT DID!
Inspired me to tatoomy cat,so i did...itis now dead... thanks for nothing!!!!!!!!
Then you are as stupid as the Russian lady..sorry idiot, she is no lady!
You're an idiot.
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Stupid Russians. Despite Peter and Catherine's efforts to try and bring civilization to the land you continue to prove yourselves to be uncultured serfs, one generation removed from the lord and reeve. Uncivilized morons, torturing helpless animals. Lenin proved wrong.
People are f*cking idiots, tattoos hurt people like crazy, can you imagine how bad that would hurt an animal. People are so stupid sometimes im afraid of how stupid people are
Any person who would choose to do this should be put in prison! Or perhaps get a tattoo on their genitals?! And then have to pay money for it. This is horrifying!
I have and always will do anything to keep my cats healthy and happy. This makes me sick.
Animal abuse! Going under has it's risk, why put an animal through that for cosmetic reasons? Cats have small livers, havng to process the anestesia is taxing and the ink can be toxic! Wrong!
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