Tattoo artist inks his dog while it's sedated
Artist Mistah Metro has come under fire for giving his dog a tattoo while it was sedated. (Instagram) Instagram
A New York tattoo artist has hit a nerve with dog lovers after he tattooed his canine while it was sedated for surgery.
The artist, known as Mistah Metro, posted a photo of his newly tattooed dog on Instagram with a fresh red heart on its right shoulder, the Gothamist reports.
"One of the many reasons my dog is cooler than yours! She had her spleen removed yesterday and the vet let me tattoo her while she was under," the caption read.
The owner of Brooklyn's Red Legged Devil parlour where the artist works was quick to distance himself from the tattoo via Twitter.
"That dog was not tattooed at the shop. Chris Torres and red legged devil LLC had nothing to do with it," owner Chris Torres tweeted.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) said it condones the use of tattooing for only identification purposes.
"Tattooing an animal for the vain sake of joy and entertainment of the owner without any regard for the well-being of the animal… is not something the ASPCA supports," they said in a statement.
Source: Gothamist
Author: Emily Crane, Approving editor: Martin Zavan
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