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Technicolor dreamcoats, you say? Nightmare, is more like it.
White standard poodles emerge with their floppy ears dyed hot pink or electric blue. One might have an additional bright purple stripe painted down the top of its head, another an slash of red on one of its sides. Less fortunate dogs have their entire bodies painted in all different colors, looking like an escaped circus clown or -- in the case of one poor pooch whose face was dyed yellow while the rest of his body was dyed green -- like a jaundiced leprechaun.
As pets become more popular in China (resulting in nearly a 500% increase in pet spending from 1999 to 2008), the country recently drafted proposed legislation on animal cruelty -- China's first such law. Penalties under the proposed law include a monetary fine of up to 6,000 yuan ($877) and two weeks imprisonment.
No word yet on whether turning your pup into an Easter egg basket is considered cute or cruel in China, but Boulder, Colorado has put its foot down. Last year, a woman was fined $1,000 for dying her poodle pink -- in honor of breast cancer awareness, the woman claimed. (The matter was later settled out of court.) All we can say is, at least it's better than tattooing your cat.
More photos of dogs dyed in the most undignified manner can be seen here.
Dyed Dogs
A woman walks her brightly colored dogs in China.
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Stylists trim the hair of a dog prior to dying.
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A stylist dyes a dog's coat at a dog grooming store in Wuhan.
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Women workers pose with their painted dogs.
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You have to have some pretty terrible karma to come back as a dog in China.
All I can say is WHY!! This is neither attractive nor beneficial for the dog and hair dye is not necessarily safe for humans. If you want to look like a clown have at it but don't force this garish and self-absorbed behavior on your dog.
All I can say is WHY!! This is neither attractive nor beneficial for the dog and hair dye is not necessarily safe for humans. If you want to look like a clown have at it but don't force this garish and self-absorbed behavior on your dog.
THE DOGS LOOK SO CUTE IN THE PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (:
Perhaps some of you "Know Nothings" should check out creative grooming! It is BIG International Competion and Yes it does usually include COLOR! Abuse! Give me a break! Color is accomlished with pet safe hair dye, sometimes chalk is used and even child safe crayola blow pens. I find in my shop (37 yrs. in the business of grooming) the dogs love the extra attention their new do's create! Not to mention their owner who make over them! Let's hear from professional pet people and leave the do gooder know nothings out of this. I suppose putting a bow or a bandana on a fresh groomed pet also considered abusive. Would be my guess after so many years in the business, the real abuse comes from the pet owner that lets their pet become matted, badly over-grown and flea infested with nails that have curled into their pads! They are for sure the ones to claim how much they love their pet!
I agree!! The products used are tested to be safe and more safe than products tested for humans. The Creative Grooming is a wonderful art form that takes tons of talent.My hats off to the people that can invision a look and pull it off. I have owned a grooming shop for 15 years and the most horrible abuse is the really bad matted dogs in which they can actually loose a limb or a toe nail grown into the pad and worse. I think every dog person should work in a grooming shop and be exposed to the harsh reality of dog owners. Not everyone takes good care of their pets and the creative grooming people have to care for the pet inside and out to have that animal in top condition for these competitions.
It is abhorrent. The purpose of grooming an animal is for the sake of hygiene. Dogs don't care what they look like, nor do other dogs care what they look like. This is a horrible practice. God didn't make hot pink or lime green dogs and as far as I'm concerned, the animals are perfect the way they are. ...no embellishment required.
I couldn't agree with you more. It's the idiots who like their dogs to look "fluffy" without any professional grooming, so the dog becomes a matted mess with God knows what going on at the skin. I have groomed for 25 years and have a couple of poodles with mohawks and dye jobs, I also will dye my white Chinese Crested around Holidays. Neglect and ignorance do a lot more harm to pets than a pet safe hair coloring. Usually if an owner is paying for regular grooming (even if it includes hair dye) then they also have the dog on heart worm prevention, flea control, and seeing a vet as necessary.
Bravo!!!!!!!
Geez Diane
Have you ever colored your own hair? Or do you just sit in judgement of others who do?
As far as I am concerned this is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of and had to see, they look as stupid as the owners!
I have 3 cats and I like them just the way they are (brown with white feet/chest). God intended for pets to look a certain way and we shouldn't mess with it, they are beautiful just the like they are! I like my normal pets (brown, black, gray, yellow/tan,and white) NORMAL PETS!!!
I don't like this dog dying idea. Please give me a break.
Socially weird
I love how people are saying the dyes are safe because they've been tested. Tested on what? Other animals??? "I'm sure green won't hurt FiFi, but one shade of purple killed a third of the rabbits in a lab test."
I don't think it's cruel to add a little vegetable-based colorant to a dog's regular bath rinse or to quickly highlight a small area of fur. Dyeing a dog multiple colors at one time all over its body must take forever, and what dog would enjoy sitting still for that long? Let's not confuse detention with attention.
There are people who claim to "paint" cats, and I'm sure their pets get tired of being fussed with. I guess the question to ask is, "Would you condone this being done to a human child?" Some pageant parents put their little girls through so much primping that dyed dogs are lucky by comparison. Then there's that poor puppy genetically engineered to be fluorescent red. Has the world gone mad???
OH Pleeeeeease, if people are spending that kind of money to dye their dog, then you know they are taking good care of them in all areas. Many dogs loved being fussed with and groomed. They love the attention. If ya don't like looking at it, Jess, move on to the next page or website.
Mary Kuhles you obviously can't read to well because I never said anything about them not caring for the dogs properly nor did I say anything about animals not liking to be groomed and fussed over. I also do not know why you felt the need to single me out on my comment when all I said was this stupid looking and it was not how animals were meant to look which is what a few other posters had said also. You obviously have issues and maybe you should take your own advice and go read a different story or check out another website!
I think I just figured out what your problem is, your one of the people who did this to your dog ???
Sheesh Jill take a chill pill. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, like it or not. Dyeing a dog is no different than dyeing your greys! You say you like your cats the way they are, well goody goody for you. And just because your cats may be white, brown, or tan what classifys them as normal? and under who's standards? By the way, what is normal? Because you sure are not displaying "normal" behavior by the way you are bashing others that don't share your same opinion.
you guys need to chill.
it's hilarious to read your supid rants,
but why do you have to fight about your opinions?
there's always a right and a wrong,
but people aren't stupid because they don't agree with you,
Dyeing dogs is better than dying dogs.
It's easier to swallow than the thought of swallowing dog meat, which has also been known to happen in China.
There's a book called "Why Paint Cats" in which cats have been "painted with safe vegetable dyes" and, if this is possible, are even more interesting and amazing living works of art. Why Paint Cats is a comedy book written by a New Zealand author named Burton Silver and illustrated by Heather Busch. Check it out!
That poodle in the picture looks like it's about to bite their owner haha! I would too if I was dyed to look like a rainbow
that is animal cruelty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the animals look hideous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!