Woman Has Five Life-Size Tattoos of Deceased Cats

By Kelli Bender Jan 3rd 2013

Animal lovers say pets always leave a mark on your heart, but cat owner Fran Bailey went a bit further. According to The Mirror, Bailey has the faces of her five now-deceased cats tattooed on her back.

Bailey said she made the choice to keep her cats with her permanently because she always wants to remember them. Life-size images of the 23-year-old's five cats - Tinky, Woody, Mr. Brush, Mr. Spock and Bella - cover Bailey's back, going shoulder blade to shoulder blade.



Always an animal lover, Bailey has dedicated her life to helping needy kitties enjoy their last days. All of the owner's felines have been extremely ill animals.

"I adopt sick cats because I wanted them to have somewhere to go. I took them home so they could live out their last days in comfort," Bailey told The Mirror. "If I keep going, tattooing all the pets I will have in my lifetime, I'd just be covered in cats."

The tat-and-cat enthusiast started her ink off small. Bailey's first feline tattoo was a set of tiny paw prints. As time went on, she expanded the design to fit in portraits of each of her fur babies to match their personalities.

Bailey currently owns five new felines. She plans on honoring them symbolically when they pass (instead of getting inked five more times). While Bailey's tattoo tribute may seem unusual to some, she said that most animal lovers understand the emotion behind her ink

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