This sort of thing is such a slippery slope...
ID tattoos? Oh yeah... that’s okay, no problem...
Spay indicator tattoos... sure!
Okay... what if instead of a green line to indicate spay we did a cute little squiggly instead? Hey, what if we added some hearts and stars? Where does it stop.
Same with id - I *could* say that tattooing wings on the side of my hairless dog is for ID purposes right? Where’s the line?
Bottom line is, we do a LOT of things to our pets for purely cosmetic/selfish reasons that you could argue are not beneficial and could be detrimental.
ID tattoos? Oh yeah... that’s okay, no problem...
Spay indicator tattoos... sure!
Okay... what if instead of a green line to indicate spay we did a cute little squiggly instead? Hey, what if we added some hearts and stars? Where does it stop.
Same with id - I *could* say that tattooing wings on the side of my hairless dog is for ID purposes right? Where’s the line?
Bottom line is, we do a LOT of things to our pets for purely cosmetic/selfish reasons that you could argue are not beneficial and could be detrimental.
I've been messing around with the idea of having Zander tattooed for a few years. But since he's a "mutt" with no pedigree or any accomplishments, I can't go through the usual routes people would go through to ID tattoo their pets. No numbers or letters that can be looked up. Phone number tattoo is silly, as that can change often. Can't be anything important, like a SS number. Microchips can be overlooked, collars and tags can be lost. He could be mistaken as a wolf or hybrid, and immediately put down without identification.
So...why not a little brand that could go inside the hip or in the ear? Not that different from horse brands or race tattoos honestly, and I certainly don't think those are cruel.
It's a very slippery slope. But personally, if I were to tattoo him...I would much rather it be something cute/fun than some ugly scribbly letters and numbers.
Besides, Zane would totally look rocker with a tribal dragon tatt in his ear and a piercing. Maybe even spike his mane in a mohawk.