More on the Pussy Tattoo

Yesterday we posted a bit about Timur Rimut, who tattooed his hairless cat across the chest.  Now comes the expected outrage from the usual suspects.

Apparently the Mirror (UK) has decided to style Mr. Rimut the 'Cruel Timur Rimut' for the heinous act of tattooing his hairless feline with 'Carpe Diem', and having the whole thing filmed and posted on YouTube.  The 'helpless muggy' is now 'branded for life'

And so, despite the fact that the actual tattooing was done under anesthesia (note the endotrachial, or breathing, tube in some of the photos in the article) with a Vet standing by, the reviews have been scathing!

Never let it be said that the House of Libido supports cruelty to animals; despite the fact that some of us (this poster) HATES cats (as in, the best thing to do with them is a zipper-lock baggie and six months in a deep freeze).  From what little we've been able to discover, steps were taken to minimize the animal's discomfort throughout the actual tattooing, and presumably the aftercare and recovery phases.  It just doesn't make sense to us that anybody loony enough (sorry, Timur, your naked rat cat is just butt ugly) to love his cat that much wouldn't want it to suffer...so good on you for that!

We really don't see the difference between a carefully-done tattoo (which this seems to have been), and, say, bobbing the tails of some species just because tradition says they should be bobbed.

Smart money says that the cat, once it realizes just what it has, will be totally insufferable about it.  After all, it's still a cat!