Posted on 01/14/2009 8:46:19 AM PST by TornadoAlley3
"Dog owners should be aware that under the Animal Welfare Act that came into force in April 2007 they have a duty of care to ensure that all of their pets' needs are met. "One of those needs is to express normal behaviour and it could mean that with restrictive clothing they are not able to do that properly.
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Posts 8,19,32,33 & 37 are why dogs bite people
Great! Haven’t heard that song in years!
To some people a cow is just another meal, like a pig or a chicken. They dont really care if the cow wants to be slaughtered and eaten or not.
My Collie/St. Bernard mix Bubba “needs” his scarves. I took him to get him groomed and they put a scarf on him. I left it on until it got dirty, but every time I tried to take it off he got upset. I gave in and bought him several different scarves, we change it once a week. When he sees me pull out a clean scarf, he gets all excited and he prances around after I put it on him. He’s 12 years old and has arthritis in his hips...so at that age, anything that makes him feel better is ok by me.
Lord Vader is even more intimidating when you have to pick up his frozen doodies.
So you get in trouble if you dress your dawg in the bee costume ...
... is it still okay to dress your cat in the bee costume??
"Do these harem pants make my butt look big?"
er, sorry dear, can't answer that right now.
i'm busy on FR.
So does that mean spaying or neutering a pet is akin to violating its civil rights?
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