I think it is down right cruel to dye a dog's hair. What is wrong with people?

I wish there was some way to screen people more thoroughly before allowing them pets. This is animal abuse. I would like to dump purple dye on that poor dog's former it had better be former owner.

It's so annoying and sad that animal abusers well.. abuse animals. It's so cruel. Think of dairy cows. We have a dairy farm about 15 miles from us. Thankfully we don't get stink from it, but we occasionally drive by it. There, in a cramped pen are around 1500 cows. The dairy farm rarely cleans it, and the cows eat moldy grain. It stinks so bad. They treat the cows sooo bad in non organic non grass fed dairy farms.

And really. Dye a DOG? Really? Ughhhhhhhhh

Can you report that farm?

There is a special place in Hell for people who abuse animals.

Was the dog named Violet before or after the dye job???

Part of this is the importance people put on things.

I want a purple dog, not a natural dog.

I want cheap milk, ice cream, cheese.

I want, I want, I want.........causes a lot of harm everywhere.

Having never been around a hair dye job in my life, my reaction to the story is: purple hair could be cute on a human, why not on a white dog. BUT I've never read a hair dye package or had any experience with it whatsoever. Are there warnings on the label? And in this day and age, I'd google for a youtube before trying anything with hair dye, human or not, and hope there would be adequate warnings.

(I clicked on your link but didn't stay, it looked too sad!)

I don't think I can report the dairy farm, because I think it's been there longer than the houses around it. And for some reason really expensive developments are going up around it. It's so stinky. Worse than a pig farm!

Terrible! And there are people who tattoo their animals too. Not an identification number but full blown tattoos. They should not be able to have animals. They will probably do it to their children as well. If an adult decides to get a tattoo that's their business but they are not allowed to make that decision for a helpless animal or child.

I think basil cook was talking about the smell, and she is correct if the farm/dairy operation was there first.

Farm animals have different/less legal protection than pets, but there are square foot and other standards and if they farm operates below those you can report them. Unfortunately the standards are not very high.

Basilcook, I think you can report them. The question is would something be done to improve conditions? It might be worth a try.......just sayin.

Jasdip, I didn't look at the link for fear of what I would see. I am thankful the poor thing recovered. Also, thank you for posting this.......maybe someone who had a notion that dying their pets hair is okay, will now know otherwise.

The smell I can deal with, but it's so crowded. Cows are standing in other cows poop. Ugh, so cruel. Some cows can't even stand up because they are so sick.

And some idiots leave their dogs on the road, or beat them and leave them out in the sun with no water. Why? Just why do some humans do these things?!?!?

Irma, true. I'm going to try to see if I can report it. I hope something happens.

basilcook while I agree with the over crowding I wonder if what you are seeing fed is silage. Silage is a partially fermented feed which can be mixed with grain and is sometimes depending on what part of the country made of corn harvested just before the plants are completely mature. Without the fermentation the cows would not be able to digest it. A diet of pure grain is not recommended for most cows as it will cause a buildup of gas with resulting rupture of the stomach and intestines.

Basilcook3, regardless how long the dairy farm has been there they still need to take care of their animals. Complain to your local newspaper and maybe get some cameras out there.

This just makes me want to cry. He looks so much like Mia. I just don't understand. I could never do something that would hurt her.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/19/us/new-york-pet-tattoos/index.html

I can’t read these articles because it’s just too upsetting to me. What’s wrong with people??? There was an article in the news here where some guy left his dog in a crate at the door of an adoption agency during the last major freeze, (-10 degrees at night) and the next day, rescuers found it frozen to death. WTH??? I think about that dog all the time.

It has bee a few years since I came across this picture. There must be some sort of dye that works on dogs? We dye our hair all sorts of creative ways it doesn't seem a huge stretch someone would assume they could get their dog to match.

Our dogs have always been black or mostly black, so in summer I'd often wish/joke for a product I could spray on them to make their fur temporarily white -- less hot in the sun. BUT I'd sure not use any product on any animal without fully understanding what it was, how it worked, what short- or long-term harm it might do.