Nov 04 2009
Dressing Your Pet Up Is Silly
There are many people out there that are dressing their pets up for no reason at all which is quite bizzare. In many ways this has turned into a bit of a fashion amongst dogs. Paris Hilton has to be the most famous celebrity that does this as you rarely see her dog Tinkerbell in the same outfit twice. How far can you go without you actually treating the animal in a cruel way?
Well my personal opinion is that clothes on a dog look ridiculous and just make the dog look unnatural and stupid. The only dogs that are actually able to be dressed up are the smaller ones that look a bit like rats on stilts than anything else. Why are people always dressing their pets up?
Many people will give this a go for a competition. The one problem is that many companies are encouraging this by holding fashion shows so its not really going to improve.
Dressing up the dog in the winter is okay because sometimes the smaller dogs need a coat to keep them warm or else they will catch a bit of a cold. All of these kionds of dogs would not be able to survive in the wild which could be why the people dress them up, they are more like fashion accessories than pets to many people.
The RSPCA are also arguing that going too far with this could result in some charges against cruelty to animals. This is a very good idea as many people put their dogs in little boots which could of course damage the legs of the animal. Before you know it the pet could have to have one of those vet referrals for something like animal dermatology or even animal ophthalmology.
The best advice is to sit down and think long and hard about whether or not the poor animal actually needs any of these stupid clothes. A coat is acceptable in the winter but anything else could be a bit stupid.