Russian Body Artist Gives His Hairless Cat Four Tattoos, And People Are Not OK With It
Rūta Grašytė BoredPanda staff
A Russian tattoo fanatic dosed his hairless Sphynx cat named Demon up with pain killers to tattoo a series of ‘gangster’ tattoos on him, and now animal rights activists are shaming him.
“Of course I feel pity for doing it to him. It’s not like he wanted to do it himself. He has a different skin, so tattoos are applied differently,” Aleksandr said. “I hope it is not too bad for him, it is not his first tattoo. Usually, he feels fine and recovers from the anesthesia pretty fast.” The tattoos feature a prison tower, playing cards and a cigarette – all things that are typically worn by criminals in Russia.
Not only are many people shaming the body artist for tattooing his cat, but so is Elizabeth Skorynin – the head of an animal rehabilitation center. She said that Sphynx’ have very sensitive skin and any little injuries cause them pain and discomfort. Not to mention, that anesthesia is bad for Sphynx’ and the survival rate is 50%, which makes this whole case a question of abuse. However, Aleksandr Purtov, a local tattooist, defended the whole cat tattooing case saying that it was normal many years ago for farmers to tattoo their animals, therefore there is no reason for it to be unethical now.
A Rusian tattoo fanatic named Aleksandr decided to give his Sphynx cat, Demon, a series of tattoos
So he dosed Demon up with pain killers and got to work
“Of course I feel pity for doing it to him. It’s not like he wanted to do it himself. He has a different skin, so tattoos are applied differently,” Aleksandr said
The cat’s tattoos feature a prison tower, playing cards and a cigarette – all things that are typically worn by criminals in Russia
People are absolutely outraged by this whole case and expressing their thoughts on Facebook
However, there are some comments defending the case
Another Russian artist gave his cat a matching tattoo
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This is sickening. It's nothing short of animal cruelty. Animals are living, breathing creatures, not 'things'. Every time this asshat did this, he could have killed the cat. And as someone said, sphinx cats have really sensitive skin. Those tattoos probably cause it a great deal of pain. The poor cat should be taken away from this clown, and he shouldn't be allowed to own animals again.
Won´t happen :-( first of all this person decided to buy a cat without hair - whats wrong already, then with plain cat skin in front of her she had the idea to do something with it and she found a guy who did it. There are 3 people who should not live on this planet : 1: the breeder 2: the buyer 3: the "artist"
that is a sphynx cat, The Sphynx is a breed of cat developed through selective breeding starting in the 1960s, known for its lack of coat, though it's not truly hairless. The skin should have the texture of chamois, as it has fine hairs, and they cost a lot of money. So the breeder shouldn't be punished at all. The buyer and the artist should. The reason the breeder shouldn't be punished is because they most likely wouldn't of known this to have happened. they could feel the same way you feel about this being animal abuse.
Sphynx are hairless due to a naturally occurring genetic mutation, meaning they are naturally hairless. They are sometimes crossbred but only to produce stronger lines and a healthier purebred cat.
They shouldn't live just cus you said so? I'm not defending an artist, but I have cat that I bought. And I gave my cat all the love that I could. We have Cornish rex cus it's the nicest cats on earth. And we wanted cat with such character. I love her with all my heart and I know that she love me too. So if someone say that she shouldn't exist cus she is purebread I think it's juts istn't fair. I help in animal shelter and I'm a buyer. Sorry, but for me as long as someone take care of his pets he can buy it. I don't care.
Totally agree with you. Breeds are in business to make money and to show off their animals dog/cat, or what ever, to win prizes in shows.
We kill, eat and wear those living, breathing creatures by millions every single day. We love dogs, eat pigs, and wear cows. Yep, we have such cognitive dissonance regarding our beliefs about animals. I think for many of us here, it's a relatively easy thing to go through life in such a fog since most of us never see the suffering that animals endure who are raised for food, clothing or subjected to experiments. And now some people after this incident wish also to inflict pain or even to kill that human. So funny, really funny. That people by seeing a cruelty to a cat, became enraged that much and want to kill another human. And by proclaiming so, they think they are more humanist. And by expressing themselves and their negative emotions, they feel good about themselves. Because, of course, they are on a side of a poor cat. Just let's kill that male. (not using the word 'man', since it has in some situations a strong positive traits in some cultures). The new crusade...
This is animal abuse. period...
But implementing a eugenics program to breed a new line of cats is less immoral? I'm not defending the artist, but I fail to see why a cat tattoo is less acceptable than forcing cats to interbreed so we can have cutesy animals.
You know one abuse doesn't excuse another, right?
We're not talking about interbreeding we're talking about tattooing. He must have overdosed it on painkillers to the point of unconsciousness to have kept it still for the hours needed to complete just one tattoo. Having a tattoo is excruciatingly painful and there is no way a cat would tolerate it for seconds let alone hours. Then there's the aftercare still painful and keeping it clean and dressed you'd have a fight on your hands. Barbaric cruelty! Disagree with interbreeding also but to make a comparison is a bit ridiculous.
Sphynx cats are derived from a naturally occurring mutation. They aren't man made at all. If inbreeding is happening, it's only by shitty back yard breeders.
You DO know that hairless cats are a natural mutation, right?
Yep! Let the wild things be as intended. Wild!
Think about it, if humans want to be tatooted that's their choice. The Animal is summited to stress and pain just for the glory of some bastard to show off. This totally inaccessable, it is just plain maltreatement.
This does not make it alright, just because it is wrong to breed such animals.
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What? We don't breed cats for cute.
Well, that started my morning off in a fit of rage. What a disgusting person. He needs to have his license revoked (assuming he even has one) and that cat taken away from him immediately. People need to stop going to that shop as well to put him out of the tattooing business. I'm sorry he doesn't even deserve the title of a tattooer. He is a fucking scratcher to do that to his cat. Oh and to Steve Henry who tweeted 'because that's much worse than tossing it outside to collect parasites and kill native wildlife".... that cat WOULD be much better off killing mice and not involuntarily tattooed. Anesthetic or not, the pain after a tattoo still exists, and it is probably excruciating for that cat especially considering the size. Animals feel pain a lot differently than us. SCUM.
To Victoria Maraldo, First, declawing is a very inhumane practice, and no one here is defending it. Second, spaying and neutering is beneficial to cats, and we do it so that less animals will suffer from living on the streets. Tattooing an animal FOR YOUR OWN AMUSEMENT is disgusting. Please educate yourself.
Abby Whipple , Bravo for your commit.
Victoria your argument is amazingly incoherent. Even if you are right and spaying / declawing are inhumane procedures, how does that go toward showing tattooing is fine? Other practices are bad = tattooing is fine? Zero link.
Where could I educate myself how spaying and neutering is beneficial for cats? Could you please send me a link? I couldn't find any facts when I googled. And I might just have less experience and knowledge on this topic, please guide me to the source of knowledge, e.g. research paper, name, year when it was done.
Right on Caitlyn McCracken, I go even step furthered, this so called artist should be put in prison. I've heard the Russian prison are pretty nice! There in prison he would get some of his own back! The owner of the cat should also join the blood bastard. Sorry about my bad language, I'M so outraged!!
I agree with you on how us (humans) and animals feel pain. When I was a squirrel, once I fell down from a tree. It was painful. But I felt the pain a lot differently than when I reincarnated into human, and...
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The pain of a tattoo? So that is cruel but removing a cats body parts ie spaying or neutering and which removes testicles and on a female is VERY invasive to go into the abdomen to fish out their uterus and ovaries high chance of infection, tearing or overall damage to the animal. Now there is declawing which removes a joint on the cats toes, a cat has to relearn to walk and will most likely developed health issues later in life. Maybe you should go be spayed so you can relate and only have 2-3 days of pain meds. A cat cannot consent be people still continue to have procedures done on cats. If the animal isn't suffering I don't see an issue with it
First off Victoria, your arguement is fucking ridiculous, spaying and neutering cats is necessary to control population. People don't do this to their animals to "look cool". have you ever had a tattoo? this tat couldn't have taken less than 4-5 hours not to mention the miserable heal out time. It's fucking cruel! it's shit like this that makes me wish I was a vampire. I'd hunt all these mother fuckers down and take care of it.
You literally are one of the most unintelligent (that means stupid) people I have come across on this website. Tattoos take days if not weeks to heal and itch like crazy require lotions and creams to prevent infection which I'm sure are toxic and would be eaten when he licks himself. Plus being sedated by pills instead of properly could have killed the cat. I've been “spayed" it saved my life. Like spaying or neutering saves the lives of countless unwanted kittens that would have been killed. I had only 2-3 days of weak pain meds, Tylenol 3's and a good luck. This cat has been hugely abused poisoned maimed and your saying what difference is there. I wish stupidity hurt so you could suffer.
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And how the hell do you know if the cat syffer
And how the hell do you not?
This is sickening. It's nothing short of animal cruelty. Animals are living, breathing creatures, not 'things'. Every time this asshat did this, he could have killed the cat. And as someone said, sphinx cats have really sensitive skin. Those tattoos probably cause it a great deal of pain. The poor cat should be taken away from this clown, and he shouldn't be allowed to own animals again.
Won´t happen :-( first of all this person decided to buy a cat without hair - whats wrong already, then with plain cat skin in front of her she had the idea to do something with it and she found a guy who did it. There are 3 people who should not live on this planet : 1: the breeder 2: the buyer 3: the "artist"
that is a sphynx cat, The Sphynx is a breed of cat developed through selective breeding starting in the 1960s, known for its lack of coat, though it's not truly hairless. The skin should have the texture of chamois, as it has fine hairs, and they cost a lot of money. So the breeder shouldn't be punished at all. The buyer and the artist should. The reason the breeder shouldn't be punished is because they most likely wouldn't of known this to have happened. they could feel the same way you feel about this being animal abuse.
Sphynx are hairless due to a naturally occurring genetic mutation, meaning they are naturally hairless. They are sometimes crossbred but only to produce stronger lines and a healthier purebred cat.
They shouldn't live just cus you said so? I'm not defending an artist, but I have cat that I bought. And I gave my cat all the love that I could. We have Cornish rex cus it's the nicest cats on earth. And we wanted cat with such character. I love her with all my heart and I know that she love me too. So if someone say that she shouldn't exist cus she is purebread I think it's juts istn't fair. I help in animal shelter and I'm a buyer. Sorry, but for me as long as someone take care of his pets he can buy it. I don't care.
Totally agree with you. Breeds are in business to make money and to show off their animals dog/cat, or what ever, to win prizes in shows.
We kill, eat and wear those living, breathing creatures by millions every single day. We love dogs, eat pigs, and wear cows. Yep, we have such cognitive dissonance regarding our beliefs about animals. I think for many of us here, it's a relatively easy thing to go through life in such a fog since most of us never see the suffering that animals endure who are raised for food, clothing or subjected to experiments. And now some people after this incident wish also to inflict pain or even to kill that human. So funny, really funny. That people by seeing a cruelty to a cat, became enraged that much and want to kill another human. And by proclaiming so, they think they are more humanist. And by expressing themselves and their negative emotions, they feel good about themselves. Because, of course, they are on a side of a poor cat. Just let's kill that male. (not using the word 'man', since it has in some situations a strong positive traits in some cultures). The new crusade...
This is animal abuse. period...
But implementing a eugenics program to breed a new line of cats is less immoral? I'm not defending the artist, but I fail to see why a cat tattoo is less acceptable than forcing cats to interbreed so we can have cutesy animals.
You know one abuse doesn't excuse another, right?
We're not talking about interbreeding we're talking about tattooing. He must have overdosed it on painkillers to the point of unconsciousness to have kept it still for the hours needed to complete just one tattoo. Having a tattoo is excruciatingly painful and there is no way a cat would tolerate it for seconds let alone hours. Then there's the aftercare still painful and keeping it clean and dressed you'd have a fight on your hands. Barbaric cruelty! Disagree with interbreeding also but to make a comparison is a bit ridiculous.
Sphynx cats are derived from a naturally occurring mutation. They aren't man made at all. If inbreeding is happening, it's only by shitty back yard breeders.
You DO know that hairless cats are a natural mutation, right?
Yep! Let the wild things be as intended. Wild!
Think about it, if humans want to be tatooted that's their choice. The Animal is summited to stress and pain just for the glory of some bastard to show off. This totally inaccessable, it is just plain maltreatement.
This does not make it alright, just because it is wrong to breed such animals.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
What? We don't breed cats for cute.
Well, that started my morning off in a fit of rage. What a disgusting person. He needs to have his license revoked (assuming he even has one) and that cat taken away from him immediately. People need to stop going to that shop as well to put him out of the tattooing business. I'm sorry he doesn't even deserve the title of a tattooer. He is a fucking scratcher to do that to his cat. Oh and to Steve Henry who tweeted 'because that's much worse than tossing it outside to collect parasites and kill native wildlife".... that cat WOULD be much better off killing mice and not involuntarily tattooed. Anesthetic or not, the pain after a tattoo still exists, and it is probably excruciating for that cat especially considering the size. Animals feel pain a lot differently than us. SCUM.
To Victoria Maraldo, First, declawing is a very inhumane practice, and no one here is defending it. Second, spaying and neutering is beneficial to cats, and we do it so that less animals will suffer from living on the streets. Tattooing an animal FOR YOUR OWN AMUSEMENT is disgusting. Please educate yourself.
Abby Whipple , Bravo for your commit.
Victoria your argument is amazingly incoherent. Even if you are right and spaying / declawing are inhumane procedures, how does that go toward showing tattooing is fine? Other practices are bad = tattooing is fine? Zero link.
Where could I educate myself how spaying and neutering is beneficial for cats? Could you please send me a link? I couldn't find any facts when I googled. And I might just have less experience and knowledge on this topic, please guide me to the source of knowledge, e.g. research paper, name, year when it was done.
Right on Caitlyn McCracken, I go even step furthered, this so called artist should be put in prison. I've heard the Russian prison are pretty nice! There in prison he would get some of his own back! The owner of the cat should also join the blood bastard. Sorry about my bad language, I'M so outraged!!
I agree with you on how us (humans) and animals feel pain. When I was a squirrel, once I fell down from a tree. It was painful. But I felt the pain a lot differently than when I reincarnated into human, and...
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
The pain of a tattoo? So that is cruel but removing a cats body parts ie spaying or neutering and which removes testicles and on a female is VERY invasive to go into the abdomen to fish out their uterus and ovaries high chance of infection, tearing or overall damage to the animal. Now there is declawing which removes a joint on the cats toes, a cat has to relearn to walk and will most likely developed health issues later in life. Maybe you should go be spayed so you can relate and only have 2-3 days of pain meds. A cat cannot consent be people still continue to have procedures done on cats. If the animal isn't suffering I don't see an issue with it
First off Victoria, your arguement is fucking ridiculous, spaying and neutering cats is necessary to control population. People don't do this to their animals to "look cool". have you ever had a tattoo? this tat couldn't have taken less than 4-5 hours not to mention the miserable heal out time. It's fucking cruel! it's shit like this that makes me wish I was a vampire. I'd hunt all these mother fuckers down and take care of it.
You literally are one of the most unintelligent (that means stupid) people I have come across on this website. Tattoos take days if not weeks to heal and itch like crazy require lotions and creams to prevent infection which I'm sure are toxic and would be eaten when he licks himself. Plus being sedated by pills instead of properly could have killed the cat. I've been “spayed" it saved my life. Like spaying or neutering saves the lives of countless unwanted kittens that would have been killed. I had only 2-3 days of weak pain meds, Tylenol 3's and a good luck. This cat has been hugely abused poisoned maimed and your saying what difference is there. I wish stupidity hurt so you could suffer.
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And how the hell do you know if the cat syffer
And how the hell do you not?