Dyeing your dog pink = against the law. Who knew?

[Becca]

BOULDER, Colo. -- A Boulder woman said she will fight a $1,000 fine she was given for coloring her miniature poodle pink.

Joy Douglas said she colored Cici pink to help raise awareness for breast cancer. The salon owner said she has used beet juice -- and occasionally Kool-Aid -- for four years now to "stain" her dog.

Douglas is accused of violating the city's code that says "No person shall dye or color live fowl, rabbits, or any other animals." It’s a code meant to keep people from dyeing rabbits and chicks at Easter.

More & pic at:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15559998/detail.html

[CPL CHUD]

This reminds me of a story I've either heard or read about a farmer who was fed up with people shooting his cows so he spray painted some of their asses orange. Later he was targeted by PETA, it was rather controversal because they argued that the cows prefered the color green to orange.

[JenJen1995]

That charge is freakin' ridiculous. She used NATURAL, GENTLE means to do the dye-job...Dog looks happy...What the hell kind of law is that?
If some jackass can catch AND HOLD a rabbit long enought to color it without wearing the color himself--why not???!

HAHAHAHAHA!

[Unamused Cat]

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg107/snarkyphotos/paintedcatsass.jpg

Yet you can paint a cat's ass. Go figure.

More painted pussies. http://damncoolpics.blogspot.com/2007/02/painted-cats.html

[What Would Satan Do]

Personally, I think they should fine her just for owning a miniature poodle

[skeptical]

If she had been doing this for the past four years, why bother with fining her now? That is ludicrous!

[What Would Satan Do]

She wants to raise awareness for breast cancer how about she takes the money she's wasted on dying her little fashion accessory pink for the last four years and donates it to a worthwhile organization?

[Miss. Hill]

I have painted my female boxers toe nails, is that illegal?