It was reported on March 28, 2013, that a a North Carolina tattoo artist Ernesto Rodriguez tattooed his five-month-old pit bull on the stomach and posted the pictures on his Facebook page.
The incident has sparked outrage and controversy about animal cruelty across the country.
Ernesto mentions that he tattooed the pit bull in his tattoo parlor which he operates in the basement of his home.
He stated that the tattoo is for identifying his pit bull and was not cruel. He also mentioned that he will keep tattooing the other dogs too which will come to him in the future.
Ernesto posted on Facebook, “Here is the final result for you haters out there… Animal control came looked at my beautiful dog and left…. wow… what a waste of tax payers money… so im still gonna tattoo my dogs when ever i feel like it… good try haters thanks for all the advertisement,”.
The tattoos are created using a strong needle that injects ink inside the skin. The tattoo ‘gun’ operates at a high speed piercing the skin repeatedly which is very painful.
Discovery reports that the needle pierces the “skin between 50 and 3,000 times per minute.”
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