You may have heard the news this week about a Sphynx cat named Mickey that was subject to a three hour long tattoo session resulting in a pharaoh placed on his chest. How dreadful, now some may claim art and others abuse.

I don’t know about you but that had to hurt, even with anesthesia. I’ve never had a tattoo but I know people who have and they hurt after wards.

I wonder what Mickey was thinking when he woke up, probably hoping he had a bad dream. I imagine his skin was burning which made me think of cattle branding which isn’t stylish either.

Couldn’t the owner just bought Mickey a sweater?

Mickey and the Tut tat

Special thanks to Balkanpix.com for the photo.

Let me know your thoughts

~Mystique

It just breaks your heart to hear of such things but out in California a couple weeks ago two people that ran a pet store were charged with animal cruelty involving 100 little toy puppies. Here’s where I found the story about the puppies if you would like to read it. http://www.kcbs.com/pages/5945313.php?

Some people ask what constitutes animal abuse? It means more to some then others.

In the most simplest sense a lack of food, water, shelter and a safe home. Now I can’t speak for the conditions at the pet store, I know many people would consider over-breeding for a profit animal abuse. Or keeping too many animals in a small area where they can’t move around.

And the list can go on, I think we will bring this issue up again, but this is about the puppies…

The Solono animal shelter is keeping the puppies safe and sound and could use some help, they have a website which gives an update on the puppies.

Here’s the link. http://www.solanospca.com if there is something you could do I’m sure they would greatly appreciate it.

That’s the cat’s meow for now

Mystique

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Well this is new to Top Pet Pics while roaming around eBay I came across something I’ve never seen before Live Coral Reef Aquariums. Now obviously I’ve been to an aquarium and have watched TV shows highlighting coral reefs, but I had no idea you could buy it and raise in your own tank. My gosh they are beautiful and come in an array of colors pink, purple, blue, green, I was blown away.

When they say find it on eBay they weren’t joking.

To find or view the pictures for Live Coral Reef there’s the eBay link.

If you would like more information Amazon has several live coral reef aquarium books that will teach you about these amazing living creatures.

And if that wasn’t enough to keep you busy for a bit you might want to watch this really cool video made by Tim, it is his amazing coral reef aquarium tank. Very soothing he should make it into a screensaver.

That’s the cat’s meow for now!

`Mystique