For many years, there has been a fight for the rights of animals to be recognized with dignity and respect, which shows great progress as a society in caring for and advocating for beings that cannot defend themselves.
However, the excessive mistreatment towards them continues latent, especially towards domestic ones, such as dogs and cats. Worst of all, there are many types and levels of abuse, because there are those who do unnecessary things to them, believing that it is not abuse.
Such is the case of Erik Torres, a man who owns a Pomeranian dog that he proudly displays on social networks after he dyed his fur in shades of yellow, red, and black to make it look like Pikachu, the character from the series. japanese anime Pokemon, he even took it to a basketball game, where it was recorded and went viral.
The puppy caught the attention of one of the commenters, who made a comment that suggests that he doesn’t agree with being dyed, since it’s impossible for an animal to consent to that kind of thing.
A fan brought a Pikachu dog to an NBA gamepic.twitter.com/IsPfMFSPTQ
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 27, 2022
As expected, the story went viral on networks, unleashing reactions of indignation and anger from many Internet users, who called the man “irresponsible.” Fortunately, the case reached the authorities, who fined him $200, as possessing any dyed animal, even if the dye is harmless, is illegal.
However, Erik was upset and defended himself by saying that he had not dyed it, but rather took it to a place that specialized in it, and that before that he did extensive research to make sure that the dye ingredients were harmless. In addition, he added that he was in a free country and that he just wanted to surprise his daughter, who is fan from Pikachu.
But the story did not end there, as the police revealed that they were already working on the case since before it went viral because Erik has a pet store that already has 16 complaints from customers, who argue that the dogs are sick and in bad conditions.
Given this, the authorities visited this man’s store and right there they saw the painted puppy, which is named Zaza. It was there that they imposed the fine despite the attempt to defend themselves against him. Currently, Erik continues to be investigated for complaints against his store, since his behavior towards animals is already quite doubtful.
Source: Okchicas
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