Sometimes I think there would need to be tests that should be passed before having right to have a pet.
Sometimes I think there would need to be tests that should be passed before having right to have a pet.
without taking into consideration any physical side effects this would cause the cat...
I wonder if there is any harm in doing these things to cats, after all, I remember reading something about warning people against using Koolaid to dye cats. I honestly have to plead ignorant about any side effects of the dyes used. Full body make up has made humans sick before, so I wonder what it could do to a cat. In any case, the whole thing just seems silly.
Do you really feel this way? I find such thinking puzzling. In my mind, if someone needs a haircut you might as well have some fun with it. As I said, if I had a pet who needed grooming I would certainly take advantage of creative grooming now and then, and I definitely feel as though I would still love the pet for him/herself.this animal's humans obviously don't love it for itself, or they wouldn't do something like this to it.
There is one difference you fail to mention, though. When we spay/neuter them, it saves them future problems (cancers, huge amounts of litters, suffering if they are indoor cats and go into heat all the time, etc). When we keep them inside, it's usually for a reason (over here, for instance, it's not allowed, due to bird species and such, and they will be caught by animal control and brought back inside. In other parts it's because of the danger they are in outside). When we shave their coat for medical reasons, it's to help them. Having them pee in a litter box, well. I guess it's more healthy for everyone, including the cat, if pee and faeces are not spread through the house. There are reasons for those. Most people make decisions for their cats for the GOOD of their cats, and yes they cannot give permission, but we have a good reason and it's in their best interest under the current circumstances.If you get right down to it, cats can't give permission for anything. Not being spayed/neutered, not being kept inside, not peeing in a litterbox. Those are extremely unnatural things we "force" on them. Some cats need haircuts because we've bred them to have ridiculously thick coats they can't care for themselves. So haircuts are already "forced" upon them. A slightly different haircut. . .I really don't think makes a difference.
As for "why", why do humans do anything with animals? At least this one is harmless, unlike certain human amusements involving animals.