This Guy Tattooed His Dog And The Internet Is Not Having It

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Pets often mimic what their owners do but one tattoo artist has been subjected to online bashing after he covered his dog with multiple tattoos.

Shocking images of a white bull terrier with tattoos on its nose, ears and below its eyes have appalled netizens since the weekend.

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Emerson Damasceno from Poços de Caldas in south east Brazil, shared the pictures on Facebook, where they came to the attention of lawyer Fernanda Soares.

Ms Soares shared them among her followers and they swiftly went viral, with animal lovers appalled at the pet's apparent mistreatment.

The photos showed the bull terrier with what appeared to be an anchor, a knuckle duster and a diamond tattooed on its nose, stars around its eyes and the logo of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team in its ears.

As outrage spread online Mr Damasceno took the photos down and changed the name of his social media accounts.

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He claimed he had tattooed the dog as it was suffering from cancer, and he believed the ink would protect it from solar rays.

The owner's girlfriend also defended him on social media, saying the dog was tattooed after being seen by vets in the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

However, this was rejected by the vet clinic, saying they had never done anything similar on a dog and did not condone what had happened.

In addition, several prominent veterinary experts were quoted as saying that what happened to the dog had no obvious benefits, and it could cause problems.

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As of this writing, it remains unclear if Damasceno is the subject of a police investigation.