Have you heard about these people who paint their cats???

Well I've heard of it - yes. Don't think you can do it here in the UK though. But personally I would never do it, anyway. Cats keep themselves clean by constantly licking, and grooming themselves, and each other. I would be scared the paint would be toxic, and could damage them. Also, some cats have very sensitive skins (like some humans), and can suffer with eczema, and allergies to some products, so I think it could be quite cruel, as well as bizarre. I think all cats are beautiful as they are - just as nature intended them. If you ever look closely at the markings of a tabby, or a ginger cat for example, there are so many different shades and hues - it would be criminal to hide that in my opinion.

I never heard of such a thing why would they do it? And I think it would be bad for the cat especially if the cat cleans itself by licking their fur.

These people that do this are spoiled and have so much money, they will waste it on almost anything. Even painting their animal toe nails.

How stupd and how degrading for the poor cats as cats are very proud animals with a lot of dignity. Wish someone would paint them with indelible ink or paint and make them stay looking like idiots for ever.!!

It seems like kind of a strange idea to me, and I would hope that they're being very careful to use non-toxic paint. I wonder how much it costs? I can't even imagine why someone would want to spend money on something like that, but hey. I guess if it isn't hurting the cat, that's the main thing, but I still think that it's kind of a waste of money, lol *laugh*

Some people I'm afraid have more money than sense these days! I personally wouldn't get it done - how stupid would they look lol poor things they would be the laughing stock of the nearest alley! I know something, my cats wouldn't even let you go near them with paints never mind sit still long enough for them to do it! Madness!

With the way cats lick themselves I would not put my cats through that. Also the 15,000 dollars is much better spent on worthwhile things. Of course if I was the painter then I wouldn't have to work outside my home. I could live on that much money. I call it crazy, except for the painter.

I can't believe that people would be so stupid and cruel to the cats! It must be torture for the cat to be held down while it is painted, and the paint on his fur would drive him crazy; we all know how clean and proud cats are by nature. Why would anyone want their cat to look like a flag? Or anything else except a cat? Someone from the Humane Society should go out and paint the humans who do this with that foul-smelling oil-based paint that is impossible to remove, and if you try it rubs your skin off! Let's see how they like it.

I had never heard of this before yesterday when my friend sent me an email with lots of pictures of painted cats. I thought it was a photoshop trick and i was thinking it was pretty cool. BUt I wouldn't do it to a cat unless there was money attached with a guarantee that my cat wouldn't be hurt!

Yeah its totally crazy but i would like to do it to mine if it was safe. I would have a ball with that.

they are simply crazy in doing so they are forgetting one thing that those paints may harm their pets

I got that email too. I know for a fact that some of those pictures are "photo shopped." This makes me suspect the rest.