On the hair, on the face, on the beard or on the skin. The obsession with glitter is reaching unsuspected limits, so much so that it seems to have no end. The new craze on social media, especially on Instagram, is to add ‘brilli brilli’ to the testicles of dogs. An absurd and very dangerous trend that puts the health of pets at risk, as veterinarians warn.
This fashion appeared for the first time in the Royal Paws dog salon, located in the United States (North Carolina). The hairdresser published several images from its Facebook account in which dogs appeared with their genitals full of glitter. In addition, they announced that they would not participate in said trend and that they only showed the images for the purpose of entertaining. In the end, what was an isolated case ended up going viral and causing a knock-on effect on social networks.
The glitter is edible and has corn syrup to make it adhere more easily to the animal’s body. From other pages of dog salons, such as Groomies or Groomery Foolery, images of dogs with glitter in their private parts began to proliferate.
Reactions were not long in coming and users showed their outrage with the new fashion. “This has a name and it’s called animal abuse, it’s not even funny,” commented one netizen. Another very concerned user also added: “Dogs are living beings that keep company, not objects that can be decorated. They are animals, not Christmas decorations ”.
The various animal welfare associations and veterinarians are warning of the danger posed by this trend. In addition, they denounce that the use of glitter in pets is not something new, since several years ago it became popular to make temporary tattoos to dogs with this same mixture. With this, some pet owners wanted their furry to attract attention without spending money on temporary accessories. How far will humans go with absurd fashions and cruelty to animals?
