Canine clothes come under scrutiny from animal welfare charities
Animal welfare charities are warning that dogs can be put at risk of overheating by owners who force them to wear clothes.
The RSPCA has claimed that the practice has the potential to be as dangerous as locking a pet in a hot car during summertime, and could lead to legal action against irresponsible owners.
Some experts and indeed owners also believe that the trend for dressing dogs up in human style clothing is humiliating for the animal and can encourage unpleasant behaviour.
Over the past few years, the manufacture and sale of dog clothing has become a significant and lucrative business. Dog clothing on the market includes doggie hoodie, all in one trouser suits and fancy dress items such as pirate costumes and Elvis Presley styled all in one jump suits.
Many leading designers including Ben De Lisi and Vivienne Westwood have released ranges of dog accessories and items of clothing, and even high street chain BHS offers a range of t-shirts for dogs bearing slogans such as “I’m not fat just fluffy” .
The animal experts are claiming that with the exception of a few tiny sized canines with extremely short hair, or those which have a naturally low ratio of body fat such as the greyhound, doggie clothing is unwarranted and will only serve to get in the way of a dogs natural capacity to control its own body temperature.
A spokesperson for the RSPCA said in a statement:-
One or Two Things You Might Like:“Under the Animal Welfare Act, you are obliged to provide appropriate conditions and environments for your dog. So if you are slapping a great big coat on it when it really doesn’t need it, then that could cause it to suffer if it is overheating. It is the same as if you leave a dog in a car in hot weather.
Some breeds have been bred to have less fur, so in some cases it is quite appropriate for a dog to wear a coat in very cold weather. But if an owner is just doing it for a fashion statement I certainly would question that”.
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