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Originally Posted by Schroeder
Ok, why would anyone force an animal to wear an outifit it doesn't want to wear and never would wear voluntarily?
The animal usually doesn't appreciate it one bit (at least not in the few cases that I witnessed). It doesn't do anything good for the animal (except clothing against cold whether which I don't oppose at all) and they often times try to get rid of the outfit (again, maybe my knowledge here is too limited but I've never seen a dog that wanted to wear stuff unless it had learned that it would protect him from the cold). So forcing animals into outifts doesn't serve any purpose for the animal. Let an animal be an animal and not a dress up doll (is that an English word?).
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I still don't see the harm in it and I guess it's probably a cultural thing but I think you're overestimating the animals negative reaction. While I have never dressed up a pet I have owned my share of them and not a one didn't like being petted until my hands fell off.
I wonder if you would extend these feelings to dressing up human children? I've never seen a pet fight getting clothes put on them like a kid will.
I also want to differentiate dressing up a pet with cropping their ears or tail.