The cat, believed to be four months old, was tattooed with semi-permanent ink using an eyebrow tattoo pen (Picture: People’s Daily Online)

A tattoo artist has sparked outrage after filming himself inking the leg of his cat.

The man, nicknamed Quangzi, uploaded the video of the process to his social media account on July 13.

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He is believed to have given the cat anaesthetics after shaving the fur off its leg and then allegedly inserted semi-permanent ink into the kitten using an eyebrow tattoo pen.

Quangzi told MailOnline: ‘The ink contains plant extract and will cause no harm to the animal. The tattoo will fade out as skin changes over time.


He added that the anaesthetics dosage had been used according to the veterinarian standard and very carefully, saying: ‘I bought the anaesthetics from an animal hospital and an excessive dosage of it could kill my cat.’

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Footage of the inking shows the cat having patterns and the Chinese character ‘endurance’ tattooed to its right leg.



The man allegedly told a reporter that he wanted to give the tattoo to his pet because it is a ‘form of art’.

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He first shared the video on a closed message group but has since deleted it after dozens of people criticised him for his ‘cruel’ behaviour.

One person on Weibo wrote: ‘Did you have the cat’s permission before doing this?’

Another said: ‘You can practise on a piece of pork, or even buy synthetic skin on Taobao. Why did you do it on an animal?’

According to People’s Daily Online, the cat is four months old and is believed to be the man’s pet.

The cat has now been taken to an animal rescue centre (Picture: Weibo)

The man, from China, has since apologised for the inking and the cat has been sent to Zhangying Stray Animal Rescue, a nearby animal rescue centre.

He reportedly has also donated £5.65 to the centre and asked for permission to take the animal home.

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Zhu Enxia, 55, the founder of the rescue centre, confirmed to the site that the cat was being looked after by them and that they would not be giving the cat back to the tattoo artist.

She said: ‘I sterilised its wounds every day and the fur on its leg are growing out already.’

It is now waiting for a new owner.

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