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adjl posted...

Sounds like a pretty straightforward "yes." The law clearly prohibits the sale of dyed animals, he bought a dyed animal (note that the ticket was issued to the vendor, not the owner). There's potentially some room to debate whether or not the law should be so absolute, since not all dyes are a threat to animal welfare, but enough are (even if you put genuine effort into researching their safety) and it's so difficult to determine their toxicity after the fact that I think it's reasonable to rule them out altogether. That's especially true at the vendor's end, since there's considerable incentive for vendors to cut corners on safety for the sake of making a novelty sale (to say nothing of how inherently questionable it is to sell people an animal they wouldn't have bought if it looked like it's going to look when the dye wears out).

If dyes are considered by many to be harmful to animals, why do people use dyes on their own hair? That makes no sense, it sounds like it might not be safe for any living being by that logic.