State Assembly bill would ban pet tattoos and piercings as animal abuse 

ALBANY – A Manhattan pol is trying to stop tattooing and body piercing from going to the dogs. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, a Democrat, has introduced legislation to ban the piercing or permanent tattooing of companion animals. “These are living beings and they should not be subject to human whims and fashion choices,” Rosenthal told the Daily News Thursday. Rosenthal said subjecting pets to body piercing or tattooing is cruel and “just like any other abuse.”The bill has the support of the Humane Society of New York. RELATED: OBIE, THE ONCE-FAT DACHSHUND, GETS ‘TUMMY TUCK’ “We don’t believe that given [...]

Tattoos And Branding

Artistic tattoo on lower leg

Artistic tattoo on lower leg (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Tattoos are, quite literally, brands.  The news today is reporting about companies which are paying employees to brand themselves with the companies’ logos. Not like branding cattle, exactly, but using the modern day branding iron: a tattoo needle.  Putting such a permanent logo on your skin, in addition to being a symbol of somebody who believes they have exceptional job security, is also a recent phenomenon. Alright, everyone knows that putting a brand on a living human being is not something that has historically been looked upon with great favor in [...]

A history of Chris “Birdman” Andersen’s tattoos

Ann Heisenfelt, AP

Chris “Birdman” Andersen is one of the most fascinating figures in the NBA. He was the first player ever to be promoted from the D-League to the NBA, and got kicked out of the league in 2006 for violating the drug policy. He has since gotten clean, been reinstated, helped the Denver Nuggets reach the Western Conference Finals in 2009, and is now a major contributor off the bench for the Miami Heat. Oh, and he has perhaps the most impressive arsenal of tattoos in professional sports. But he hasn’t always. Behold his career in ink. 2002-03 Birdman barely [...]

agents get 15% raise for corporate tattoos

Rapid Realty Agents of Rapid Realty in New York City are eligible for a 15 percent increase in commission if they get a tattoo of the company logo.   How far would you go for a raise? Inking a deal with Rapid Realty has a more permanent feel now that the New York City-based brokerage is giving a 15 percent raise to its workers who get a tattoo of the company’s logo. So far, 40 agents are inked and more are lining up, Anthony Lolli, the CEO of Rapid Realty told NBC News. One new agent got the tattoo [...]

TERRIBLE TATS! 23 Terribly Creepy Music Tattoos (PHOTOS)

  What kind of place would the world be without terrible tattoos? A bad place, duh! Last week, Amber Rose unveiled a pretty dope portrait tattoo of her husband rapper Wiz Khalifa. Typically, we’re not fans of the weird, creepy, portrait tattoos of celebrities, but Amber Rose managed to pull it off successfully.  GlobalGrind decided to round up some of the most terrible, creepy, God-awful, downright wrong tattoos of music artists.  From a horrifying Miley Cyrus tattoo to terrible caricatures of Justin Bieber, we have the best of the worst tats in America.  For the sake of humanity, we’re [...]

Sonoma gets new ‘Ink’

Asst. Features Editor   A student, a teacher and a tattoo artist gathered at “Sonoma Ink,” taking part in a discussion about the tattoo culture last Tuesday, April 23, in the Beaujolais Meeting Room.  Guests packed their way in, eager to hear three different perspectives of how tattoos have been reflected in a person’s life and to get temporary henna tattoos done.  Also known as Mehndi , henna tattoos originated from a south Asian tradition, taking the powdered leaves of a Henna plant to use as paste. The three person panel consisted of Alvin Nguyen, a ResLife coordinator and [...]

A Few Tattoos Sasha and Malia Could Get to Spite Their Father

President Obama thinks he has a fool-proof system in place to prevent his daughters from rebelling against their parents’ authority. Yes, the First Dad thinks he knows how to stop the First Daughters from getting tattoos… by getting his own, and taking it viral . But if history has taught us anything, kids are always going to find a way to screw over their folks. This is Obama’s big plan: If 14-year-old Malia or 11-year-old Sasha go for the ink, then Barack and Michelle wil get identical tattoos themselves. And they’ll have to show the tattoos to the whole [...]

Seahawks draft DT Jesse Williams, a man of many tattoos, in fifth round

Jesse Williams Alabama

| | “I stopped checking for the monster under the bed when I realised the monster was me.” That’s the text of just one of the many tattoos worn by Seahawks fifth-round draft pick Jesse Williams, who was a starting defensive tackle for back-to-back national champion Alabama the past two years. The 6-foot-3, 323-pound Australian has ink all over his body — and will surely be a sight to see this coming season for Seattle. Jessee Williams. (Getty Images) Above his right ear, on his scalp, are the words, “Fear is a liar.” Matching one of his father’s is [...]

Employees Get Company Logo Tattooed On

Some employees at Rapid Realty are getting logos inked on. (Photo: Rapid Realty via Twitter) Real estate agents at a New York-based broker are showing their company pride — and getting an extra 15 percent in commission — by having their company’s logo tattooed onto their bodies. Also on Shine: Some Temporary Tattoos Leave Permanent Scars Thirty-seven men and women at Rapid Reality have gotten the green-and-black “Double R” tattoos so far, the company’s CEO and founder, Anthony Lolli , told Inman News . Related: Celebrity Tattoos Gone Wrong “They wear it like a badge of honor,” said Lolli, [...]

Tatted Up! 5 Politicians That Are Inked For Life (LIST)

Oh, you only thought Rihanna and Justin Bieber were down with body art?  Nope, politicians are low-key rock stars too. You may not think that your state representative, or senator, or even president, has gone under the needle for some kick-ass tattoos, but, you’re mistaken. In fact, it’s more [...]

nbsp; Nope, politicians are low-key rock stars too. You may not think that your state representative, or senator, or even president, has gone under the needle for some kick-ass tattoos, but, you