A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Animal Tattoos

Since I’ve had all these animal entries lately, I figure I ought to go with tattoos about animals instead of tattoos on animals to diffuse the pissy mood. I really liked this tribute tattoo for the wearer’s dogs — “mis perros” — done by Jonathan Cardenas at Tron Tattoo out of Santiago, Chile.

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Of course, if your pet is Gromphadorhina Portentosa — madagascar hissing cockroaches — you get a tattoo just perfect for an ogre like DistortedSmiles, tattooed by Luis Angel.

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I don’t have anything clever to write about this falling kitty done by Guy Creighton of Dam Cool Tattoos in Barnstaple, Devon, UK, but it is Caturday after all…

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Comments

100 responses to “Animal Tattoos”

  1. bambiraptor Avatar

    ahh, i want a tattoo for my babies (cats) but haven’t been able to work out a design that’s “me”. that one’s lovely. nicely done.

  2. bambiraptor Avatar

    ahh, i want a tattoo for my babies (cats) but haven’t been able to work out a design that’s “me”. that one’s lovely. nicely done.

  3. Nat Avatar

    I would love to see the cat one in a broader picture, I bet seeing it in context makes it cooler.

  4. Nat Avatar

    I would love to see the cat one in a broader picture, I bet seeing it in context makes it cooler.

  5. Nat Avatar

    I would love to see the cat one in a broader picture, I bet seeing it in context makes it cooler.

  6. Nat Avatar

    I would love to see the cat one in a broader picture, I bet seeing it in context makes it cooler.

  7. sheldo Avatar

    I absolutely LOVE the one of the cat. My grandparents had a white cat called Scratcher, and this just reminds of him.

  8. sheldo Avatar

    I absolutely LOVE the one of the cat. My grandparents had a white cat called Scratcher, and this just reminds of him.

  9. sheldo Avatar

    I absolutely LOVE the one of the cat. My grandparents had a white cat called Scratcher, and this just reminds of him.

  10. sheldo Avatar

    I absolutely LOVE the one of the cat. My grandparents had a white cat called Scratcher, and this just reminds of him.

  11. Lydia Avatar

    That cockroach one really irks me!

  12. Lydia Avatar

    That cockroach one really irks me!

  13. Lydia Avatar

    That cockroach one really irks me!

  14. Lydia Avatar

    That cockroach one really irks me!

  15. Smash Avatar
    Smash

    the cockroach is so life like i really like it

  16. Smash Avatar
    Smash

    the cockroach is so life like i really like it

  17. Smash Avatar
    Smash

    the cockroach is so life like i really like it

  18. Smash Avatar
    Smash

    the cockroach is so life like i really like it

  19. CainmosniDetalosi Avatar
    CainmosniDetalosi

    wow, barnstaple!!!! i was born there… teenie world.

    i do like the cockroach, but im sure it would freak me out if i woke up half way through the night and looked down at my leg. Im too jumpy as it is!

  20. CainmosniDetalosi Avatar
    CainmosniDetalosi

    wow, barnstaple!!!! i was born there… teenie world.

    i do like the cockroach, but im sure it would freak me out if i woke up half way through the night and looked down at my leg. Im too jumpy as it is!

  21. CainmosniDetalosi Avatar
    CainmosniDetalosi

    wow, barnstaple!!!! i was born there… teenie world.

    i do like the cockroach, but im sure it would freak me out if i woke up half way through the night and looked down at my leg. Im too jumpy as it is!

  22. CainmosniDetalosi Avatar
    CainmosniDetalosi

    wow, barnstaple!!!! i was born there… teenie world.

    i do like the cockroach, but im sure it would freak me out if i woke up half way through the night and looked down at my leg. Im too jumpy as it is!

  23. Vicky Avatar
    Vicky

    hehehe I love the kitty tattoo. I want tattoos of my furbabies but I’ve not found a style that suits yet. Maybe I should get something like this.. they like to shred bits of me when they’re getting snuggles.

  24. Vicky Avatar
    Vicky

    hehehe I love the kitty tattoo. I want tattoos of my furbabies but I’ve not found a style that suits yet. Maybe I should get something like this.. they like to shred bits of me when they’re getting snuggles.

  25. Vicky Avatar
    Vicky

    hehehe I love the kitty tattoo. I want tattoos of my furbabies but I’ve not found a style that suits yet. Maybe I should get something like this.. they like to shred bits of me when they’re getting snuggles.

  26. Vicky Avatar
    Vicky

    hehehe I love the kitty tattoo. I want tattoos of my furbabies but I’ve not found a style that suits yet. Maybe I should get something like this.. they like to shred bits of me when they’re getting snuggles.

  27. Elizabeth Avatar

    I have so many ghost sratches from kitties…

  28. Elizabeth Avatar

    I have so many ghost sratches from kitties…

  29. Elizabeth Avatar

    I have so many ghost sratches from kitties…

  30. Elizabeth Avatar

    I have so many ghost sratches from kitties…

  31. ddman1159 Avatar
    ddman1159

    It took me a while to figure out that the kitty didn’t have a branded glans tattooed onto its belly.

  32. ddman1159 Avatar
    ddman1159

    It took me a while to figure out that the kitty didn’t have a branded glans tattooed onto its belly.

  33. ddman1159 Avatar
    ddman1159

    It took me a while to figure out that the kitty didn’t have a branded glans tattooed onto its belly.

  34. ddman1159 Avatar
    ddman1159

    It took me a while to figure out that the kitty didn’t have a branded glans tattooed onto its belly.

  35. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    Kitten is supposed to be wonky–he’s falling!! I like the colors used for him. The roach tattoo is nice & lifelike; too creepy for me though. How about some nice snake tattoos?

  36. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    Kitten is supposed to be wonky–he’s falling!! I like the colors used for him. The roach tattoo is nice & lifelike; too creepy for me though. How about some nice snake tattoos?

  37. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    Kitten is supposed to be wonky–he’s falling!! I like the colors used for him. The roach tattoo is nice & lifelike; too creepy for me though. How about some nice snake tattoos?

  38. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    Kitten is supposed to be wonky–he’s falling!! I like the colors used for him. The roach tattoo is nice & lifelike; too creepy for me though. How about some nice snake tattoos?

  39. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    The tribute tattoo is very nice. It’s great that this person loved their pets so much.

  40. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    The tribute tattoo is very nice. It’s great that this person loved their pets so much.

  41. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    The tribute tattoo is very nice. It’s great that this person loved their pets so much.

  42. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    The tribute tattoo is very nice. It’s great that this person loved their pets so much.

  43. Manzin Avatar
    Manzin

    Oh my god, it’s Peppermint. I have that book. When he was falling into the bluing, right?

  44. Manzin Avatar
    Manzin

    Oh my god, it’s Peppermint. I have that book. When he was falling into the bluing, right?

  45. Manzin Avatar
    Manzin

    Oh my god, it’s Peppermint. I have that book. When he was falling into the bluing, right?

  46. Manzin Avatar
    Manzin

    Oh my god, it’s Peppermint. I have that book. When he was falling into the bluing, right?

  47. Guy Creighton Avatar

    The Kitty tattoo is one of my creations from many years ago whilst working from another studio…. Many thanks for all the possitive feedback for what is a quercky yet simple design. The cat tattoo is only about 4 inches high and is on a young womans backside (arse/bum) and why she wanted it sliding down her bum now escapes me but i don’t think she ever intended it to have much “meaning” as such. With knickers on, i think all that can be seen of the tattoo is the top paw and scratch marks…

  48. Guy Creighton Avatar

    The Kitty tattoo is one of my creations from many years ago whilst working from another studio…. Many thanks for all the possitive feedback for what is a quercky yet simple design. The cat tattoo is only about 4 inches high and is on a young womans backside (arse/bum) and why she wanted it sliding down her bum now escapes me but i don’t think she ever intended it to have much “meaning” as such. With knickers on, i think all that can be seen of the tattoo is the top paw and scratch marks…

  49. Guy Creighton Avatar

    The Kitty tattoo is one of my creations from many years ago whilst working from another studio…. Many thanks for all the possitive feedback for what is a quercky yet simple design. The cat tattoo is only about 4 inches high and is on a young womans backside (arse/bum) and why she wanted it sliding down her bum now escapes me but i don’t think she ever intended it to have much “meaning” as such. With knickers on, i think all that can be seen of the tattoo is the top paw and scratch marks…

  50. Guy Creighton Avatar

    The Kitty tattoo is one of my creations from many years ago whilst working from another studio…. Many thanks for all the possitive feedback for what is a quercky yet simple design. The cat tattoo is only about 4 inches high and is on a young womans backside (arse/bum) and why she wanted it sliding down her bum now escapes me but i don’t think she ever intended it to have much “meaning” as such. With knickers on, i think all that can be seen of the tattoo is the top paw and scratch marks…

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